Franco Bertoli (born 29 April 1959, in

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player who competed in the

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in Moscow and in the

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in Los Angeles. As a volleyball player, he gained the nickname of "Mano di pietra" ("Stone hand") for his attack skills. In 1980, Bertoli was part of the Italian team that finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches. Four years later, he won the bronze medal with the Italian team in the 1984 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. In total, he gained 219 caps with the Italian national team and was also appointed captain of the national team. He was declared best overall player in the 1983 European Championships in

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Club volleyball

In his club career, Bertoli was a mainstay of Klippan Torino (1977-1983) first and then of

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(1984-1990), two of the most successful Italian teams in the 1980s. Later he moved to Milan Volley, a short-lived volley companion of

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, where he won two World Cups in 1990 and 1992. Subsequently, he worked as a coach for the Modena's volleyball team (He won Italian and European Championship in 1998) them in Rome and Genova.

Personal life

Bertoli was a TV commentator for Sky Sports Italia for about eleven years, until the London Olympic Games in 2012. Now he works as professional coach, and is a member of the ICF (International Coach Federation). He is also an accredited Teacher in Numerology, Dip. CSN. AIN. and an Aura-Soma Colour-Care System Coach.

References

External links

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Volleybox.net Profile

Franco Bertoli's Website

Detailed club career
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bertoli, Franco 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Udine Italian men's volleyball players Italian volleyball coaches Olympic volleyball players for Italy Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Outside hitters Italian sports commentators Volleyball commentators Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball 20th-century Italian sportsmen