Antonin Rouzier (born 18 August 1986) is a French former professional

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player, a former member of the

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. A participant in the

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, 2015 European Champion and the 2015 World League winner.

Personal life

Rouzier was born in

Saint-Martin-d'Hères Saint-Martin-d'Hères (; ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration),

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. On 27 July 2014 Antonin married to Lili. In May 2016 his wife gave birth to their son Louis.

Career

In 2011–2013 Rouzier played for the Polish club

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. He won bronze (2011/2012) and silver (2012/2013) of Polish Championship, Polish Cup 2013. In season 2013/2014 moved to Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo. After financial problems of the Italian club decided to leave team from

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. In June 2014 moved to Turkish Ziraat Bankası Ankara. On 18 October 2015 French national team, including Rouzier, achieved title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with

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in the finale).''France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver''
– cev.lu – 18-10-2015 He received individual award for the ''Most valuable player'' of the championships. In May 2017 he signed one-year contract with Russian club Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.

Honours

Clubs

* National championships ** 2008/2009 Silver medal with cup

Belgian Championship, with

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** 2010/2011 Gold medal with cup

French Championship, with

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** 2012/2013 Simple gold cup

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, with

** 2012/2013 Silver medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

Individual awards

* 2009: CEV European Championship – Best scorer * 2011: French Championship – Best opposite * 2013:

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– Best spiker * 2015: CEV European Championship – Most valuable player * 2016:

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– Best outside spiker

References

External links

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Player profile
at ''LegaVolley.it''
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at ''PlusLiga.pl'' * *
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at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Rouzier, Antonin 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Isère French men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for France Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate volleyball players in Belgium French expatriate volleyball players in Poland French expatriate volleyball players in Italy French expatriate volleyball players in Turkey French expatriate volleyball players in Russia French expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate volleyball players in Japan French expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate volleyball players in Qatar ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players Opposite hitters European champions for France 21st-century French sportsmen