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Francesca Piccinini (born 10 January 1979 in
Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 1999–00 Women's CEV Champions League — Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2000–01 Italian Championship - 
Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2001 Italian Supercup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2001 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2001–02 Women's CEV Champions League — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2001–02 Italian Championship - Champion, with Volley Bergamo
* 2002 Italian Supercup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2002 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2002–03 Women's CEV Champions League — Bronze medal, with Volley Bergamo
* 2003–04 CEV Challenge Cup - Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2003–04 Italian Championship - Champion, with Volley Bergamo
* 2004 Italian Supercup - Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2004 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2004–05 Women's CEV Champions League — Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2004–05 Italian Championship - Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2005 Italian Supercup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2005 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2005–06 Women's CEV Champions League — Bronze medal, with Volley Bergamo
* 2005–06 Italian Championship - Champion, with Volley Bergamo
* 2006 Italian Cup — Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2008 Italian Supercup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2008 Italian Cup — Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2008–09 CEV Champions League — Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2009–10 CEV Champions League — Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2010 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2010 FIVB Club World Championship — Bronze medal, with Volley Bergamo
* 2010–11 Italian Championship - Champion, with Volley Bergamo
* 2011 Italian Supercup - Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2011 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2015 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with Champions, with Pomì Casalmaggiore
* Champions, with Champions, with Runner-Up, with
{{DEFAULTSORT:Piccinini, Francesca 1979 births Living people People from Massa Italian women's volleyball players Serie A1 (women's volleyball) players Olympic volleyball players of Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from the Province of Massa-Carrara
Massa
Massa may refer to:
Places
*Massa, Tuscany, the administrative seat of the Italian province of Massa-Carrara.
*Massa (river), river in Switzerland
* Massa (Tanzanian ward), administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Ta ...
) is an Italian volleyball
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player who has represented Italy
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four times (2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012) at the Summer Olympics
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. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2002 World Championship in Germany
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. She made her debut for Italy on 10 June 1995 against the United States. She was inspired to become a professional volleyball player by the Japanese anime ''Attack No. 1
is a Japanese manga series by Chikako Urano. It became the first televised female sports anime series in the shōjo category.
The anime is an adaptation of Urano's 1968 volleyball manga serialized in Weekly Margaret Magazine under the sa ...
'', shown in Italy in the 1980s under the title ''Mimì e la nazionale della pallavolo''.
In 2004, she appeared nude in a calendar published by the Italian magazine ''Men's Health
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Started as a men's health maga ...
'' and modeled for '' Liu·Jo''.
Playing professionally with the Italian club Volley Bergamo, she won the "Most Valuable Player" award when her team won the 2009–10 CEV Indesit Champions League title.
Piccinini played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship. There her team ended up in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match 2–3 to Brazil.
In 2016, she again became "Most Valuable Player" when her team, Pomì Casalmaggiore, claimed the 2015–16 CEV DenizBank Champions League title 3–0 over the Turkish VakıfBank Istanbul.
Clubs
* Robur Massa (1991–1993) * Pallavolo Carrarese (1993–1995) *Reggio Emilia
Reggio nell'Emilia ( egl, Rèz; la, Regium Lepidi), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has abou ...
(1995–1996)
* Volley Modena (1996–1997)
* Volley 2000 Spezzano (1997–1998)
* Rexona Volley (1998–1999)
* Volley Bergamo (1999–2012)
* Chieri Volley
Chieri (; pms, Cher) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont (Italy), located about southeast of Turin, by rail and by road. It borders the following municipalities: Baldissero Torinese, Pavarolo, Montaldo Torines ...
(2012–2013)
* LJ Volley
LJ Volley, known as Liu Jo Modena, was an Italian women's volleyball club based in Modena. It played in the Serie A1 from its creation in 2013 until its dissolution in 2016.
History
The club was established when fashion company Liu·Jo decided t ...
(2013–2015)
* Pomì Casalmaggiore (2015–2016)
* Igor Gorgonzola Novara
AGIL Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Novara and currently playing in the Serie A1.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
* AGIL Trecate (1984–1999)
* AGIL Volley Trecate ...
(2016–2019)
* Futura Volley Busto Arsizio
UYBA Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Busto Arsizio, in the province of Varese. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league. The team is sponsored by Yamamay, an Italian company that produce ...
(2020–present)
Awards
Individuals
* 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix "Fair Play Award" * 2006–07 CEV Champions League "Best Spiker" * 2009–10 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four "Most Valuable Player" * 2015–16 CEV DenizBank Champions League Final Four "Most Valuable Player"Clubs
* 1999 Italian Supercup - Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 1999–00 Women's CEV Champions League — Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2000–01 Italian Championship - Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2001 Italian Supercup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2001 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2001–02 Women's CEV Champions League — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2001–02 Italian Championship - Champion, with Volley Bergamo
* 2002 Italian Supercup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2002 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2002–03 Women's CEV Champions League — Bronze medal, with Volley Bergamo
* 2003–04 CEV Challenge Cup - Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2003–04 Italian Championship - Champion, with Volley Bergamo
* 2004 Italian Supercup - Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2004 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2004–05 Women's CEV Champions League — Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2004–05 Italian Championship - Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2005 Italian Supercup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2005 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2005–06 Women's CEV Champions League — Bronze medal, with Volley Bergamo
* 2005–06 Italian Championship - Champion, with Volley Bergamo
* 2006 Italian Cup — Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2006–07 CEV Champions League
The 2006–07 CEV Champions League was the 48th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.
League round
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Playoffs
Playoff 12
...
— Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2008 Italian Supercup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2008 Italian Cup — Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2008–09 CEV Champions League — Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2009–10 CEV Champions League — Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2010 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2010 FIVB Club World Championship — Bronze medal, with Volley Bergamo
* 2010–11 Italian Championship - Champion, with Volley Bergamo
* 2011 Italian Supercup - Champions, with Volley Bergamo
* 2011 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
* 2015 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with LJ Volley
LJ Volley, known as Liu Jo Modena, was an Italian women's volleyball club based in Modena. It played in the Serie A1 from its creation in 2013 until its dissolution in 2016.
History
The club was established when fashion company Liu·Jo decided t ...
* 2015–16 CEV Champions League
The 2015–16 CEV Champions League was the 57th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.
Participating teams
Format League round
28 teams have been drawn to 7 pools ...
— Champions, with Pomì Casalmaggiore
* 2018–19 CEV Champions League
The 2018–19 CEV Champions League was the 60th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.
Qualification
Format
;League round
A round-robin format (each team plays ev ...
— Champions, with Igor Gorgonzola Novara
AGIL Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Novara and currently playing in the Serie A1.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
* AGIL Trecate (1984–1999)
* AGIL Volley Trecate ...
* 2019 Italian Cup — Champions, with Igor Gorgonzola Novara
AGIL Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Novara and currently playing in the Serie A1.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
* AGIL Trecate (1984–1999)
* AGIL Volley Trecate ...
* 2020 Italian Cup — Runner-Up, with Futura Volley Busto Arsizio
UYBA Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Busto Arsizio, in the province of Varese. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league. The team is sponsored by Yamamay, an Italian company that produce ...
References
External links
*{{DEFAULTSORT:Piccinini, Francesca 1979 births Living people People from Massa Italian women's volleyball players Serie A1 (women's volleyball) players Olympic volleyball players of Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from the Province of Massa-Carrara