Olivier Faucher
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| Born | September 14, 1984 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Plessisville, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 330 cm (130 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Block | 305 cm (120 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Université Laval | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | |||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: 2024-08-07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Olivier Faucher (born September 14, 1984) is a Canadian former professional volleyball player who played for the Canada men's national volleyball team for six years, representing Canada at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[1]
Career
[edit]Faucher played university volleyball at Université Laval for the Laval Rouge et Or from 2004 to 2009.[2]
He signed his first professional contract with Portuguese club SL Benfica in January 2011, replacing the injured Dustin Schneider.[3] Faucher went on to play for French club Saint-Nazaire VBA and Estonian club Pärnu VK, before retiring in 2013.[4]
Faucher is currently the head coach of the Rouge et Or women's volleyball team.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player's biography". fivb.org. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b Volleyball Canada. "Coach Profile: Olivier Faucher". volleyball.ca. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ aguiavitoria (7 January 2011). "Olivier Faucher No S.L.Benfica". Águia Vitoria (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Olivier Faucher". rougeetor.ulaval.ca (in French). Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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