Andrea Sartoretti (born 19 June 1971) is an Italian former
volleyball
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player.
Biography
Born at
Perugia
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The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and pa ...
, Sartoretti debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he usually played opposite hitter. Sartoretti was known for his powerful serve, which gained him the nickname of ''Sartorace''.
He won one Italian Serie A1 national title in 1997, with
Pallavolo Modena. Sartoretti also won three
CEV Champions League
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Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification
A tot ...
s and two European Supercups in his stay at Messaggero Ravenna (1991-1996).
He earned his first cap for
Italy national team in 1993. He won four
World Leagues (two times declared MVP), two
European (2001 and 2003) and a
World
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(1998) titles. He has won two silver medals and a bronze medal in three Olympic Games between
1996 and
2004.
Sartoretti ended his playing career in 2009. He is currently part GM of
Modena Volley
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.
Sartoretti 330 apps for national team of Italy.
Clubs
Individual awards
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2000 World League "Most Valuable Player"''
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2003 European Championship "Most Valuable Player"''
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2003 European Championship "Best Server"''
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2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Server"''
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2004 Summer Olympics "Best Server"''
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2004 Summer Olympics "Best Scorer"''
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2004 World League "Most Valuable Player"''
State awards
* 2000
Knight's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
* 2004
Officer's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Perugia
Olympic volleyball players of Italy
Italian men's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Universiade medalists in volleyball
Universiade bronze medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade