Andrea Sartoretti (born 19 June 1971) is an Italian former

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player.

Biography

Born at

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, Sartoretti debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he usually played opposite hitter. Sartoretti was known for his powerful serve, which gained him the nickname of ''Sartorace''. Sartoretti won one Italian Serie A1 national title in 1997, with Pallavolo Modena. He also won three

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s and two European Supercups in his stay at Messaggero Ravenna (1991–1996). Sartoretti earned his first cap for Italy national team in 1993. He won four World Leagues (two times declared MVP), two European (2001 and 2003) and a

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(1998) titles. He has won two silver medals and a bronze medal in three Olympic Games between

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and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

. Sartoretti ended his playing career in 2009. He is currently part GM of Modena Volley. Sartoretti made 330 appearances for the national team of Italy.

Clubs

Individual awards

* '' 2000 World League "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2003 European Championship "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2003 European Championship "Best Server"'' * '' 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Server"'' * '' 2004 Summer Olympics "Best Server"'' * '' 2004 Summer Olympics "Best Scorer"'' * '' 2004 World League "Most Valuable Player"''

State awards

* 2000

Knight's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic * 2004 ITA OMRI 2001 Uff BAR

Officer's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

References

External links

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Olympedia profile: Andrea Sartoretti
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sartoretti, Andrea 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Perugia Olympic volleyball players for Italy Italian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in volleyball FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Italy Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Opposite hitters Knights of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Officers of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Italian sports executives and administrators 20th-century Italian sportsmen