Simone Giannelli
Simone Giannelli (born 9 August 1996) is an Italian volleyball player, a member of the Italy men's national volleyball team and Italian club Sir Safety Perugia, silver medalist of the 2015 World Cup, bronze medalist of the 2015 European Championship, and gold medalist of the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship and the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[1]
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||
| Born | 9 August 1996 Bolzano, Italy | ||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 352 cm (139 in) | ||||
| Block | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||
| Current club | Sir Safety Perugia | ||||
| Number | 6 | ||||
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| Last updated: 17 September 2017 | |||||
Career Edit
Giannelli had proved himself as an up-and-coming star within volleyball by winning the Finals MVP award in the 2014-15 season with Trentino Volley in the Italian Volleyball League after defeating Modena Volley. He then followed the trend up by taking the starting 7 in the national team, despite competition by players such as Dragan Travica, Michele Baranowicz, and Marco Falaschi.[2]
In his first year in the national team, Giannelli won a silver medal at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup and a bronze medal at the 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship, where he was also awarded the prize for best setter, the youngest in the history of the tournament.[3]
Giannelli is the only player to have earned an MVP award at both an FIVB World Championship and an FIVB Club World Championship.[4]
Sporting achievements Edit
Clubs Edit
CEV Champions League Edit
- 2015/2016 - with Trentino Diatec
- 2020/2021 - with Itas Trentino
FIVB Club World Championship Edit
- Poland 2018 – with Trentino Volley
- Brazil 2022 – with Sir Safety Susa Perugia
CEV Cup Edit
- CEV Cup 2019 – with Trentino Diatec
National championships Edit
- 2012/2013 Italian Championship, with Trentino Volley
- 2014/2015 Italian Championship, with Trentino Volley
- 2016/2017 Italian Championship, with Diatec Trentino
- 2021/2022 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2022/2023 Italian Super Cup, with Sir Safety Susa Perugia
National team Edit
- 2015 CEV European Championship
- 2015 FIVB World Cup
- 2016 Olympic Games
- 2021 CEV European Championship
- 2022 FIVB World Championship
Individual Edit
- 2012 Italian Trofeo Delle Regioni U19 – Most Valuable Player
- 2015 Best Player in Serie A1
- 2015 CEV European Championship – Best Setter
- 2016 CEV Champions League – Best Setter
- 2016 FIVB World League – Best Setter
- 2016 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Setter
- 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Best Setter[5]
- 2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Setter
- 2021 European Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2022 FIVB World Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2022 FIVB World Championship – Best Setter
- 2022 FIVB Club World Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2022 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Setter
References Edit
- ^ "Simone Giannelli Player Details". old.cev.eu. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Simone Giannelli Profile". legavolley.it. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Simone Giannelli Player". worldleague.2015.fivb.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ volleyballworld.com. "Giannelli earns Club World Champs MVP award". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "BRAZIL WIN RECORD FIFTH TITLE IN MEN'S WORLD GRAND CHAMPIONS CUP". FIVB.org. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
External links Edit
- Simone Giannelli at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Simone Giannelli at WorldofVolley
- Simone Giannelli at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Simone Giannelli at Olympics.com
- Simone Giannelli at Olympedia
- Simone Giannelli at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- FIVB profile
- Trentino Volley player profile