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

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, held in

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. He is of Slovene ethnicity and belongs to the

Slovene minority in Italy Slovene minority in Italy ( it, Minoranza slovena in Italia, sl, Slovenska manjšina v Italiji), also known as Slovenes in Italy ( it, Sloveni in Italia, sl, Slovenci v Italiji) is the name given to Italian citizens who belong to the autochthon ...

Sporting achievements

Individually

* 2009

Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner The Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner is a volleyball friendly competition for the national teams, currently held every year and organized by the Hubert Wagner Foundation. The first Memorial was held in 2003. The competition has been held every ...

- 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 People from Gorizia Italian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players of Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in volleyball Fenerbahçe volleyballers Iraklis V.C. players Expatriate volleyball players in Poland Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Resovia (volleyball) players Sportspeople from Friuli-Venezia Giulia {{Italy-volleyball-bio-stub