Andrea Giani

picture info	Andrea Giani Andrea Giani (; born 22 April 1970) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player who serves as head coach for the France national team and the Polish PlusLiga team, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. Giani achieved numerous successes in the 1990s, including three World Championships with his national team. He was an all-rounder able to play both as an outside hitter and as a middle blocker, but he played several times as an opposite spiker too. In 2008, Giani was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Career Giani's father, Dario, was a rower who took part in the 1964 Summer Olympics for Italy. After having trained with his father, now a rowing coach, Andrea tried for brief period as a football player. In 1985 the 14-year-old Giani began his career as a volleyball player for the local team of Sabaudia, in the Southern Latium, where he lived. Soon news about his qualities spread and attracted attention from the two main volleyball clubs of Italy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of Naples, province-level municipality is the third most populous Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 2,958,410 residents, and the List of urban areas in the European Union, eighth most populous in the European Union. Naples metropolitan area, Its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately . Naples also plays a key role in international diplomacy, since it is home to NATO's Allied Joint Force Command Naples and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. Founded by Greeks in the 1st millennium BC, first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope () was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship The 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 13 to 29 November 1998 in Fukuoka, Kobe, Sendai, Sapporo, Kawasaki, Uozu, Hiroshima, Osaka, Chiba, Hamamatsu, and Tokyo, Japan. Teams Qualification Squads Venues * Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka – Pool A * Kobe Green Arena, Kobe – Pool B * Sendai City Gymnasium, Sendai – Pool C * Makomanai Indoor Stadium, Sapporo – Pool D * Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki – Pool E * Uozu Techno Sports Dome, Uozu – Pool F * Hiroshima Green Arena, Hiroshima – Pool G * Namihaya Dome, Osaka – Pool G * Makuhari Messe, Chiba – Pool H * Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu – Pool H * Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo – Final round Results First round Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F Second round Pool G Pool H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1993 FIVB Volleyball World League The 1993 FIVB Volleyball World League was the fourth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 21 May to 31 July 1993. The Final Round was held in São Paulo, Brazil. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Final round Venue: Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards Most valuable player ** Giovane Gávio Best spiker * Dmitriy Fomin Best setter * Mauricio Lima Best blocker * Oleg Shatunov Best server * Dmitriy Fomin Best receiver * Gilmar Teixeira Best digger * Damiano Pippi External links 1993 World League Results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2000 FIVB Volleyball World League The 2000 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 11th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 26 May to 16 July 2000. The Final Round was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Pool C Final round Venue: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Pool play Finals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards Most valuable player ** Andrea Sartoretti Best server * Goran Vujević Best spiker * Guido Görtzen Best blocker * Martin van der Horst External links2000 World League Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Fivb World League 2000 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1999 FIVB Volleyball World League The 1999 FIVB Volleyball World League was the tenth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 28 May to 17 July 1999. The Final Round was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Pool C Final round Venue: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, Argentina Pool play Pool D Pool E Final four Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards Most valuable player ** Osvaldo Hernández Best scorer * Douglas Chiarotti Best libero * Mirko Corsano Best blocker * Pavel Pimienta Best setter * Raúl Diago Best server * Luigi Mastrangelo Best receiver * Enrique de la Fuente External links1999 World League Results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1997 FIVB Volleyball World League The 1997 FIVB Volleyball World League was the eighth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 16 May to 5 July 1997. The Final Round was held in Moscow, Russia. Pools composition Intercontinental round The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the Final Round. If the Final Round hosts Russia finish lower than second in Pool C, they will still qualify along with the best two second teams across all three pools. Pool A Pool B Pool C Final round Venue: Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Moscow, Russia Pool play Teams from the same pool of Intercontinental Round will not play. Russia will be considered as the runners-up of Pool B. Finals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards MVP ** Guido Görtzen Best scorer * Guido Görtzen Best spiker * Bas van de Goor Best server * Ramón Gato Best blocker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1995 FIVB Volleyball World League The 1995 FIVB Volleyball World League was the sixth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 19 May to 9 July 1995. The Final Round was held in Rio de Janeiro (Main) and Belo Horizonte (Sub), Brazil. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Pool C Final round Pool play Teams from the same pool of Intercontinental Round will not play. Venue: Mineirinho Arena, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Venue: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Finals Venue: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards Final round Best scorer: Dmitriy Fomin Best spiker: Gilson Bernardo Best blocker: Pasquale Gravina Best server: Gilson Bernardo Intercontinental round Best scorer: Rafael Pascual Best spiker: Osvaldo Hernández Best block ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1994 FIVB Volleyball World League The 1994 FIVB Volleyball World League was the fifth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 6 May to 30 July 1994. The Final Round was held in Milan, Italy. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Pool C Final round Venue: Forum di Assago, Assago, Italy Pool play Pool winners of Intercontinental Round will play against runners-up from other pools. Final four Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards Most valuable player * Andrea Giani Best spiker * Kim Se-jin Best setter * Shin Young-chul Best blocker * Jan Posthuma Best server * Lyubomir Ganev Best receiver * Park Hee-sang Best digger * Akihiko Matsuda External links 1994 World League Results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1992 FIVB Volleyball World League The 1992 FIVB Volleyball World League was the third edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 1 May to 5 September 1992. The Final Round was held in Genoa, Italy. