Roberto Santilli
Italian volleyball coach
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Roberto Santilli (born 22 February 1965) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player.
Rome, Italy
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| Position | Setter | ||||||
Career as coach
In 2007, Santilli moved to Jastrzębski Węgiel and coached his team to the 2008–09 PlusLiga bronze medal, and a silver one next season. Also, in 2010 they won the Polish Cup after beating Asseco Resovia.
In 2010, he left PlusLiga and joined the Russian team, Iskra Odintsovo.[1]
Santilli was an assistant coach of Vital Heynen in the German national team, that won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Championship held in Poland. In 2015, he was named a new head coach of the Australian national volleyball team.[2]
On 11 April 2017, he was appointed new head coach of the Polish team, Indykpol AZS Olsztyn.[3]
For the 2020–21 season, Santilli became the first ever foreign head coach in the South Korean Volleyball League, by joining Incheon Korean Air Jumbos.[4]
Honours
Club
- CEV Challenge Cup
2008–09 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- Domestic
- 2009–10
Polish Cup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel - 2020–21
South Korean Championship, with Incheon Korean Air Jumbos - 2021–22 Turkish SuperCup, with Ziraat Bankası Ankara
- 2009–10
Youth national team
- 2002
CEV U20 European Championship, with Italy U21
