Facundo Conte

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Facundo Conte
Facundo Conte 2014 02.jpg
Personal information
NationalityArgentina Argentine
Born (1989-08-25) 25 August 1989 (age 32)
Vicente López, Argentina
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Spike355 cm (140 in)
Block324 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubPoland Warta Zawiercie
Number7
Career
YearsTeams
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2016
2016–2018
2017
2018–2019
2019–2021
2021–		Argentina Rosario Sonder
Argentina GEBA
Italy Pallavolo Catania
Italy Zinella Bologna
Italy Volley Lube
Italy Umbria Volley
Italy Gabeca Pallavolo
Russia Dinamo Krasnodar
Poland Skra Bełchatów
China Shanghai Golden Age
Qatar El Jaish
Brazil Vôlei Taubaté
Brazil Sada Cruzeiro
Poland Warta Zawiercie
National team
2008– Argentina
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto
CSV South American Championship
Silver medal – second place 2011 Brazil

Facundo Conte (born 25 August 1989) is an Argentine volleyball player, member of the Argentina men's national volleyball team, bronze medallist of the Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020), gold medallist at the 2015 Pan American Games, silver medallist at the 2011 South American Championship. At the professional club level, he plays for Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie, Polish Champion (2014), two–time Chinese Champion (2017, 2018), Brazilian Champion (2019).

Personal life[]

Facundo was born in Vicente López, Argentina. His father, Hugo Conte, is a former volleyball player, part of the team which was a 1988 Olympic Games bronze medallist.[1] He finished his secondary studies in Centro Cultural Italiano in Olivos.

Conte during the 2014–15 PlusLiga season as a PGE Skra Bełchatów player.

Career[]

Facundo's first participation with the Argentine national volleyball team took place during the U19 World Championship (4th place) in 2007. He debuted at the senior level during the 2008 America's Cup, held in Brazil (4th place).[2] Conte was also a part of the junior national team that won the 2008 South American Championship, defeating Brazil in the final and breaking a 26–year period without winning the tournament.[3]

In 2009, Conte played his first World League, finishing 5th with Argentina. After that participation, the player joined Italian team Zinella Bologna, where he was coached by his father Hugo.[4] During that year, Conte also helped Argentina finish third at the U21 World Championship, the country's best position in the history of the tournament.[5]

In 2010, Conte participated at the World League, but this time Argentina was unsuccessful, losing all 14 games. In September of that year, Conte was selected by coach Javier Weber to participate at the World Championship, and to become a vice–captaine of the team despite being only 21 years old.

In 2015, Conte won a gold medal of the 2015 Pan American Games.

In 2013, he signed a contract with Polish club PGE Skra Bełchatów.[6] He won a title of the Polish Champion in 2014.[7] On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup.[8] In February 2015, he signed a new two–year contract with Skra until 2017.[9] On 7 February 2016, alongside Skra, he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.[10] On 29 April 2016, he left team from Bełchatów.[11]

After competing in PlusLiga for three seasons, Conte signed a contract with Shanghai Golden Age, playing there for 2 seasons. In 2017, he was transferred to El Jaish in Qatar for the Qatar Cup and Emir Cup competitions.[12]

Sporting achievements[]

Clubs[]

Youth national team[]

Individual awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Herederos de apellidos de la generación dorada ya integran elseleccionado nacional: Quiroga, Weber, Conte, Castellani y Uriarte. Los hijos del vóleibol". wwww.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 22 April 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Polideportivo". wwww.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 21 September 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Polideportivo". wwww.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 13 October 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Europa también seduce al voleibol argentino". wwww.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 13 July 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Histórico tercer puesto del seleccionado juvenil de voleibol". wwww.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 9 August 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Facundo Conte oficjalnie zawodnikiem Skry Bełchatów". wwww.siatka.org (in Polish). 13 May 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. ^ "PlusLiga: Złoto wraca do Bełchatowa". wwww.siatka.org (in Polish). 27 April 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  8. ^ "ENEA Super Puchar w piłce siatkowej 2014 dla PGE Skry Bełchatów". www.plusliga.pl (in Polish). 8 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Conte i Uriarte na dłużej w PGE Skrze". wwww.polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  10. ^ "POLISH CUP M: Venture of all time - Skra win trophy after annulling 3-8 in tie-break!". wwww.worldofvolley.com. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Facundo Conte odchodzi z PGE Skry. Nie za darmo!". www.dzienniklodzki.pl (in Polish). 29 April 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  12. ^ "2014 Pan American Games MVP Facundo Conte Joins El Jaish in Qatar". www.volleymob.com. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

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Awards
Preceded by
Not awarded
 Best Outside Spiker of
CEV Champions League
2014/2015
ex aequo Cuba Wilfredo León 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
Pan American Games
2015 		Succeeded by
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