The Italy men's national volleyball team is the volleyball national team of Italy . It dominated international volleyball competitions in the 1990s and early 2000s, by winning three World Championships in a row (1990, 1994 and 1998), six European Championships , one World Cup (1995) and eight World League (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2000).
Statistics
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal — 8th place
Nannini , Montorsi , Sibani , Goldoni , Dall'Olio , Nassi , Giovenzana , Nencini , Mattioli , Lanfranco , Salemme , Negri . Head coach: Anderlini
1980 Moscow — 9th place
Bonini , Di Coste , Di Bernardo , Greco , Dall'Olio , Belletto , Nassi , Dametto , Sibani , Lanfranco , Innocenti , Bertoli . Head coach: Pittera
1984 Los Angeles — Bronze medal
Negri , Lucchetta , Dametto , Bertoli , Dall'Olio , Rebaudengo , Errichiello , De Luigi , Vullo , Lanfranco , Vecchi , Andrea Lucchetta . Head coach: Pittera
1988 Seoul — 9th place
Gardini , Giani , P. Lucchetta , De Giorgi , Bracci , Galli , Castagna , Lazzeroni , Bernardi , Zorzi , Cantagalli , A. Lucchetta . Head coach: Pittera
1992 Barcelona — 5th place
Gardini , Tofoli , Masciarelli , Galli , Bracci , Bernardi , Cantagalli , Zorzi , Lucchetta , Giani , Vullo , Pasinato . Head coach: Velasco
1996 Atlanta — Silver medal
Bernardi , Bovolenta , Bracci , Cantagalli , Gardini , Giani , Gravina , Meoni , Papi , Sartoretti , Tofoli , Zorzi . Head coach: Velasco
2000 Sydney — Bronze medal
Bracci , Corsano , Fei , Gardini , Giani , Gravina , Mastrangelo , Meoni , Papi , Rosalba , Sartoretti , Tofoli . Head coach: Anastasi
2004 Athens — Silver medal
Mastrangelo , Vermiglio , Papi , Sartoretti , Cisolla , Simeonov , Pippi , Giani , Fei , Tofoli , Cozzi , Černič . Head coach: Montali
2008 Beijing — 4th place
Mastrangelo , Gavotto , Vermiglio , Meoni , Paparoni , Cisolla , Martino , Zlatanov , Corsano , Fei , Birarelli , Bovolenta . Head coach: Anastasi
2012 London — Bronze medal
Mastrangelo , Parodi , Papi , Łasko , Zaytsev , Boninfante , Savani (C ), Travica , Fei , Birarelli , Bari , Giovi . Head coach: Berruto
World Championship
1949 Czechoslovakia — 8th place
1956 France — 14th place
1962 Soviet Union — 14th place
1966 Czechoslovakia — 16th place
1970 Bulgaria — 15th place
1974 Mexico — 19th place
1978 Italy — Silver medal
1982 Argentina — 14th place
1986 France — 11th place
1990 Brazil — Gold medal
Anastasi , Bernardi , Bracci , Cantagalli , De Giorgi , Gardini , Giani , Lucchetta , Martinelli , Masciarelli , Tofoli , Zorzi . Head Coach: Velasco
1994 Greece — Gold medal
Bernardi , Bracci , Cantagalli , Gardini , Giani , De Giorgi , Giretto , Gravina , Papi , Pippi , Tofoli , Zorzi . Head Coach: Velasco
1998 Japan — Gold medal
Bracci , Corsano , Fei , Gardini , Giani , De Giorgi , Gravina , Meoni , Papi , Pasinato , Rosalba , Sartoretti . Head Coach: Bebeto
2002 Argentina — 5th place
Mastrangelo , Gravina , De Giorgi , Vermiglio , Papi , Sartoretti , Casoli , Zlatanov , Corsano , Giani , Fei , Tencati . Head coach: Anastasi
2006 Japan — 5th place
Mastrangelo , Coscione , Vermiglio , Papi , Cisolla , Savani , Corsano , Fei , Semenzato , Łasko , Černic . Head coach: Montali
2010 Italy — 4th place
Mastrangelo , Marra , Parodi , Bari , Vermiglio , Łasko , Savani , Buti , Travica , Fei , Birarelli , Sala , Černic , Zaytsev .
