Andrea Gardini (born 1 October 1965) is an Italian professional

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coach and former player, a silver (

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) and bronze (

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)

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medallist, three–time

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(

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

), and four–time European Champion ( 1989,

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

). Gardini was inducted into the

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in 2007.

Personal life

His son, Davide (born 1999) is also a volleyball player.

Career

As a coach

In 2011, he became an assistant coach of

Andrea Anastasi Andrea Anastasi (born 8 October 1960) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the Italy national team from 1981 to 1991. The 1990 World Champion, 1989 European Champion, and a two–time World League ...

in the Polish national volleyball team. On 10 July 2011, they led Poland to a bronze medal of the 2011 World League, the nation's first ever World League medal. On 18 September 2011,

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

, led by Anastasi and Gardini, won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championship. In the same year, their team won a silver medal at the 2011 World Cup and qualified for the Olympic Games London 2012. For the first time in its history, the Polish national team won three medals in one year. On 8 July 2012, Poland won the final match of the 2012 World League against

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(3–0). In October 2013, Anastasi and Gardini were dismissed as coaches of the Polish national team. On 22 December 2014, he was appointed new head coach of the Polish team,

Indykpol AZS Olsztyn AZS Olsztyn, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Indykpol AZS Olsztyn, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Olsztyn in northeastern Poland, founded in 1950 as a university team (AZS), located near the University of Warmia and ...

. In May 2015, he signed a new contract with the club from

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini'' * Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...

Honours

As a player

* CEV European Champions Cup ** Gold medal europe

1991/1992 – with Messaggero Ravenna ** Gold medal europe

1992/1993 – with Messaggero Ravenna ** Gold medal europe

1994/1995 – with

Sisley Treviso Volley Treviso is a professional volleyball team based in Treviso. They were known at the past with the sponsorship name Sisley. The team plays at the Serie B. Achievements * Italian Volleyball League (9): 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 ...

1998/1999 – with

* FIVB Club World Championship ** Gold medal world centered-2

São Paulo 1991 – with Messaggero Ravenna *

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1986/1987 – with Tartarini Bologna ** Simple gold cup

1993/1994 – with

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1997/1998 – with

1999/2000 – with Piaggio Roma * National championships ** 1990/1991 Simple gold cup

Italian Cup, with Messaggero Ravenna ** 1990/1991 Gold medal with cup

Italian Championship, with Messaggero Ravenna ** 1993/1994 Gold medal with cup

Italian Championship, with

** 1995/1996 Gold medal with cup

Italian Championship, with

** 1997/1998 Gold medal with cup

Italian Championship, with

** 1998/1999 Simple gold cup

Italian SuperCup, with

** 1998/1999 Gold medal with cup

Italian Championship, with

** 1999/2000 Gold medal with cup

Italian Championship, with Piaggio Roma ** 2001/2002 Gold medal with cup

Italian Championship, with Casa Modena Salumi

As a coach

* National championships ** 2018/2019 Simple gold cup

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. ...

, with

ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Kędzierzyn-Koźle in southern Poland, founded in 1994. They compete in the Polish PlusL ...

** 2018/2019 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

** 2020/2021 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

Jastrzębski Węgiel Jastrzębski Węgiel, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój in southern Poland, founded in 1961. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. Two–time Polish Champion and one time Polish Cup winner. Since the beginning o ...

** 2021/2022 Simple gold cup

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, with

Individual awards

* 1988:

– Best Spiker * 1989: FIVB World Cup – Best Spiker * 1990:

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– Best Blocker

State awards

* 2000:

Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking ...

Personal life

Career

As a coach

Honours

As a player

As a coach

Individual awards

State awards

References

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