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Pool C Playoff round * The top four teams qualified for the final phase. * The results of all the matches in the first round were taken into account for this round. Final round Venue: Palasport di Genova, Genoa, Italy All times are Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02:00). Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards Most valuable player * Lorenzo Bernardi Best spiker * Marcelo Negrão Best setter * Raúl Diago Best blocker * Ruslan Olihver Best server * Andrea Zorzi Best receiver * Xiang Chang Best digger * Jan Posthuma External links 1992 World Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1991 FIVB Volleyball World League The 1991 FIVB Volleyball World League was the second edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 10 countries from 17 May to 27 July 1991. The Final Round was held in Milan, Italy. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Final round Venue: Forum di Assago, Assago, Italy Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards Most valuable player ** Andrea Zorzi * Best spiker ** Ron Zwerver * Best setter ** Shin Young-chul * Best blocker ** Martin van der Horst * Best server ** Ron Zwerver * Best receiver ** Scott Fortune * Best digger Scott Fortune External links 1991 World League results {{DEFAULTSORT:Fivb World League 1991 1991 FIVB World League 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 ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIVB Volleyball World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The women's version of the competition was called FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitions, the World Championship, the World Cup and the World Grand Champions Cup. From 2018, the World League and World Grand Prix was replaced by the men's and women's Nations League and men's and women's Challenger Cup. History Origins The World League was created in 1990 as part of the intensive marketing programme that would become a distinctive mark of the FIVB's activities near the end of the century. The idea was to promote the sport of volleyball by establishing an annual competition that would appeal to audiences all over the world. Winners In the 1990s, the Italians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1993 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup The 1993 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Japan from 23 to 28 November 1993. Qualification Competition formula The competition formula of the 1993 Men's World Grand Champions Cup was the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained. Squads Venues * Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan * Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Results Osaka round Tokyo round Final standing Team Roster Marco Bracci, Claudio Galli, Andrea Gardini, Andrea Giani, Pasquale Gravina, Andrea Zorzi, Luca Cantagalli, Davide Bellini, Damiano Pippi, Michele Pasinato, Lorenzo Bernardi Head Coach: Julio Velasco Julio Velasco (born 9 February 1952) is an Argentine former professional volleyball player and coach. He obtained Italian citizenship in 1992. Velasco was inducted into the Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

picture info	Andrea Giani Andrea Giani (; born 22 April 1970) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player who serves as head coach for the France national team and the Polish PlusLiga team, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. Giani achieved numerous successes in the 1990s, including three World Championships with his national team. He was an all-rounder able to play both as an outside hitter and as a middle blocker, but he played several times as an opposite spiker too. In 2008, Giani was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Career Giani's father, Dario, was a rower who took part in the 1964 Summer Olympics for Italy. After having trained with his father, now a rowing coach, Andrea tried for brief period as a football player. In 1985 the 14-year-old Giani began his career as a volleyball player for the local team of Sabaudia, in the Southern Latium, where he lived. Soon news about his qualities spread and attracted attention from the two main volleyball clubs of Italy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of Naples, province-level municipality is the third most populous Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 2,958,410 residents, and the List of urban areas in the European Union, eighth most populous in the European Union. Naples metropolitan area, Its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately . Naples also plays a key role in international diplomacy, since it is home to NATO's Allied Joint Force Command Naples and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. Founded by Greeks in the 1st millennium BC, first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope () was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship The 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 13 to 29 November 1998 in Fukuoka, Kobe, Sendai, Sapporo, Kawasaki, Uozu, Hiroshima, Osaka, Chiba, Hamamatsu, and Tokyo, Japan. Teams Qualification Squads Venues * Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka – Pool A * Kobe Green Arena, Kobe – Pool B * Sendai City Gymnasium, Sendai – Pool C * Makomanai Indoor Stadium, Sapporo – Pool D * Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki – Pool E * Uozu Techno Sports Dome, Uozu – Pool F * Hiroshima Green Arena, Hiroshima – Pool G * Namihaya Dome, Osaka – Pool G * Makuhari Messe, Chiba – Pool H * Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu – Pool H * Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo – Final round Results First round Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F Second round Pool G Pool H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1993 FIVB Volleyball World League The 1993 FIVB Volleyball World League was the fourth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 21 May to 31 July 1993. The Final Round was held in São Paulo, Brazil. