Daniel Castellani
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Full name | Daniel Jorge Castellani | ||||||
Nationality | Argentine | ||||||
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 21 March 1961||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||
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Current team | Argentina (W), Olympiacos SFP (W) | ||||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||||
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Daniel Jorge Castellani (born 21 March 1961) is an Argentine professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the Argentina national team from 1976 to 1988, and a bronze medallist at the Olympic Games Seoul 1988 and the 1982 World Championship. He currently serves as head coach for the Argentina women's national team [1] and Greek team Olympiacos SFP (W) [2].
Personal life
Castellani was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is married to Silvina Pozzo. They have two children – daughter named Ariana and son Iván, who was also a volleyball player, playing as an opposite spiker in the Argentine national team.
Career
As a coach
He was a head coach of Skra Bełchatów in 2006–2009. In 2009, he took charge of the Polish national team, and in September 2009 led the team to the European Champions title. On 14 September 2009, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.[3] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. He was dismissed before the end of his contract after an unsatisfactory result at the 2010 World Championship held in Italy.
In 2012, he was appointed new head coach of the PlusLiga team, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.
In May 2015, he started his work in Sir Safety Perugia.[4]
In May 2017, after one season spent in Noliko Maaseik, he moved to Funvic Taubaté. Castellani was dismissed from his post in 2019, and replaced by Renan Dal Zotto.[5]
In 2 June 2023 he sign his agreement as a head coach with Olympiacos SFP.
Honours
As a player
- CEV Cup
1987–88 – with Camst Bologna
- CEV Challenge Cup
1985–86 – with Kutiba Falconara
1988–89 – with Petrarca Padova
- Youth national team
As a coach
- CEV Challenge Cup
2013–14 – with Fenerbahçe
- National championships
- 2002–03
Argentine Championship, with Bolívar Voley
- 2003–04
Argentine Championship, with Bolívar Voley
- 2006–07
Polish Cup, with BOT Skra Bełchatów
- 2006–07
Polish Championship, with BOT Skra Bełchatów
- 2007–08
Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2007–08
Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2008–09
Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2008–09
Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2011–12
Turkish SuperCup, with Fenerbahçe
- 2011–12
Turkish Cup, with Fenerbahçe
- 2011–12
Turkish Championship, with Fenerbahçe
- 2012–13
Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016–17
Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2002–03
State awards
References
- ^ "Daniel Castellani es el nuevo DT de Las Panteras". voleyplus.com (in Spanish). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Ντανιέλ Καστελάνι" (in Greek).
- ^ "Reprezentacja siatkarzy odznaczona przez prezydenta". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 15 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Ecco la firma tanto attesa! Daniel Castellani è il nuovo allenatore di Perugia!". legavolley.it (in Italian). 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Renan Dal Zotto chega ao Taubaté e diz que cargo em clube não atrapalha trabalho na seleção". ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
External links
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- Player profile at Olympics.com
- Player profile at Olympedia
- Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Coach profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Volleyball players from Buenos Aires
- Argentine men's volleyball players
- Argentine volleyball coaches
- Volleyball coaches of international teams
- Olympic volleyball players for Argentina
- Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate volleyball players in Brazil
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Skra Bełchatów coaches
- Fenerbahçe S.K. (men's volleyball) coaches
- ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle coaches
- AZS Olsztyn (volleyball) coaches