2014 Poland — 13th place
Kovář , Parodi , Vettori , Rossini , Zaytsev , Lanza , Buti , Travica , Piano , Birarelli , Baranowicz , Sabbi , Anzani , Colaci . Head coach: Berruto
World Cup
1989 — Silver medal
1995 — Gold medal
1999 — Bronze medal
2003 — Silver medal
Mastrangelo , Meoni , Vermiglio , Papi , Sartoretti , Cisolla , Tencati , Pippi , Giani , Biribanti , Cozzi , Černič . Head coach: Montali
2011 — 4th place
Mastrangelo , Parodi , Bari , Łasko , Zaytsev , Boninfante , Savani (C ), Buti , Travica , Fei , Birarelli , Giovi , Sabbi , Rosso . Head coach: Berruto
2015 — Silver medal
World Grand Champions Cup
1993 — Gold medal
Bracci , Galli , Gardini , Giani , Gravina , Zorzi , Cantagalli , Bellini , Pippi , Pasinato , Bernardi . Head Coach: Velasco
2005 — Bronze medal
Mastrangelo , Sintini , Vermiglio , Paparoni , Cisolla , Savani , Tencati , Corsano , Fei , Łasko , Cozzi , Černic . Head coach: Montali
2013 — Bronze medal
Beretta , Kovář , Vettori , Dolfo , Rossini , Zaytsev , Lanza , Travica , Piano , Birarelli , Baranowicz , Sabbi . Head coach: Berruto
European Championship
1948 Italy — Bronze medal
1951 France — 8th place
1955 Romania — 9th place
1958 Czechoslovakia — 10th place
1963 Romania — 10th place
1967 Turkey — 8th place
1971 Italy — 8th place
1975 Yugoslavia — 10th place
1977 Finland — 8th place
1979 France — 5th place
1981 Bulgaria — 7th place
1983 East Germany — 4th place
1985 Netherlands — 6th place
1987 Belgium — 9th place
1989 Sweden — Gold medal
Anastasi , Bernardi , Bracci , Cantagalli , De Giorgi , Gardini , Lucchetta , Margutti , Masciarelli , Passani , Tofoli , Zorzi . Head Coach: Velasco
1991 Germany — Silver medal
1993 Finland — Gold medal
Bellini , Bracci , Cantagalli , Galli , Gardini , Giani , Gravina , Martinelli , Pasinato , Pippi , Tofoli , Zorzi . Head Coach: Velasco
1995 Greece — Gold medal
Bernardi , Bovolenta , Bracci , Cantagalli , Gardini , Giani , Gravina , Meoni , Papi , Pasinato , Tofoli , Andrea Zorzi . Head Coach: Velasco
1997 Netherlands — Bronze medal
1999 Austria — Gold medal
Bracci , Corsano , Gardini , Giani , Giombini , Gravina , Meoni , Mastrangelo , Papi , Rosalba , Sartoretti , Tofoli . Head Coach: Anastasi
2001 Czech Republic — Silver medal
Bernardi , Bovolenta , Meoni , Vermiglio , Papi , Sartoretti , Casoli , Zlatanov , Corsano , Fei , Tencati , Giombini
2003 Germany — Gold medal
Biribanti , Černič , Cozzi , Fei , Giani , Mastrangelo , Meoni , Papi , Pippi , Sartoretti , Savani , Vermiglio . Head Coach: Montali
2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro — Gold medal
Černič , Cisolla , Corsano , Cozzi , Fei , Łasko , Mastrangelo , Paparoni , Savani , Sintini , Tencati , Vermiglio . Head Coach: Montali
2007 Russia — 6th place
Mastrangelo , Mattera , Vermiglio , Farina , Paparoni , Cisolla , Savani , Tencati , Perazzolo , Fei , Sala , Černič . Head coach: Montali
2009 Turkey — 10th place
Parodi , Gavotto , Manià , Vermiglio , Łasko , Cisolla , Martino , Savani , Bari , Fortunato , Travica , Birarelli , Sala , Černič . Head coach: Anastasi
2011 Austria/Czech Republic — Silver medal
Mastrangelo , Parodi , Bari , Barone , Łasko , Maruotti , Zaytsev , Boninfante , Savani , Buti , Travica , Giovi , Birarelli , Sabbi . Head coach: Berruto
2013 Denmark/Poland — Silver medal
Beretta , Kovář , Parodi , Vettori , Rossini , Saitta , Zaytsev , Lanza , Savani , Mazzone , Travica , Piano , Birarelli , Giovi . Head coach: Berruto
2015 Bulgaria/Italy - Bronze medal
Sottile , Vettori , Juantorena , Giannelli , Rossini , Zaytsev , Lanza , Buti , Colaci , Piano , Antonov , Sabbi , Anzani , Massari . Head coach: Blengini
World League
1990 Osaka — Gold medal
Gardini , Margutti , De Giorgi , Tofoli , Masciarelli , Anastasi , Bracci , Bernardi , Cantagalli , Zorzi , Lucchetta , Giazzoli , Pasinato , Petrelli , Martinelli , Loro , Gallia . Head coach: Velasco
1991 Milan — Gold medal
Gardini , Martinelli , Margutti , De Giorgi , Tofoli , Masciarelli , Anastasi , Bracci , Bernardi , Cantagalli , Zorzi , Lucchetta , Giazzoli , Pasinato , Petrelli , Lombardi , Gallia , Galli , Gravina . Head coach: Velasco
1992 Genoa — Gold medal
Gardini , Martinelli , Margutti , De Giorgi , Tofoli , Masciarelli , Galli , Bracci , Bernardi , Cantagalli , Zorzi , Lucchetta , Giani , Giazzoli , Pasinato . Head coach: Velasco
1993 São Paulo — Bronze medal
1994 Milan — Gold medal
Gardini , Martinelli , Gravina , De Giorgi , Tofoli , Papi , Sartoretti , Bracci , Bernardi , Cantagalli , Margutti , Pippi , Giani , Bellini , Pasinato , Rinaldi , Fangareggi , Giretto . Head coach: Velasco
1995 Rio de Janeiro — Gold medal
Fangareggi , Rosalba , Gravina , De Giorgi , Botti , Papi , Sartoretti , Verniaghi , Giazzoli , Bonati , Radicioni , Pippi , Giani , Bellini , Pasinato , Bovolenta , Meoni , Giretto . Head coach: Velasco
1996 Rotterdam — Silver medal
1997 Moscow — Gold medal
Gardini , Meoni , Gravina , Bendani , Fangareggi , Papi , Giombini , Sartoretti , Casoli , Rosalba , Zlatanov , Pippi , Giani , Bovolenta , Bonati , Patriarca , Bellini . Head coach: de Freitas
1998 Milan — 4th place
1999 Mar del Plata — Gold medal
Vermiglio , Meoni , Mastrangelo , Fei , Papi , Sartoretti , Casoli , Rosalba , Zlatanov , Corsano , Bellini , Bovolenta , Giombini , Molteni . Head coach: Anastasi
2000 Rotterdam — Gold medal
Gardini , Meoni , Gravina , Mastrangelo , Tofoli , Papi , Sartoretti , Bracci , Bernardi , Rosalba , Molteni , Corsano , Giani , Fei , Castellano , Bovolenta , Giombini , Vermiglio . Head coach: Anastasi
2001 Katowice — Silver medal
2002 Belo Horizonte — 4th place
2003 Madrid — Bronze medal
Mastrangelo , Meoni , Torre , Papi , Biribanti , Savani , Zlatanov , Pippi , Giani , Fei , Cozzi , Černic . Head coach: Montali
2004 Rome — Silver medal
2005 Belgrade — 7th place
2006 Moscow — 6th place
Mastrangelo , Sintini , Vermiglio , Papi , Paparoni , Savani , Tencati , Corsano , Fei , Semenzato , Łasko , Cozzi . Head coach: Montali
2007 Katowice — 9th place
Mastrangelo , Coscione , Parodi , Nuti , Mattera , Farina , Paparoni , Cisolla , Savani , Tencati , Gavotto , Martino , Perazzolo , Fei , Semenzato , Casoli , Sala , Černic , Piscopo . Head coach: Montali
2008 Rio de Janeiro — 7th place
Mastrangelo , Lunga , Gavotto , Mania , Vermiglio , Meoni , Paparoni , Cisolla , Martino , Tencati , Zlatanov , Corsano , Perazzolo , Fei , Birarelli , Bovolenta , Sala , Casoli , Travica . Head coach: Anastasi
2009 Belgrade — 7th place
Cazzaniga , Parodi , Gavotto , Mania , Vermiglio , Saitta , Łasko , De Togni , Martino , Sintini , Savani , Bari , Fortunato , Maruotti , Birarelli , Piscopo , Sala , Černic , Travica . Head coach: Anastasi
2010 Córdoba — 6th place
Mastrangelo , Marra , Parodi , Mania , Vermiglio , Barone , Łasko , Maruotti , Martino , Gavotto , Savani , Buti , Travica , Fei , Birarelli , Baranowicz , Sala , Černic , Zaytsev . Head coach: Anastasi
2011 Gdańsk — 6th place
Bari , De Togni , Barone , Łasko , Maruotti , Zaytsev , Savani , Buti , Travica , Birarelli , Baranowicz , Lunga , Sabbi , De Pandis . Head coach: Berruto
2012 Sofia — 11th place
Mastrangelo , Kovář , Parodi , Bari , De Togni , Papi , Łasko , Maruotti , Zaytsev , Boninfante , Savani , Buti , Travica , Fei , Birarelli , Baranowicz , Giovi , Sabbi , Falaschi , Patriarca , Cester , De Marchi , Lanza , Rossini , Vettori . Head coach: Berruto
2013 Mar del Plata — Bronze medal
Beretta , Parodi , Vettori , Zaytsev , Lanza , Savani , Travica , Piano , Birarelli , Giovi , Falaschi , Rossini . Head coach: Berruto
