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Fabio Vullo

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Fabio Vullo
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born1 September 1964 (1964-09) (age 60)
Massa, Italy
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number9
National team
1984–1992 Italy
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Casablanca Team

Fabio Vullo (born 1 September 1964) is a retired Italian volleyball player.[1][2]

Vullo, standing at 1.98 m for 87 kg, was born in Massa, and played as setter (although at the beginning of his long career was employed also as hitter). Vullo revolutionized the role of the setter, because he was, along with the Dutch Peter Blangé, one of the first setters in the world capable to set the ball from a greater height and to be dangerous in attack, block, and serve. Before Vullo and Blangé, most of the setters were much shorter (usually not taller than 1.90 m), but nowadays it is common to see setters who are over 2.00m tall, and are effective blockers and servers.

Despite being widely considered one of world's best setters ever, Vullo was rarely given playing time by the Italian national team, due to his conflicts with coach Julio Velasco. He therefore did not take part in many of the victories of that team during the 1990s. With the Italian national team, he only won one World League in 1992.

On the other hand, Vullo had a long and very successful career at club level in the Italian Serie A1, where he won eight Italian titles, seven Champions Leagues (four with Modena, three with Ravenna), one European Champions cup, and other less important trophies, both in Italy and in Europe.

Vullo stopped playing in 2004, and is currently working as a television commentator.

Clubs

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Club Country From To
Turin  Italy 1982–1983 1985–1986
Panini Modena  Italy 1986–1987 1989–1990
Ravenna  Italy 1990–1991 1993–1994
Modena  Italy 1994–1995 1999–2000
Sisley Treviso  Italy 2000–2001 2001–2002
Macerata  Italy 2003–2004 2003–2004

References

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  1. ^ "Fabio Vullo". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fabio Vullo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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