Simone Giannelli (born 9 August 1996) 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, a member of the Italy men's national volleyball team 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 the 2015 World Cup, bronze medalist of the 2015 European Championship and gold medalist of the

2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship The 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 32nd edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, CEV. For the second time, the EuroVolley was held in four countries: Poland, Czec ...

and the

2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was the 20th staging of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ...

Career

He had proved himself an up-and-coming star within volleyball, by achieving the Finals MVP award at the 2014-2015 Italian Volleyball League won by his team against

Modena Volley Modena Volley is a professional volleyball team based in Modena, Italy. It has played in the highest level of the Italian Volleyball League without interruption since 1968. It is the most successful Italian club, having won the national league tw ...

. He then followed the trend up by taking the starting 7 in the national team, despite competition by players like

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and

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. In his first year in the national team he won a silver medal at the

2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup The 2015 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 8 to 23 September 2015 in Japan. The tournament served as a qualification process for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The top two teams, USA and Italy, qualified for the Olympics, an ...

and a bronze medal at the

2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship The 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 29th edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. It was held in Bulgaria and Italy from 9 to 18 October 2015. For the firs ...

, where he was also awarded the prize for best setter, the youngest in the history of the tournament. 26-year-old Giannelli is the only player to have earned MVP awards at both FIVB World Championship and FIVB Club World Championship.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Champions League The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation. Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification A tot ...

2015/2016 - with Trentino Diatec * Silver medal with cup

2020/2021 - with Itas Trentino

FIVB Club World Championship

Poland 2018 – with

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 ...

Brazil 2022 – with Sir Safety Susa Perugia

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 ...

CEV Cup 2019 – with Trentino Diatec

National championships

* 2012/2013 Gold medal with cup

Italian Championship, with

* 2014/2015 Gold medal with cup

Italian Championship, with

* 2016/2017 Silver medal with cup

Italian Championship, with Diatec Trentino * 2021/2022 Simple gold cup

Italian Cup, with

* 2022/2023 Simple gold cup

Italian Super Cup, with Sir Safety Susa Perugia

National team

* 2015

CEV European Championship * 2015 Silver medal with cup

FIVB World Cup * 2016 Silver medal with cup

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

* 2021

CEV European Championship * 2022 Gold medal with cup

FIVB World Championship

Individual

* 2015 Best Player in Serie A1 * 2015 CEV European Championship – Best Setter * 2016

CEV Champions League The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation. Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification A tot ...

– Best Setter * 2016 FIVB World League – Best Setter * 2016 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Setter * 2017

FIVB World Grand Champions Cup The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was created in 1993 af ...

– Best Setter * 2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Setter * 2021 European Championship – Most Valuable Player * 2022 FIVB World Championship – Most Valuable Player * 2022 FIVB World Championship – Best Setter * 2022 FIVB Club World Championship – Most Valuable Player * 2022 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Setter

References

External links

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FIVB profile

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giannelli, Simone 1996 births Living people Italian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Setters (volleyball) Trentino Volley players Sportspeople from Bolzano