Andrea Gardini
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Full name | Andrea Gardini | ||||||
Nationality | Italian | ||||||
Born | Bagnacavallo, Italy | October 1, 1965||||||
Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||
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Current team | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | ||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||
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Last updated: 28 April 2017 |
Andrea Gardini (born 1 October 1965) is a former Italian volleyball player, medalist of the Olympic Games, three-time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), European Champion 1989, head coach of Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.
Personal life
His son Davide (born 1999) is also volleyball player.
Career as coach
In 2011 was a coach assistant of Poland men's national volleyball team, when a head coach was Andrea Anastasi. In 2011 he won with this national team three medals. On July 10, 2011 achieved bronze of World League 2011.[1] On September 18, 2011 Poland led by Anastasi and Gardini won bronze of European Championship 2011.[2] In the same year, in December his team achieved silver at World Cup 2011 and was qualified for the Olympic Games 2012.[3] For the first time in the history Polish national team won three medals in one year. On July 8, 2012 his team won the final match of World League 2012 against United States (3-0).[4][5] In 2012 Polish team led by them took the 5th place at the Olympic Games London 2012.[6] Anastasi and he was fired as coaches of the Polish national team in October 2013.[7] On December 22, 2014 was a new head coach of Polish club Indykpol AZS Olsztyn.[8] In May 2015 signed new contract with club from Olsztyn.[9]
- 2011
World League, with Poland
- 2011
European Championship, with Poland
- 2011
World Cup, with Poland
- 2012
World League, with Poland
- 2018
Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
References
- ^ Triumphant Poland gain first ever World League medal after winning bronze - fivb.org - 10-07-2011
- ^ Bartosz Kurek is the man of the day as Poland strikes bronze at EuroVolley - cev.lu - 18-09-2011
- ^ Poland shoot up World Rankings on back of World Cup silver - fivb.org - 04-12-2011
- ^ Poland wins historical gold at the 2012 World League - fivb.org - 08-07-2012
- ^ Poland beat USA to claim first World League title - fivb.org - 08-07-2012
- ^ With terrific show of strength Russia end Poland's Olympic adventure - fivb.org - 08-08-2012
- ^ Andrea Anastasi zwolniony z funkcji trenera reprezentacji siatkarzy - eurosport.onet.pl - 24-10-2013
- ^ PlusLiga: Krzysztof Stelmach zwolniony, Andrea Gardini nowym trenerem Indykpolu AZS Olsztyn - eurosport.onet.pl - 22-12-2014
- ^ Andrea Gardini zostaje w Olsztynie - plusliga.pl - 05-05-2015
External links
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of Ravenna
- Italian men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players of Italy
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball coaches of international teams
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics