Andrea Sartoretti

Andrea Sartoretti

Personal information
Born	June 19, 1971
Medal record Men’s Volleyball Competitor for Italy Olympic Games Silver 1996 Team Competition Silver 2004 Team Competition Bronze 2000 Team Competition World Cup Silver 2003 Team Competition European Championship Silver 2001 Team Competition

Andrea Sartoretti (born June 19, 1971) is an Italian volleyball player.

Sartoretti was born in Santa Lucia and debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he plays opposite hitter. He is espacielly famous for his powerful serve, which gained him the nickname of Sartorace.

He earned his first cap for Italy national team in 1993. He won four World Leagues (two times declared MVP), two European (2001 and 2003) and a World (1998) titles. He has won two silver medals and a bronze medal in three Olympic Games between 1996 and 2004.

Clubs

Team	Country	From	To
Città di Castello	Italy	1988–1989	1990–1991
Ravenna	Italy	1991–1992	1995–1996
Modena	Italy	1996–1997	1996–1997
Montichiari	Italy	1997–1998	1999–2000
Cuneo	Italy	2000–2001	2001–2002
Trento	Italy	2002–2003	2004–2005
Modena	Italy	2005–2006	...

Individual awards

• 2003 European Championship "Most Valuable Player"
• 2003 European Championship "Best Server"
• 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Server"

References

Awards
Preceded by Ivan Miljković	Most Valuable Player of European Championship 2003	Succeeded by Alberto Cisolla