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

Andrea Gardini
Gardini as ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle head coach in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1965-10-01) 1 October 1965 (age 57) Bagnacavallo, Italy
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached Years Teams 2007–2010 2011–2013 2014–2017 2017–2019 2019–2020 2021–2022 Italy (AC) Poland (AC) AZS Olsztyn ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Gas Sales Piacenza Jastrzębski Węgiel
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Career
Years Teams 1984–1986 1986–1988 1988–1990 1990–1993 1993–1999 1999–2001 2001–2003 2003–2004 Pallavolo Torino Zinella Volley Sisley Treviso Messaggero Ravenna Sisley Treviso Roma Volley Modena Volley Volley Piacenza
National team
1986–2000  Italy (418)
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney FIVB World Championship 1990 Brazil 1994 Greece 1998 Japan FIVB World Cup 1995 Japan FIVB World Grand Champions Cup 1993 Japan FIVB World League 1990 Osaka 1991 Milan 1992 Genoa 1994 Milan 1997 Moscow 2000 Rotterdam CEV European Championship 1989 Sweden 1993 Finland 1995 Greece 1999 Austria

Personal life

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

Career

As a coach

In 2011, he became an assistant 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.[1] On 18 September 2011, Poland, led by Anastasi and Gardini, won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championship.[2] 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).[3] In October 2013, Anastasi and Gardini were dismissed as coaches of the Polish national team.[4]

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.

Honours

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
• Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Player profile at Volleyhall.org
• Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net
• Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
• Coach profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
• Andrea Gardini at Olympedia
• Andrea Gardini at Olympics.com
• Andrea Gardini at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)

На других языках

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[de] Andrea Gardini

Andrea Gardini (* 1. Oktober 1965 in Bagnacavallo) ist ein ehemaliger italienischer Volleyballspieler und heutiger Volleyballtrainer.

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- [en] Andrea Gardini

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[fr] Andrea Gardini

Andrea Gardini, né le 1er octobre 1965 à Bagnacavallo en Italie, est un ancien joueur et désormais entraîneur italien de volley-ball. Il mesure 2,02 m et jouait central. Il totalise 418 sélections en équipe d'Italie.

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[it] Andrea Gardini

Andrea Gardini (Bagnacavallo, 1º ottobre 1965) è un allenatore di pallavolo, dirigente sportivo ed ex pallavolista italiano, di ruolo centrale.

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