Emanuele Birarelli (born 8 February 1981) is an Italian
volleyball
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player, a member of
Italy men's national volleyball team
The Italy men's national volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. The national team is controlled by the Italian Volleyball Federation, the governing body for Volleyball in Italy. It is one of th ...
and Italian club
Sir Safety Perugia
Sir Safety Umbria Volley is a professional Italian volleyball club based in Perugia. It plays in the highest level of the Italian Volleyball League. In the Italian Volleyball League, the team is known as Sir Safety Susa Perugia, while in the inter ...
, silver medalist of
2016 Summer Olympics
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, bronze medalist of
2012 Summer Olympics
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and participant of the
Olympic Games
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2008 Summer Olympics
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,
World League (
2013
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,
2014
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) and silver medalist of
European Championship (
2011
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,
2013
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).
Career
Birarelli was born at
Senigallia
Senigallia (or Sinigaglia in Old Italian, Romagnol: ''S’nigaja'') is a ''comune'' and port town on Italy's Adriatic coast. It is situated in the province of Ancona in the Marche region and lies approximately 30 kilometers north-west of the pro ...
. He debuted in the Italian top championship in 1998 for
Pallavolo Falconara. He remained there until 2003, when he was diagnosed an arm
ischemia
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which forced him away from the field for two years.
He returned to play volleyball in 2005, first at
Pineto
Pineto is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, in central Italy. It is a 20th-century seaside resort on the Adriatic coast, with sandy beaches shaded by pine trees that give their name to the town.
Geography
Pineto is know ...
, then for
Verona
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and, from 2007, for
Trentino Volley
Trentino Volley is a professional Italian volleyball team based in Trento, in northern Italy. It plays in the Italian Volleyball League without interruption since 2000. It has won four times the Italian Volleyball League, the Italian Cup, the Ita ...
, with which he won an Italian national title in 2008. In the same year he debuted for
Italy's national team. In 2009, he won the
CEV Champions League
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Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification
A tot ...
with Trentino Volley, a feat he repeated the following year. He achieved bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
In 2015, he left
Trentino Volley
Trentino Volley is a professional Italian volleyball team based in Trento, in northern Italy. It plays in the Italian Volleyball League without interruption since 2000. It has won four times the Italian Volleyball League, the Italian Cup, the Ita ...
after eight seasons and went to another Italian club
Sir Safety Perugia
Sir Safety Umbria Volley is a professional Italian volleyball club based in Perugia. It plays in the highest level of the Italian Volleyball League. In the Italian Volleyball League, the team is known as Sir Safety Susa Perugia, while in the inter ...
.
He was a member of the Italy at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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and won silver medal after lost finale against Brazil. Birarelli received individual award for the Best Middle Blocker.
After retirement from the sports, he turned into volleyball agent to seek talent young players.
Sporting achievements
CEV Champions League
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2008/2009 - with
Itas Diates Trentino
*
2009/2010 - with
Itas Diates Trentino
*
2010/2011 - with
Itas Diates Trentino
*
2011/2012 - with
Itas Diates Trentino
*
2016/2017 - with
Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia
FIVB Club World Championship
*
Qatar 2009
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- with
Itas Diates Trentino
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Qatar 2010 - with
Itas Diates Trentino
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Qatar 2011 - with
Itas Diates Trentino
*
Qatar 2012 - with
Itas Diates Trentino
National championship
* 2007/2008
![Silver medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Silver_medal_with_cup.svg)
Italian Championship, with
Itas Diates Trentino
* 2008/2009
![Silver medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Silver_medal_with_cup.svg)
Italian Championship, with
Itas Diates Trentino
* 2009/2010
![Simple gold cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Simple_gold_cup.svg)
Italian Cup Serie A, with
Itas Diates Trentino
* 2009/2010
![Silver medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Silver_medal_with_cup.svg)
Italian Championship, with
Itas Diates Trentino
* 2010/2011
![Gold medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Gold_medal_with_cup.svg)
Italian Championship, with
Itas Diates Trentino
* 2011/2012
![Simple gold cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Simple_gold_cup.svg)
Italian Cup Serie A, with
Itas Diates Trentino
* 2011/2012
![Silver medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Silver_medal_with_cup.svg)
Italian Championship, with
Itas Diates Trentino
* 2012/2013
![Simple gold cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Simple_gold_cup.svg)
Italian Cup Serie A, with
Itas Diates Trentino
* 2012/2013
![Silver medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Silver_medal_with_cup.svg)
Italian Championship, with
Itas Diates Trentino
* 2014/2015
![Gold medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Gold_medal_with_cup.svg)
Italian Championship, with
Trentino Volley
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National team
* 2011
CEV European Championship
* 2012
Olympic Games
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* 2013
FIVB World League
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* 2013
CEV European Championship
* 2014
FIVB World League
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* 2016
Olympic Games
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Individual
* 2012
FIVB Club World Championship - Best Blocker
* 2013
FIVB World League
The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...
- Best Middle Blocker
* 2013
FIVB Club World Championship - Best Middle Blocker
* 2013
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
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- Best Middle Blocker
* 2016
Olympic Games
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- Best Middle Blocker
References
External links
LegaVolley Serie A player profile*
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1981 births
Living people
People from Senigallia
Sportspeople from the Province of Ancona
Italian men's volleyball players
Blu Volley Verona players
Trentino Volley players
Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Olympic volleyball players of Italy
Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Middle blockers