Ferdinando De Giorgi

Ferdinando De Giorgi (born 10 October 1961) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player.

NicknameFefè

Born (1961-10-10) 10 October 1961 (age 64)
Squinzano, Italy

Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Current teamItaly

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Ferdinando De Giorgi
De Giorgi in 2011
Personal information
Nickname	Fefè
Born	(1961-10-10) 10 October 1961 (age 64) Squinzano, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Coaching information
Current team	Italy
Previous teams coached Years Teams 2000–2003 2003–2005 2005–2010 2011–2012 2012–2014 2014–2015 2015–2017 2017 2018 2018–2021 2021– Piemonte Volley Umbria Volley Volley Lube Umbria Volley Fakel Novy Urengoy Volley Callipo ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel Volley Lube Italy
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Number	4 (national team)
Career
Years Teams 1977–1981 1981–1986 1986–1987 1987–1990 1990–1992 1992–1994 1994–1997 1997–2000 2000–2002 Vis Squinzano Pallavolo Falchi Ugento Modena Volley Gabeca Pallavolo Pallavolo Padova Pallavolo Falconara Piemonte Volley Gabeca Pallavolo Piemonte Volley
National team
1987–2002  Italy (330)
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Italy FIVB World Championship 1990 Brazil 1994 Greece 1998 Japan FIVB World Cup 1989 Japan FIVB World League 1990 Osaka 1991 Milan 1992 Genoa 1994 Milan 1995 Rio de Janeiro CEV European Championship 1989 Sweden 1991 Germany Head coach  Italy FIVB World Championship 2022 Poland/Slovenia 2025 Philippines FIVB Nations League 2025 Ningbo CEV European Championship 2021 Poland/Czechia/Estonia/Finland 2023 Italy/Bulgaria/North Macedonia/Israel

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He competed in the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games and is a three-time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), as well as the 1989 European Champion.

He currently serves as head coach of the Italian national team.

De Giorgi has been part of every Italian men’s national volleyball team that won the World Championship: three times as a player and twice as a coach.