Italy men's national under-21 volleyball team

Italy U21

Association	FIPAV
Confederation	CEV
Uniforms
Home Away Third
FIVB U21 World Championship
Appearances	15 (First in )
Best result	Champions : (2021)
European U21 / 20 Championship
Appearances	27 (First in )
Best result	Champions : (, , 2012)

The Italy men's national under-21 volleyball team represents Italy in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 21 and it is ruled by the Italian Volleyball Federation That is an affiliate of Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also a part of European Volleyball Confederation CEV.

Results[]

FIVB U21 World Championship[]

  Champions    Runners-up    3rd place    4th place

FIVB U21 World Championship[1]
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
	Didn't Compete
		Runners-up
	Didn't Qualify
		9th place
		Runners-up
		Runners-up
		3rd place
1997		6th place
		6th place
		4th place
2003		13th place
	Didn't Qualify
2007		4th place
2009	Didn't Qualify
2011
2013		3rd place
2015		6th place						Squad
2017		9th place						Squad
2019		Runners-up						Squad
2021		Champions
Total	0 Titles	15/21

European U21 / 20 Championship[]

  Champions    Runners-up    3rd place    4th place

European U21 / 20 Championship Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 8th place 4th place 6th place 4th place 7th place 7th place 5th place 5th place 3rd place 6th place Runners-up Runners-up Champions 3rd place 1996 Runners-up 6th place

European U21 / 20 Championship Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad Runners-up Champions 8th place 3rd place 5th place 2010 7th place / 2012 Champions / 2014 5th place 2016 4th place / 2018 7th place 2020 Runners-up Total 3 Titles 27/27

Team[]

Current squad[]

The following is the Italian roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.^[2]

Head coach:

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017 club
1	Davide Gardini	11 February 1999	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)
2	Alessandro Piccinelli	30 January 1997	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	290 cm (110 in)
5		20 April 1997	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	315 cm (124 in)
6	Riccardo Sbertoli	23 May 1998	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	326 cm (128 in)	246 cm (97 in)	Revivre Milano
7		27 May 1997	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	316 cm (124 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Kioene Padova
8		13 May 1997	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	336 cm (132 in)	315 cm (124 in)
9		31 January 1998	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Cucine Lube Civitanova
10	Giulio Pinali	2 April 1997	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	349 cm (137 in)	338 cm (133 in)	Azimut Modena
12	Gianluca Galassi (C)	24 July 1997	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Revivre Milano
17	Yuri Romanò	26 July 1997	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	343 cm (135 in)
18		20 July 1997	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	LPR Piacenza
19		23 February 1997	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Italian)