Andrea Zorzi (born 29 July 1965 in

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) is a former

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player, who won two World Championships with the

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(1990 and 1994). A 201 cm athlete, Zorzi was en effective spiker playing usually as opposite hitter. He was popularly known as Zorro. After his debut in

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in 1986, he totalled 325 caps with Italian national team. He was a silver medalist in the

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and also competed at the

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and

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games. Playing for almost all the major volleyball clubs of Italy, including Maxicono Parma and

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, he won several titles: these include two Italian Championships (1990, 1996) and one European Champions League in 1995. In 1991 he was declared World's Best Player by FIVB. Zorzi 328 apps for national team of italy.

Clubs

Individual awards

* '' 1990 FIVB World League "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 1991 FIVB World League "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 1992 FIVB World League "Best Server"''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zorzi, Andrea 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Venice Olympic volleyball players of Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Italian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics