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Andrea Giani
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1970-04-22) 22 April 1970 (age 54)
Naples, Italy
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Coaching information
Current teamGermany
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
2007–2008
2008–2012
2013–2016
2015–2016
2017–		Cimone Modena
M. Roma Volley
Calzedonia Verona
Slovenia
Germany
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker/Universal
Career
YearsTeams
1982–1985
1985–1996
1996–2007		Pallavolo Sabaudia
Pallavolo Parma
Cimone Modena
National team
1988–2005Italy (474)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 1
World Championship 3 0 0
World Cup 1 1 1
World Grand Champions Cup 1 0 0
World League 7 2 2
European Championship 4 1 1
Total 16 6 5
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1990 Brazil Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Greece Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Japan Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1995 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 1993 Japan Team
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Seattle Team
World League
Gold medal – first place 1991 Milan Team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Genoa Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Milan Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Mar del Plata Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Rotterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Rotterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Rome Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 São Paulo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Madrid Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 Finland Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Greece Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Austria Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Germany Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Netherlands Team
Last updated: 14 February 2017

Andrea Giani (born 22 April 1970) is an Italian coach and retired volleyball player who scored numerous successes in the 1990s, including three World Championships with his national team. He is 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) tall. He is considered as one of the best volleyball players ever. He was an all-rounder able to play both as outside hitter and as middle blocker, but he played several times as opposite too.[1]

Career

Giani’s father, Dario, was a rower who had taken part in the 1964 Summer Olympics for Italy. After having trained with the father, now a rowing coach, Andrea tried for brief period as a football player, in 1985 the 14-year-old Giani began his career as a volleyball player in the local team of Sabaudia, in the Southern Latium, where he lived. Soon news about his qualities spread and attracted attention from the two main volleyball club of Italy of the period: Panini Modena and Santal/Maxicono Parma.

Giani was chosen to play for the latter, initially with the junior team under Gian Paolo Montali as coach. Giani’s first final for scudetto in the Parma major team was in 1987. Parma was defeated, as well as in the following seasons. Giani won in 1990 his first scudetto, it was to be followed by four more. In the meantime, in 1988, Giani had scored against Finland his first cap for the Italy, his career with the Azzurri colours ended in 2005 after a total of 474 caps (record), becoming one of the most renowned players in Italy and in the world for his excellent technical and jumping capabilities. With Italy Giani won three World Championship titles in a row (1990, 1994 and 1998) and four European Championship (1993, 1995, 1999, 2003) and many others. He won three medals at the Olympic Games but his team never won the gold medal, even though Italy was generally considered the top favourites. He won silver medals at the 1996 Olympic Games and 2004 Olympic Games, and a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and make Golden time with team other members. During his career Giani became renowned for his polyvalence, starting as a middle blocker, he turned into a power attacker and passer. Giani before Modena, played in Parma 1985-1996 and winner three Italian Championship Serie A and Club World Championship.

After having quit the national team, Giani played for Cimone Modena until 2008 and winner two CEV Champions League. He taking the reins of the team as manager starting from season 2007–2008. His nickname is Giangio and at the season winner CEV Challenge Cup 2008. Giani at 2009-2010 year won Championship Serie A2 with M. Roma Volley. Giani became the manager of the Slovenia men's national volleyball team in May 2015.[2] Few months later he led Slovenia to victory in the European Volleyball League, which secured them a spot at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League. In October Slovenia unexpectedly won their first medal on a major volleyball tournament, after reaching the Final of the 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship where they were defeated by France. In 2017, Giani replaced Vital Heynen as head coach of the Germany men's national volleyball team.[3]

Achievements

As coach

Individual

State awards

References

  1. ^ Andrea Giani - International Volleyball Hall of Fame
  2. ^ "Legendarni Andrea Giani na čelu slovenske odbojkarske reprezentance".
  3. ^ Giani reaches agreement with German federation
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Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
European Championship
1999 		Succeeded by
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