Paolo Tofoli

Paolo Tofoli

Tofoli in 2006
Personal information
Born	August 14, 1966 (1966-08-14) (age 57) Fermo, Italy
Medal record Men's Volleyball Representing Italy Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team 2004 Athens Team 2000 Sydney Team World Championship 1990 Brazil Team 1994 Greece Team World Cup 1995 Japan Team 1989 Japan Team 1999 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 1993 Japan Team Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle Team World League 1990 Osaka Team 1991 Milan Team 1992 Genoa Team 1994 Milan Team 2000 Rotterdam Team 1996 Rotterdam Team 2004 Rome Team 1993 São Paulo Team European Championship 1989 Sweden Team 1993 Finland Team 1995 Greece Team 1999 Austria Team 1991 Germany Team

Paolo Tofoli (born August 14, 1966 in Fermo) is a former Italian volleyball player and current coach, standing at 188 cm.

He played 342 times for the Italy national volleyball team. Tofoli was two time world champion in 1990 and 1994. He was also four times gold medal at the European Championship (1989, 1993, 1995 and 1999). He represented Italy at four Summer Olympics, winning two silver medals and a bronze medal.

Starting from the season 2010/2011, Tofoli is working as the coach of the Italian women volleyball team Scavolini Pesaro.

Clubs

Club	Country	From	To
Padova	Italy	1984–1985	1989–1990
Sisley Treviso	Italy	1990–1991	1996–1997
Ferrara	Italy	1997–1998	1997–1998
Rome	Italy	1998–1999	2000–2001
Trento	Italy	2001–2002	2004–2005
Perugia	Italy	2005–2006	2005–2006
M. Roma Volley	Italy	2006–2007	2008–2009

Individual awards

• 1990 FIVB World League "Best Setter"
• 1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Best Setter

State awards

• 2000 Knight's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• 2004 Officer's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic