Andrea Gardini
Andrea Gardini (born 1 October 1965) is an Italian volleyball coach and former volleyball player, silver (Atlanta 1996) and bronze (Sydney 2000) Olympic Games medallist, three–time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), four–time European Champion (1989, 1993, 1995, 1999), seven–time Italian Champion. Gardini was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2007.
The current head coach of Jastrzębski Węgiel, PlusLiga.
Personal life[]
His son Davide (born 1999), is also a volleyball player.
Career[]
As a coach[]
In 2011, he became an assistant coach of Andrea Anastasi in the Polish national volleyball team. On 10 July 2011, they led Poland to a bronze medal of the 2011 World League, the nation's first ever World League medal.[1] On 18 September 2011, Poland, led by Anastasi and Gardini, won a bronze medal of the 2011 European Championship.[2] In the same year, their team achieved a silver medal of the 2011 World Cup and was qualified for the Olympic Games London 2012. For the first time in its history, the Polish national team won three medals in one year. On 8 July 2012, Poland won the final match of the 2012 World League against United States (3–0).[3] In October 2013, Anastasi and Gardini were dismissed as coaches of the Polish national team.[4]
On 22 December 2014, he was appointed as a new head coach of Polish club Indykpol AZS Olsztyn. In May 2015, he signed a new contract with the club from Olsztyn.
Sporting achievements[]
As a player[]
- CEV European Champions Cup
- 1991/1992 – with Messaggero Ravenna
- 1992/1993 – with Messaggero Ravenna
- 1994/1995 – with Sisley Treviso
- 1998/1999 – with Sisley Treviso
- CEV Cup
- 1986/1987 – with Tartarini Bologna
- 1993/1994 – with Sisley Treviso
- CEV Challenge Cup
- 1997/1998 – with Sisley Treviso
- 1999/2000 – with Piaggio Roma
- National championships
- 1990/1991 Italian Cup, with Messaggero Ravenna
- 1990/1991 Italian Championship, with Messaggero Ravenna
- 1993/1994 Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
- 1995/1996 Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
- 1997/1998 Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
- 1998/1999 Italian SuperCup, with Sisley Treviso
- 1998/1999 Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
- 1999/2000 Italian Championship, with Piaggio Roma
- 2001/2002 Italian Championship, with Casa Modena Salumi
As a coach[]
- National championships
- 2018/2019 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018/2019 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020/2021 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2021/2022 Polish SuperCup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
Individual awards[]
- 1988: Olympic Games – Best Spiker
- 1989: FIVB World Cup – Best Spiker
- 1990: FIVB World League – Best Blocker
State awards[]
References[]
- ^ "Triumphant Poland gain first ever World League medal after winning bronze". www.fivb.org. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Bartosz Kurek is the man of the day as Poland strikes bronze at EuroVolley". www.cev.eu. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Reprezentacja Polski wygrała Ligę Światową 2012". www.sport.onet.pl (in Polish). 8 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Andrea Anastasi zwolniony z funkcji trenera reprezentacji siatkarzy". www.sport.onet.pl (in Polish). 24 October 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
External links[]
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at Olympedia
- Player profile at Volleyhall.org
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it
- Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Coach profile at LegaVolley.it
- Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of Ravenna
- Italian men's volleyball players
- Knights of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Italian volleyball coaches
- Olympic volleyball players of Italy
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball coaches of international teams
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
- Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- AZS Olsztyn coaches
- ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle coaches
- Jastrzębski Węgiel coaches