France Nickname(s) Roosters Team Yavbou Les Survivants Association Fédération française de volley-ball (FFVB) Confederation CEV Head coach Bernardo Rezende FIVB ranking 4 (as of November 26, 2021) Appearances 5 (First in 1988 ) Best result 2020 )Appearances 16 (First in 1949 ) Best result 2002 )Appearances 2 (First in 1965 ) Best result 5th (2003 ) Appearances 28 (First in 1948 ) Best result 2015 )www.ffvb.org (in French)
The France national men's volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. It is the reigning European Champion since 2015 and is ranked 10th (as of August 2016) in the FIVB world ranking .
France have been competing in the World League ever since the inaugural edition in 1990 and continuously since 1999. In 2006 they finished second to Brazil but had their share of disappointment in subsequent seasons. In 2009 they narrowly missed making the Final Six, falling at the last hurdle to Argentina. They suffered another setback in 2010 when they again missed the finals and finished 12th.
France competed in the Olympic Games for the fourth time in Rio 2016 , finishing ninth. Their best ever Olympic performance was gold medal Tokyo 2020 .
France in 2015 year winner gold medalist European Championship and World League .
Results [ ] Olympic Games [ ] Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Championship [ ] European Championship [ ] Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World League [ ]
2016 Summer Olympics , Brazil v France
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Nations League [ ] Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Year
Rank
Pld
W
L
SW
SL
2018 2nd place 19
15
4
47
23
2019 6th place
17
11
6
39
24
2021 3rd place 17
12
5
44
25
Total
3/3
53
38
15
130
72
World Grand Champions Cup [ ] Main article: FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
World Grand Champions record
Year
Round
Position
Squad
1993 Did not qualify
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
2017 Round Robin
5th place 5
1
4
6
12
Squad
Total
0 Titles
1/7
5
1
4
6
12
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World Cup [ ]
Year
Result
Pld
W
L
SW
SL
PW
PL
1965 th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1969 th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1977 th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1981 th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1985 th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1989 th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1991 th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1995 th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1999 th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2003 th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2007 th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2011 th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2015 th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2019 th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0/12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Team [ ] Current squad [ ] The following is the French roster in the 2019 Men's Nations League.[1]
Head coach: Laurent Tillie
No.
Name
Date of birth
Height
Weight
Spike
Block
2020–21 club
1 Jonas Aguenier 28 April 1992 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
92 kg (203 lb)
340 cm (130 in)
310 cm (120 in)
NBV Verona
2 Jenia Grebennikov 13 August 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
85 kg (187 lb)
345 cm (136 in)
330 cm (130 in)
Modena Volley
3 29 January 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
77 kg (170 lb)
330 cm (130 in)
302 cm (119 in)
Allianz Milano
4 Jean Patry 27 December 1996 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
94 kg (207 lb)
357 cm (141 in)
334 cm (131 in)
Allianz Milano
5 21 November 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
85 kg (187 lb)
335 cm (132 in)
315 cm (124 in)
6 Benjamin Toniutti 30 October 1989 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
72 kg (159 lb)
320 cm (130 in)
300 cm (120 in)
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
7 Kévin Tillie 2 November 1990 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
85 kg (187 lb)
345 cm (136 in)
325 cm (128 in)
Top Volley Cisterna
