Daniel Castellani

Daniel Castellani
Daniel Castellani
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Jorge Castellani
Nationality	Argentine
Born	21 March 1961 (age 60); Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Coaching information
Current team	Fenerbahçe İstanbul
Previous teams coached
1993–1999; 2001–2002; 2002–2006; 2006–2009; 2009–2010; 2011–2012; 2011–2012; 2012–2013; 2013–2015; 2015; 2016–2017; 2017–2019; 2020–2021; 2021–	Argentina; Gioia del Volley; Bolívar Voley; Skra Bełchatów; Poland; Finland; Fenerbahçe İstanbul; ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle; Fenerbahçe İstanbul; Sir Safety Perugia; Noliko Maaseik; Vôlei Taubaté; AZS Olsztyn; Fenerbahçe İstanbul
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Career
1976–1982; 1982–1983; 1983–1984; 1984–1985; 1985–1986; 1986–1987; 1987–1988; 1988–1991; 1991–1993	Obras Sanitarias; Minas Tênis Clube; Pallavolo Chieti; Bradesco Atlântica; Pallavolo Falconara; VB San Nicolás; Zinella Volley; Pallavolo Padova; Volley Prato
National team
1976–1988	Argentina
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Men's volleyball
Representing Argentina
Olympic Games
FIVB World Championship
CSV South American Championship
Head Coach Argentina
CSV South American Championship
Head Coach Poland
CEV European Championship

Daniel Jorge Castellani (born 21 March 1961) is an Argentine volleyball coach and former volleyball player, member of the Argentina men's national volleyball team in 1976–1988, bronze medallist of the Olympic Games Seoul 1988, participant of the Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984, current head coach of Turkish club Fenerbahçe İstanbul.

Personal life[]

Castellani was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is married to Silvina Pozzo. They have two children – daughter named Ariana and son Iván, who is also a volleyball player and was playing as opposite spiker in the Argentine national team.

Career as coach[]

He was a head coach of Polish volleyball team Skra Bełchatów (2006-2009). In 2009-2010 he was a head coach of the Poland men's national volleyball team. In September 2009 Poland led by Castellani won title of the European Champion 2009 in Izmir, Turkey. He received a state award granted by the Polish President Lech Kaczyński – Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta for outstanding contribution to the development of Polish sport.^[1] He was dismissed before the end of his contract after an unsatisfactory result in the World Championship 2010 in Italy. In season 2012/2013 he worked with Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.^[2] In May 2015 he went to Italian club Sir Safety Perugia.^[3] After one season in Belgian club Noliko Maaseik he moved to Brazilian Funvic Taubaté in May 2017.^[4] He was replaced by Renan Dal Zotto as a head coach of Funvic Taubaté in 2019.^[5]

Sporting achievements[]

Castellani as a coach of ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.

As a player[]

CEV Cup
- 1987/1988 – with Camst Bologna
CEV Challenge Cup
- 1985/1986 – with Kutiba Falconara
- 1988/1989 – with Petrarca Padova
Youth national team
- 1980 CSV U21 South American Championship