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Andrea Gardini (born 1 October 1965) is an Italian volleyball coach and former volleyball player, silver (Atlanta 1996) and bronze (Sydney 2000) Olympic Games medallist, three–time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), four–time European Champion (1989, 1993, 1995, 1999), seven–time Italian Champion. Gardini was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Contents

• 1 Personal life
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 As a coach
• 3 Sporting achievements
  • 3.1 As a player
  • 3.2 As a coach
  • 3.3 Individual awards
  • 3.4 State awards
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Personal life

His son Davide (born 1999), is also a volleyball player.

Career

As a coach

In 2011, he became an *istant coach of Andrea Anastasi in the Polish national volleyball team. On 10 July 2011, they led Poland to a bronze medal of the 2011 World League, the nation's first ever World League medal. On 18 September 2011, Poland, led by Anastasi and Gardini, won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championship. In the same year, their team won a silver medal at the 2011 World Cup and qualified for the Olympic Games London 2012. For the first time in its history, the Polish national team won three medals in one year. On 8 July 2012, Poland won the final match of the 2012 World League against United States (3–0). In October 2013, Anastasi and Gardini were dismissed as coaches of the Polish national team.

On 22 December 2014, he was appointed new head coach of the Polish team, Indykpol AZS Olsztyn. In May 2015, he signed a new contract with the club from Olsztyn.

Sporting achievements

As a player

• CEV European Champions Cup
  • 1991/1992 – with Messaggero Ravenna
  • 1992/1993 – with Messaggero Ravenna
  • 1994/1995 – with Sisley Treviso
  • 1998/1999 – with Sisley Treviso

• FIVB Club World Championship
  • São Paulo 1991 – with Messaggero Ravenna

• CEV Cup
  • 1986/1987 – with Tartarini Bologna
  • 1993/1994 – with Sisley Treviso

• CEV Challenge Cup
  • 1997/1998 – with Sisley Treviso
  • 1999/2000 – with Piaggio Roma

• National championships
  • 1990/1991 Italian Cup, with Messaggero Ravenna
  • 1990/1991 Italian Championship, with Messaggero Ravenna
  • 1993/1994 Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
  • 1995/1996 Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
  • 1997/1998 Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
  • 1998/1999 Italian SuperCup, with Sisley Treviso
  • 1998/1999 Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
  • 1999/2000 Italian Championship, with Piaggio Roma
  • 2001/2002 Italian Championship, with Casa Modena Salumi

As a coach

• National championships
  • 2018/2019 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2018/2019 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2020/2021 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
  • 2021/2022 Polish SuperCup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel

Individual awards

• 1988: Olympic Games – Best Spiker
• 1989: FIVB World Cup – Best Spiker
• 1990: FIVB World League – Best Blocker

State awards

• 2000: Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

References

External links

• Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Player profile at Olympedia
• Player profile at Volleyhall.org
• Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
• Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Coach profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
• Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net