Simone Giannelli
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| Simone Giannelli | |||||
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.png) Giannelli in 2022 | |||||
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| Born | 9 August 1996 Bolzano, Italy | ||||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 352 cm (139 in) | ||||
| Block | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Setter | ||||
| Current club | Sir Safety Perugia | ||||
| Number | 6 | ||||
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| Last updated: 17 September 2017 | |||||
Simone Giannelli (born 9 August 1996) is an Italian volleyball player and captain of both the Italy men's national volleyball team and the Italian club Sir Safety Perugia. He is silver medalist of the 2016 Summer Olympics, back-to-back gold medalist of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship in 2022 and 2025, gold medalist of the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship, silver medalist of the 2015 World Cup and of the 2025 FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations league.
Giannelli had proved himself as an up-and-coming star within volleyball by winning the Finals MVP award in the 2014-15 season with Trentino Volley in the Italian Volleyball League after defeating Modena Volley. He then followed the trend up by taking the starting 7 in the national team, despite competition by players such as Dragan Travica, Michele Baranowicz, and Marco Falaschi.[1]
In his first year in the national team, Giannelli won a silver medal at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup and a bronze medal at the 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship, where he was also awarded the prize for best setter, the youngest in the history of the tournament.[2]
Giannelli is the only player to have earned an MVP award at both an FIVB World Championship and an FIVB Club World Championship.[3]
