Daniel Jorge Castellani (born 21 March 1961) is an Argentine professional

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coach and former player. He was a member of the Argentina national team from 1976 to 1988. A bronze medallist at the Olympic Games Seoul 1988 and the 1982 World Championship. He currently serves as head coach for the Argentina women's national team and Fenerbahçe İstanbul.

Personal life

Castellani was born in

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. He is married to Silvina Pozzo. They have two children – daughter named Ariana and son Iván, who was also a volleyball player, playing as an opposite spiker in the Argentine national team.

Career

As a coach

He was a head coach of

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in 2006–2009. In 2009, he took charge of the Polish national team, and in September 2009 led the team to the European Champions title. On 14 September 2009, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland,

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. He was dismissed before the end of his contract after an unsatisfactory result at the 2010 World Championship held in

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. In 2012, he was appointed new head coach of the

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team,

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. In May 2015, he started his work in

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. In May 2017, after one season spent in

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, he moved to Funvic Taubaté. Castellani was dismissed from his post in 2019, and replaced by

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Honours

As a player

CEV Cup The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year. Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 it was renamed CE ...

1987/1988 – with Camst Bologna *

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1985/1986 – with Kutiba Falconara ** Simple silver cup

1988/1989 – with

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* Youth national team ** 1980 Gold medal southamerica

CSV U21 South American Championship

As a coach

2013/2014 – with Fenerbahçe İstanbul * National championships ** 2002/2003 Gold medal with cup

Argentine Championship, with Orígenes Bolívar ** 2003/2004 Gold medal with cup

Argentine Championship, with Orígenes Bolívar ** 2006/2007 Simple gold cup

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, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2006/2007 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2007/2008 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2007/2008 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2008/2009 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2008/2009 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2011/2012 Simple gold cup

Turkish SuperCup, with Fenerbahçe İstanbul ** 2011/2012 Gold medal with cup

Turkish Cup, with Fenerbahçe İstanbul ** 2011/2012 Gold medal with cup

Turkish Championship, with Fenerbahçe İstanbul ** 2012/2013 Simple gold cup

, with

** 2016/2017 Simple gold cup

Belgian SuperCup, with

State awards

* 2009:

Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta

References

External links

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Coach profile
at ''LegaVolley.it''
Player profile
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Coach/Player profile
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