Andrea Gardini
Andrea Gardini (born 1 October 1965) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player, a silver (Atlanta 1996) and bronze (Sydney 2000) Olympic Games medallist, three–time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), and four–time European Champion (1989, 1993, 1995, 1999). Gardini was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2007.
Personal life
His son, Davide (born 1999) is also a volleyball player.
Career
As a coach
In 2011, he became an assistant coach of Andrea Anastasi in the Polish national volleyball team. On 10 July 2011, they led Poland to a bronze medal of the 2011 World League, the nation's first ever World League medal.[1] On 18 September 2011, Poland, led by Anastasi and Gardini, won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championship.[2] In the same year, their team won a silver medal at the 2011 World Cup and qualified for the Olympic Games London 2012. For the first time in its history, the Polish national team won three medals in one year. On 8 July 2012, Poland won the final match of the 2012 World League against United States (3–0).[3] In October 2013, Anastasi and Gardini were dismissed as coaches of the Polish national team.[4]
On 22 December 2014, he was appointed new head coach of the Polish team, Indykpol AZS Olsztyn. In May 2015, he signed a new contract with the club from Olsztyn.
Honours
As a player
- CEV European Champions Cup
1991/1992 – with Messaggero Ravenna
1992/1993 – with Messaggero Ravenna
1994/1995 – with Sisley Treviso
1998/1999 – with Sisley Treviso
- CEV Cup
1986/1987 – with Tartarini Bologna
1993/1994 – with Sisley Treviso
- CEV Challenge Cup
1997/1998 – with Sisley Treviso
1999/2000 – with Piaggio Roma
- National championships
- 1990/1991
Italian Cup, with Messaggero Ravenna
- 1990/1991
Italian Championship, with Messaggero Ravenna
- 1993/1994
Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
- 1995/1996
Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
- 1997/1998
Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
- 1998/1999
Italian SuperCup, with Sisley Treviso
- 1998/1999
Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
- 1999/2000
Italian Championship, with Piaggio Roma
- 2001/2002
Italian Championship, with Casa Modena Salumi
- 1990/1991
As a coach
- National championships
- 2018/2019
Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018/2019
Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020/2021
Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2021/2022
Polish SuperCup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2018/2019
Individual awards
- 1988: Olympic Games – Best Spiker
- 1989: FIVB World Cup – Best Spiker
- 1990: FIVB World League – Best Blocker
State awards
References
- ^ "Triumphant Poland gain first ever World League medal after winning bronze". fivb.org. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Bartosz Kurek is the man of the day as Poland strikes bronze at EuroVolley". CEV. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Reprezentacja Polski wygrała Ligę Światową 2012". sport.onet.pl (in Polish). 8 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Andrea Anastasi zwolniony z funkcji trenera reprezentacji siatkarzy". sport.onet.pl (in Polish). 24 October 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
External links
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- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at Volleyhall.org
- Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Coach profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Andrea Gardini at Olympedia
- Andrea Gardini at Olympics.com
- Andrea Gardini at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the Province of Ravenna
- Italian men's volleyball players
- Knights of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Italian volleyball coaches
- Volleyball coaches of international teams
- Olympic volleyball players of Italy
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
- Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- AZS Olsztyn coaches
- ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle coaches
- Jastrzębski Węgiel coaches