Laurent Tillie (born 1 December 1963) is a French professional

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coach and former player. He was a member of the France national team from 1982 to 1995, and a participant in the

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( Seoul 1988,

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). He currently serves as head coach for the Japanese team,

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Personal life

Tillie earned a Bachelor of Science in Movement and Education in 1984, as well as a Diploma of Physiotherapy and Kinesiology in 1991, from the University of Nice. Tillie is a father of three:

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, and Killian, as well as the husband to the former Dutch national team captain, Caroline Keulen. Kim graduated from the

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where he played for the

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team. He went on to make the Men’s French National team, winning a bronze medal at the

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. Kevin attended the

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, where he became a 2-time NCAA Volleyball Champion with the

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team, and is currently a member of the France men’s national team. The youngest, Killian, played for the

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team at

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.He is currently playing for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. Killian was also in the France national team developmental system, winning a gold medal with

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at the

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and being named MVP of that competition.

Career

As a player

Tillie was part of the

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between 1982 and 1995, playing in total 407 international matches. He served as team captain from 1991 to 1992. France won a bronze medal at the 1985 European Championship and a silver medal two years later. His team qualified for World Championships in 1982, 1986, and 1990 and represented their country at the

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in Seoul and

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in Barcelona. Tillie played professionally for

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, Paris, Nice and Falconara in Italy.

As a coach

After his playing career Tillie went into volleyball coaching, returning to Cannes in 2001. His team became French champions in 2005, and French Cup winner in 2007. In 2005, Tillie assumed more responsibility serving as the head coach for the

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. He led this team to 9th place at the 2005 European Championship and qualification for the 2006 World Championships. He remained with AS Cannes until he accepted the position as the head coach of the

in July 2012. In 2013 and 2014 the French team finished 10th at World League and just a few months later, France finished 4th at the 2014 Men’s World Championship in Poland. He coached the French men's national volleyball team to the 2015 World League Championship in Rio. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics he coached his team to the gold medal, defeating the ROC in five sets.

Honours

As a player

* CEV European Champions Cup ** Silver medal europe

1982/1983 – with

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1980/1981 – with

* National championships ** 1980/1981 Gold medal with cup

French Championship, with

** 1981/1982 Gold medal with cup

French Championship, with

** 1982/1983 Gold medal with cup

French Championship, with

** 1989/1990 Gold medal with cup

French Championship, with

** 1990/1991 Gold medal with cup

French Championship, with

** 1995/1996 Gold medal with cup

French Championship, with Paris UC ** 1996/1997 Simple gold cup

French Cup, with Paris UC ** 1996/1997 Gold medal with cup

French Championship, with Paris UC ** 1997/1998 Gold medal with cup

French Championship, with Paris UC

As a coach

* National championships ** 2004/2005 Gold medal with cup

French Championship, with

** 2006/2007 Simple gold cup

French Cup, with

Individual awards

* 2021: CEV – Coach of the Year

References

External links

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Player profile
at ''LegaVolley.it''
Coach/Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Tillie, Laurent 1963 births Living people Volleyball players from Algiers French sportspeople of Algerian descent French men's volleyball players French volleyball coaches Olympic volleyball players of France French Olympic coaches Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Japan AS Cannes Volley-Ball players Outside hitters