Benjamin Toniutti (born 30 October 1989) is a French professional

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player who plays as a setter for Jastrzębski Węgiel and the France national team. He won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the

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, and is the 2015 European Champion and the 2021 Champions League winner with ZAKSA.

Personal life

Toniutti was born and raised in

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by his father Maurizio, an Italian French, and French mother Cathy. His parents often travel to attend Toniutti's league matches. Toniutti is fluent in Italian. He is married. In August 2015, his wife gave birth to their daughter.

Career

On 13 April 2015, Toniutti signed a contract with Polish club

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. On 18 October 2015, the French national volleyball team, including him, achieved a title of the European Champions (3–0 with

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in the final). On 26 April 2016, he won his first title of the Polish Champion. Toniutti was named ''The Most Valuable Player'' of the whole season, also during the league, he received an individual MVP award ten times. On 2 May 2016, it was announced that Toniutti extended his contract for the next two seasons (until 2018). On 9 July 2017, France won the World League after beating Brazil in the final. In 2018, ZAKSA extended the contract with Toniutti until 2019.

Honours

Club

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– with

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– with Jastrzębski Węgiel * Domestic ** 2014–15 Simple gold cup

German Cup, with

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** 2014–15 Gold medal with cup

German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen ** 2015–16 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2016–17 Simple gold cup

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, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2016–17 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2018–19 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2018–19 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2019–20 Simple gold cup

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, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2020–21 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2021–22 Simple gold cup

, with Jastrzębski Węgiel ** 2022–23 Simple gold cup

, with Jastrzębski Węgiel ** 2022–23 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel

Youth national team

* 2006

CEV U20 European Championship * 2007 Gold medal europe

CEV U19 European Championship * 2008 Gold medal europe

CEV U20 European Championship

Individual awards

* 2007: CEV U19 European Championship – Best setter * 2013: French Championship – Most valuable player * 2013: French Championship – Best setter * 2015:

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– Best setter * 2016:

– Best setter * 2017:

– Best setter * 2018: FIVB Nations League – Best setter * 2019:

– Best setter * 2019: CEV European Championship – Best setter

State awards

* 2021:

Knight of the Legion of Honour

References

External links

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at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Toniutti, Benjamin 1989 births Living people French sportspeople of Italian descent Sportspeople from Mulhouse French men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics European champions for France French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate volleyball players in Russia French expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate volleyball players in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate volleyball players in Poland VC Zenit Kazan players ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players Jastrzębski Węgiel players Setters (volleyball) Knights of the Legion of Honour