| Andrea Zorzi | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Andrea Zorzi | ||
| Nickname | Zorro | ||
| Born | (1965-07-29) 29 July 1965 (age 59) Noale, Province of Venice, Italy | ||
| Height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Opposite | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
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| Honours | |||
Andrea Zorzi (born 29 July 1965) is an Italian former volleyball player, won two World Championships with the Italy men's national volleyball team (1990 and 1994). A 201 cm athlete, Zorzi was an effective spiker who played as an opposite hitter. He was popularly known as "Zorro". In 1991, he was declared World's Best Player by the FIVB. In 2024, Zorzi was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
National team
Zorzi was the 1990 FIVB World League MVP after helping Italy win the gold medal, and was at one point reputedly the world's highest paid volleyball player. He was instrumental in Italy winning the gold medal at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle.
Zorzi won gold medals with the Italian team at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil and the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Greece.
Zorzi was a silver medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
In the European Championship, Zorzi won gold medals while representing Italy in 1989, 1993, and 1995, and won a silver medal in 1991.
Club volleyball
Playing for almost all the major volleyball clubs of Italy, including Maxicono Parma and Sisley Treviso, Zorzi won several titles: these include two Italian Championships (1990, 1996) and one European Champions League in 1995.
Clubs
| Club | Country | From | To |
| Padua | Italy | 1982–1983 | 1984–1985 |
| Parma | Italy | 1985–1986 | 1989–1990 |
| Milan | Italy | 1990–1991 | 1993–1994 |
| Sisley Treviso | Italy | 1994–1995 | 1995–1996 |
| Macerata | Italy | 1996–1997 | 1997–1998 |
Individual awards
- 1990 FIVB World League "Most Valuable Player"
- 1991 FIVB World League "Most Valuable Player"
- 1992 FIVB World League "Best Server"
- 2024 International Volleyball Hall of Fame
References
- ^ Feuer, Tom (20 May 2024). "2024 International Volleyball Hall class: Hovland, Henkel, Bell, Zorzi, Guimares, Rezaei, Pereyra, Lemaire, Panini". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Andrea Zorzi". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- "World League Volleyball". Los Angeles Times. 31 May 1991. Retrieved 4 October 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ "Andrea Zorzi". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrea Zorzi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- "Player tournaments". Volleybox.net. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
External links
- Andrea Zorzi at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Andrea Zorzi at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Andrea Zorzi at WorldofVolley
- Andrea Zorzi at Olympics.com
- Andrea Zorzi at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Andrea Zorzi at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
- Volleybox.net profile
| Italy squad – 1990 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Gold medal | ||
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| Italy squad – 1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Gold medal | ||
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| Italy squad – 1995 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup – Gold medal | ||
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| Italy men's volleyball squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Venice
- Olympic volleyball players for Italy
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Italian men's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Opposite hitters
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen