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Italy men's national under-21 volleyball team

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Italy U21
AssociationFIPAV
ConfederationCEV
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
FIVB U21 World Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1985)
Best resultGold Champions : (2021)
European U21 / 20 Championship
Appearances27 (First in 1966)
Best resultGold Champions : (1992, 2002, 2012, 2022)

The Italy men's national under-21 volleyball team represents Italy in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 21 and it is ruled by the Italian Volleyball Federation That is an affiliate of International Volleyball Federation FIVB and also a part of European Volleyball Confederation CEV.

Results

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FIVB U21 World Championship

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  Champions    Runners-up    3rd place    4th place

FIVB U21 World Championship[1]
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Brazil 1977 Didn't Compete
United States 1981
Italy 1985 Runners-up Squad
Bahrain 1987 Didn't Qualify
Greece 1989 9th place Squad
Egypt 1991 Runners-up Squad
Argentina 1993 Runners-up Squad
Malaysia 1995 3rd place Squad
Bahrain 1997 6th place Squad
Thailand 1999 6th place Squad
Poland 2001 4th place Squad
Iran 2003 13th place Squad
India 2005 Didn't Qualify
Morocco 2007 4th place Squad
India 2009 Didn't Qualify
Brazil 2011
Turkey 2013 3rd place Squad
Mexico 2015 6th place Squad
Czech Republic 2017 9th place Squad
Bahrain 2019 Runners-up Squad
Italy Bulgaria 2021 Champions Squad
Bahrain 2023 Runners-up Squad
Total 0 Titles 16/22

European U21 / 20 Championship

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  Champions    Runners-up    3rd place    4th place

Team

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Current squad

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The following is the Italian roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.[2]

Head coach: Michele Totire

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2017 club
1 Davide Gardini 11 February 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in) Italy Club Italia Roma
2 Alessandro Piccinelli 30 January 1997 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 290 cm (110 in) Italy Club Italia Roma
5 Roberto Cominetti 20 April 1997 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 315 cm (124 in) Italy Libertas Cantù
6 Riccardo Sbertoli 23 May 1998 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 326 cm (128 in) 246 cm (97 in) Italy Revivre Milano
7 Francesco Zoppellari 27 May 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 316 cm (124 in) 300 cm (120 in) Italy Kioene Padova
8 Paolo Zonca 13 May 1997 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 336 cm (132 in) 315 cm (124 in) Italy Volley Potentino
9 Paolo Di Silvestre 31 January 1998 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 325 cm (128 in) Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova
10 Giulio Pinali 2 April 1997 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 349 cm (137 in) 338 cm (133 in) Italy Azimut Modena
12 Gianluca Galassi (C) 24 July 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 325 cm (128 in) Italy Revivre Milano
17 Yuri Romanò 26 July 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 343 cm (135 in) Italy Diavoli Rosa Brugherio
18 Gabriele Di Martino 20 July 1997 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) Italy LPR Piacenza
19 Roberto Russo 23 February 1997 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) Italy Club Italia Roma

References

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  1. ^ Championship Information
  2. ^ "Team Roster – Italy".
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