Matej Černič (born 13 September 1978) is an Italian

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the

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, held in

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. He is of Slovene ethnicity and belongs to the

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Sporting achievements

Individually

* 2009 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner - Best Receiver

State awards

* 2004

Officer's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

External links

CONI profile

References

1978 births Living people Italian Slovenes Sportspeople from Gorizia Italian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in volleyball Fenerbahçe S.K. (men's volleyball) players Iraklis V.C. players Italian expatriate volleyball players in Poland Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Resovia (volleyball) players Italian expatriate volleyball players in Russia Italian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate volleyball players in Greece Italian expatriate volleyball players in Turkey Outside hitters Italian expatriate volleyball players Officers of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic {{Italy-volleyball-bio-stub