Cristian Savani
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Full name | Cristian Savani | ||||
Nationality | Italian | ||||
Born | Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy | 22 February 1982||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||
Spike | 354 cm (139 in) | ||||
Block | 335 cm (132 in) | ||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||
Current team | BluVolley Verona | ||||
Number | 11 | ||||
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Last updated: 6 October 2017 |
Cristian Savani (born 22 February 1982) is an Italian volleyball player, a member of Italy men's national volleyball team in 2001–2013 and Italian club BluVolley Verona, a medalist of the Olympic Games (silver in 2004, bronze in 2012), 2012 Italian Champion, double Chinese Champion (2015, 2016).[1]
Career[]
Cristian Savani in National team and Serie A1 plays since 2001. In the Italian league his debut was in team from Montichiari from which went for two years to Itas Diatec Trentino and first national team match against Bulgaria.
Personal life[]
Savani was born in Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy. He is married to Mihaela Travica (Dragan's sister, Ljubomir's daughter). On 4 April 2013 his wife gave a birth to their first child - daughter named Mia.[2]
Sporting achievements[]
Clubs[]
CEV Cup[]
- 2007/2008
with M. Roma Volley
Challenge Cup[]
- 2009/2010
with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2010/2011
with Lube Banca Macerata
AVC Asian Club Championship[]
2014 - with Fudan University Shanghai
National championships[]
- 2011/2012
Italian Championship, with Lube Banca Macerata
- 2012/2013
Italian SuperCup 2012, with Lube Banca Macerata
- 2013/2014
Chinese Championship, with Fudan University Shanghai
- 2014/2015
Chinese Championship, with Fudan University Shanghai
- 2015/2016
Chinese Championship, with Fudan University Shanghai
National team[]
- 2003
FIVB World League
- 2003
CEV European Championship
- 2004
Olympic Games
- 2005
CEV European Championship
- 2011
CEV European Championship
- 2012
Olympic Games
- 2013
FIVB World League
- 2013
CEV European Championship
Individually[]
- 2009 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner - Best Spiker
- 2010 CEV Challenge Cup - Best Server
- 2011 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner - Most Valuable Player
- 2011 World Cup - Best Server
- 2012 Olympic Games London - Best Server
- 2014 Asian Club Championship - Best Outside Spikers
- 2015 CVL League - Best Outside Spikers
- 2015 CVL League - Most Valuable Player
References[]
- ^ La Top Volley Latina riporta in Italia Cristian Savani - Tuttosport
- ^ Savani & Wifey Welcome Daughter - volleywood.net - 04-04-2013
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Castiglione delle Stiviere
- Italian men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players of Italy
- Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Italian Champions of men's volleyball
- Italian volleyball biography stubs