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Final round Venue: Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards Most valuable player ** Giovane Gávio Best spiker * Dmitriy Fomin Best setter * Mauricio Lima Best blocker * Oleg Shatunov Best server * Dmitriy Fomin Best receiver * Gilmar Teixeira Best digger * Damiano Pippi External links 1993 World League Results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2000 FIVB Volleyball World League The 2000 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 11th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 26 May to 16 July 2000. The Final Round was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Pool C Final round Venue: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Pool play Finals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards Most valuable player ** Andrea Sartoretti Best server * Goran Vujević Best spiker * Guido Görtzen Best blocker * Martin van der Horst External links2000 World League Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Fivb World League 2000 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1999 FIVB Volleyball World League The 1999 FIVB Volleyball World League was the tenth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 28 May to 17 July 1999. The Final Round was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Pool C Final round Venue: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, Argentina Pool play Pool D Pool E Final four Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards Most valuable player ** Osvaldo Hernández Best scorer * Douglas Chiarotti Best libero * Mirko Corsano Best blocker * Pavel Pimienta Best setter * Raúl Diago Best server * Luigi Mastrangelo Best receiver * Enrique de la Fuente External links1999 World League Results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1997 FIVB Volleyball World League The 1997 FIVB Volleyball World League was the eighth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 16 May to 5 July 1997. The Final Round was held in Moscow, Russia. Pools composition Intercontinental round The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the Final Round. If the Final Round hosts Russia finish lower than second in Pool C, they will still qualify along with the best two second teams across all three pools. Pool A Pool B Pool C Final round Venue: Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Moscow, Russia Pool play Teams from the same pool of Intercontinental Round will not play. Russia will be considered as the runners-up of Pool B. Finals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards MVP ** Guido Görtzen Best scorer * Guido Görtzen Best spiker * Bas van de Goor Best server * Ramón Gato Best blocker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1995 FIVB Volleyball World League The 1995 FIVB Volleyball World League was the sixth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 19 May to 9 July 1995. The Final Round was held in Rio de Janeiro (Main) and Belo Horizonte (Sub), Brazil. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Pool C Final round Pool play Teams from the same pool of Intercontinental Round will not play. Venue: Mineirinho Arena, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Venue: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Finals Venue: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards Final round Best scorer: Dmitriy Fomin Best spiker: Gilson Bernardo Best blocker: Pasquale Gravina Best server: Gilson Bernardo Intercontinental round Best scorer: Rafael Pascual Best spiker: Osvaldo Hernández Best block ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1994 FIVB Volleyball World League The 1994 FIVB Volleyball World League was the fifth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 6 May to 30 July 1994. The Final Round was held in Milan, Italy. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Pool C Final round Venue: Forum di Assago, Assago, Italy Pool play Pool winners of Intercontinental Round will play against runners-up from other pools. Final four Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards Most valuable player * Andrea Giani Best spiker * Kim Se-jin Best setter * Shin Young-chul Best blocker * Jan Posthuma Best server * Lyubomir Ganev Best receiver * Park Hee-sang Best digger * Akihiko Matsuda External links 1994 World League Results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1992 FIVB Volleyball World League The 1992 FIVB Volleyball World League was the third edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 1 May to 5 September 1992. The Final Round was held in Genoa, Italy. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Pool C Playoff round * The top four teams qualified for the final phase. * The results of all the matches in the first round were taken into account for this round. Final round Venue: Palasport di Genova, Genoa, Italy All times are Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02:00). Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards Most valuable player * Lorenzo Bernardi Best spiker * Marcelo Negrão Best setter * Raúl Diago Best blocker * Ruslan Olihver Best server * Andrea Zorzi Best receiver * Xiang Chang Best digger * Jan Posthuma External links 1992 World Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1991 FIVB Volleyball World League The 1991 FIVB Volleyball World League was the second edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 10 countries from 17 May to 27 July 1991. The Final Round was held in Milan, Italy. Pools composition Intercontinental round Pool A Pool B Final round Venue: Forum di Assago, Assago, Italy Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards Most valuable player ** Andrea Zorzi * Best spiker ** Ron Zwerver * Best setter ** Shin Young-chul * Best blocker ** Martin van der Horst * Best server ** Ron Zwerver * Best receiver ** Scott Fortune * Best digger Scott Fortune External links 1991 World League results {{DEFAULTSORT:Fivb World League 1991 1991 FIVB World League 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 ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIVB Volleyball World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The women's version of the competition was called FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitions, the World Championship, the World Cup and the World Grand Champions Cup. From 2018, the World League and World Grand Prix was replaced by the men's and women's Nations League and men's and women's Challenger Cup. History Origins The World League was created in 1990 as part of the intensive marketing programme that would become a distinctive mark of the FIVB's activities near the end of the century. The idea was to promote the sport of volleyball by establishing an annual competition that would appeal to audiences all over the world. Winners In the 1990s, the Italians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1993 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup The 1993 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Japan from 23 to 28 November 1993. Qualification Competition formula The competition formula of the 1993 Men's World Grand Champions Cup was the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained. Squads Venues * Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan * Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Results Osaka round Tokyo round Final standing Team Roster Marco Bracci, Claudio Galli, Andrea Gardini, Andrea Giani, Pasquale Gravina, Andrea Zorzi, Luca Cantagalli, Davide Bellini, Damiano Pippi, Michele Pasinato, Lorenzo Bernardi Head Coach: Julio Velasco Julio Velasco (born 9 February 1952) is an Argentine former professional volleyball player and coach. He obtained Italian citizenship in 1992. Velasco was inducted into the Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]