2014 Florence — G1 FR Bronze medal and Overall 3rd place
Kovář , Parodi , Vettori , Rossini , Zaytsev , Lanza , Buti , Travica , Piano , Birarelli , Baranowicz , Giovi , Anzani , Randazzo . Head coach: Berruto
2015 Rio de Janeiro — G1 FR 5th place and Overall 4th place
Mengozzi , Nelli , Vettori , Giannelli , Saitta , Lanza , Birarelli , Antonov , Giovi , Anzani , Colaci , Botto , Massari . Head coach: Berruto
Mediterranean Games
1959 — 01 ! gold medal
1963 — 02 ! silver medal
1975 — 02 ! silver medal
1979 — Fourth place
1983 — 01 ! gold medal
1987 — 03 ! bronze medal
1991 — 01 ! gold medal
1997 — Fourth place
2001 — 01 ! gold medal
2005 — Fifth place
2009 — 01 ! gold medal
2013 — 01 ! gold medal
Goodwill Games
1990 — 01 ! gold medal
Team
Current roster
The following is the Italian roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship .[ 1]
Head coach: Mauro Berruto
No.
Name
Date of birth
Height
Weight
Spike
Block
2014 club
02 ! 2
Kovář, Jiří Jiří Kovář
000000001989-04-10-0000 10 April 1989
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
353 cm (139 in)
330 cm (130 in)
Lube Banca Macerata
03 ! 3
Parodi, Simone Simone Parodi
000000001986-06-16-0000 16 June 1986
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
82 kg (181 lb)
350 cm (140 in)
335 cm (132 in)
Lube Banca Macerata
04 ! 4
Vettori, Luca Luca Vettori
000000001991-04-26-0000 26 April 1991
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
345 cm (136 in)
323 cm (127 in)
Pallavolo Modena
07 ! 7
Rossini, Salvatore Salvatore Rossini
000000001986-07-13-0000 13 July 1986
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
82 kg (181 lb)
312 cm (123 in)
301 cm (119 in)
Pallavolo Modena
09 ! 9
Zaytsev, Ivan Ivan Zaytsev
000000001988-10-02-0000 2 October 1988
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
92 kg (203 lb)
355 cm (140 in)
348 cm (137 in)
VC Dynamo Moscow
10
Lanza, Filippo Filippo Lanza
000000001991-03-03-0000 3 March 1991
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
98 kg (216 lb)
350 cm (140 in)
330 cm (130 in)
Trentino Volley
11
Buti, Simone Simone Buti
000000001983-09-19-0000 19 September 1983
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
100 kg (220 lb)
346 cm (136 in)
328 cm (129 in)
Sir Safety Perugia
13
Travica, Dragan Dragan Travica
000000001986-08-28-0000 28 August 1986
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
94 kg (207 lb)
335 cm (132 in)
320 cm (130 in)
Belogorie Belgorod
14
Piano, Matteo Matteo Piano
000000001990-10-24-0000 24 October 1990
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
102 kg (225 lb)
352 cm (139 in)
325 cm (128 in)
Pallavolo Modena
15
Birarelli, Emanuele Emanuele Birarelli (C )
000000001981-02-08-0000 8 February 1981
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
340 cm (130 in)
316 cm (124 in)
Trentino Volley
16
Baranowicz, Michele Michele Baranowicz
000000001989-08-05-0000 5 August 1989
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
93 kg (205 lb)
350 cm (140 in)
328 cm (129 in)
Lube Banca Macerata
18
Sabbi, Giulio Giulio Sabbi
000000001989-08-10-0000 10 August 1989
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
92 kg (203 lb)
352 cm (139 in)
325 cm (128 in)
Lube Banca Macerata
19
Anzani, Simone Simone Anzani
000000001992-02-24-0000 24 February 1992
2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
100 kg (220 lb)
350 cm (140 in)
330 cm (130 in)
Blu Volley Verona
20
Colaci, Massimo Massimo Colaci
000000001985-02-21-0000 21 February 1985
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
75 kg (165 lb)
324 cm (128 in)
308 cm (121 in)
Trentino Volley
Coach History
Record Attendance
References
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FIVB World Championship winners
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