8 Julien Lyneel 15 April 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
88 kg (194 lb)
345 cm (136 in)
325 cm (128 in)
9 Earvin N'Gapeth 12 February 1991 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
96 kg (212 lb)
358 cm (141 in)
327 cm (129 in)
Zenit Kazan
10 Kévin Le Roux 11 May 1989 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
365 cm (144 in)
345 cm (136 in)
11 Antoine Brizard 22 May 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
96 kg (212 lb)
340 cm (130 in)
310 cm (120 in)
Zenit Saint Petersburg
12 Stéphen Boyer 10 April 1996 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
77 kg (170 lb)
355 cm (140 in)
334 cm (131 in)
NBV Verona
13 15 June 1996 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
90 kg (200 lb)
350 cm (140 in)
330 cm (130 in)
14 Nicolas Le Goff 15 February 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
114 kg (251 lb)
365 cm (144 in)
345 cm (136 in)
SCC BERLIN
15 4 May 1995 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
52 kg (115 lb)
290 cm (110 in)
260 cm (100 in)
Chaumont
16 Daryl Bultor 17 November 1995 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
94 kg (207 lb)
352 cm (139 in)
327 cm (129 in)
Arago de Sète
17 Trévor Clévenot 28 June 1994 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
89 kg (196 lb)
345 cm (136 in)
326 cm (128 in)
Revivre Axipower Milano
18 Thibault Rossard 28 August 1993 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
85 kg (187 lb)
350 cm (140 in)
320 cm (130 in)
Rzeszów
19 Yacine Louati 4 March 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
92 kg (203 lb)
345 cm (136 in)
320 cm (130 in)
Kioene Padova
20 Nicolas Rossard 23 May 1990 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
64 kg (141 lb)
315 cm (124 in)
305 cm (120 in)
SCC BERLIN
21 Barthélémy Chinenyeze 28 February 1998 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
81 kg (179 lb)
357 cm (141 in)
332 cm (131 in)
Tours Volley-Ball
22 Meliuahel Takaniko 29 May 1985 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
92 kg (203 lb)
340 cm (130 in)
330 cm (130 in)
TOAC TUC
23 30 November 1995 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
83 kg (183 lb)
336 cm (132 in)
314 cm (124 in)
25 8 June 1994 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
98 kg (216 lb)
335 cm (132 in)
315 cm (124 in)
Montpellier VUC
25 4 April 1998 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
80 kg (180 lb)
320 cm (130 in)
305 cm (120 in)
Montpellier VUC
Coach history [ ] 1938–1946 :
1946–1947 :
Current head coach –
Bernardo Rezende .
1947–1965 :
1965-1965 :
1965–1968 :
1968–1970 :
1970–1979 :
1979–1983 :
1983-1983 :
1983–1984 :
1984–1985 :
1985–1988 :
1988–1992 :
1993–1994 :
1994–1995 :
1995-1995 :
1995–1999 : Vladimir Kondra
1999–2000 :
2001–2012 : Philippe Blain
2012–2021 : Laurent Tillie
2021- : Bernardo Rezende
Record Attendance [ ]
#
Player
Years
Appearances
1
Hervé Mazzon 1980–1991
417
2
Christophe Meneau 1986–2000
407
3
Laurent Tillie 1982–1995
406
4
Alain Fabiani 1977–1992
392
5
1977–1988
350
6
Philippe Blain 1980–1991
340
7
Laurent Chambertin 1987–2002
336
8
Éric Bouvier 1979–1992
325
9
Luc Marquet 1990–2003
325
10
Stéphane Antiga 1998–2010
306
11
Laurent Capet 1993–2004
300
12
Olivier Rossard 1986–1995
294
13
Jean-Marc Jurkovitz 1983–1993
290
14
Frantz Granvorka 1996–2007
288
15
Dominique Daquin 1994–2006
267
Last updated table : December 2012.[2] Kit providers [ ] The table below shows the history of kit providers for the France national volleyball team.
Period
Kit provider
2000–
Asics Erreà
[ ] Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Herbalife Nutrition , Generali other sponsors: Gerflor, L'Équipe , Française des Jeux lottery , Molten , Zamst, Moneaucristaline, Veinoplus, Appartcity, Herbalife International France and Pointp-tp.
References [ ] External links [ ]
Volleyball in France
League competitions
men:
LNV Ligue A Masculine LNV Ligue B Masculine
Elite Masculine women:
Cup competitions
Defunct league and
National teams Organizations Others
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Men's national volleyball teams of Europe (CEV )
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Summer Olympics men's volleyball tournament winners
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