Sebastián Solé (born 12 June 1991) is an Argentine–Italian

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player, a former member of the Argentina national team and a bronze medallist at the

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). At the professional club level, he plays for

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Junior career

Solé's international career began in 2007 as one of the new players called up for the Argentine Youth Team. In 2008, he was the only player on both of Argentina's South American Championship winning teams, representing Argentina in the youth and junior teams.

Career

In 2010, Solé made his senior debut for Argentina at the

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. He participated seven times in that competition and won several awards and medals. He was also part of the team at the 2010 FIVB World Championship in Italy and at the

in London in 2012. In 2015, Solé was the first Argentine player in 18 years to be part of an Italian A1 League winning team. He also shone in 2016 at the

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and won the Olympia Award for being the best volleyball player of the country. After winning the bronze medal in Tokyo Olympics, he announced his retirement from the Argentine national team.

Honours

Club

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2015–16 – with Diatec Trentino * FIVB Club World Championship ** Gold medal world centered-2

Betim 2022 – with

* CSV South American Club Championship ** Gold medal southamerica

Argentina 2010 – with Bolívar Vóley * National championships ** 2013–14 Simple gold cup

Italian SuperCup, with Diatec Trentino ** 2014–15 Gold medal with cup

Italian Championship, with Diatec Trentino ** 2022–23 Simple gold cup

Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia ** 2023–24 Simple gold cup

Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia

Individual awards

* 2009: FIVB U19 World Championship – Best blocker * 2011: CSV South American Championship – Best blocker * 2013: CSV South American Championship – Best middle blocker * 2015: FIVB World Cup – Best middle blocker * 2016:

– Best middle blocker

References

External links

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Player profile
at ''LegaVolley.it''
Player profile
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