Benjamin Toniutti
French volleyball player (born 1989)
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Benjamin Toniutti (born 30 October 1989) is a French professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for and captains both the Polish club Jastrzębski Węgiel and the France national team.[1] Toniutti won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and is the 2015 European Champion and the 2021 Champions League winner with ZAKSA.[2]
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Toniutti in 2013 | |||||
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| Nickname | Totti, Ben | ||||
| Born | 30 October 1989 Mulhouse, France | ||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||
| Block | 310 cm (122 in) | ||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||
| Current club | Jastrzębski Węgiel | ||||
| Number | 6 | ||||
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Personal life
Toniutti was born and raised in Alsace by his father Maurizio, an Italian French, and French mother Cathy. He is married to Emilie and has 3 daughters.[3]
Career
On 13 April 2015, Toniutti signed a contract with the Polish PlusLiga team, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.[4] On 18 October 2015, the France national team, including him, won the 2015 European Champion title, beating Slovenia in the final.[5] On 26 April 2016, he won his first Polish Champion title with ZAKSA.[6] Toniutti won the 2015–16 PlusLiga Most valuable player award, and throughout the season received an individual MVP award 10 times. On 2 May 2016, it was announced that Toniutti extended his contract for the next two seasons (until 2018).[7] On 9 July 2017, France won the World League after beating Brazil in the final.[8] In 2018, ZAKSA extended the contract with Toniutti until 2019.[9]
Honours
Club
- CEV Champions League
2020–21 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2022–23 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel- 2023–24 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- Domestic
- 2014–15
German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen - 2014–15
German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen - 2015–16 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016–17 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016–17 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018–19 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018–19 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2019–20 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020–21 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020–21 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2021–22 Polish SuperCup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2022–23 Polish SuperCup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2022–23 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel[10]
- 2023–24 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2024–25 Polish Cup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2014–15
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 2007: CEV U19 European Championship – Best setter
- 2013: French Championship – Most valuable player
- 2013: French Championship – Best setter
- 2015: FIVB World League – Best setter
- 2016: Polish Cup – Best setter
- 2017: Polish Cup – Best setter
- 2017: FIVB World League – Best setter
- 2018: FIVB Nations League – Best setter
- 2019: Polish Cup – Best setter
- 2019: CEV European Championship – Best setter
