Andrea Zorzi
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Andrea Zorzi (born 29 July 1965) is an Italian former volleyball player, won two World Championships with the Italy men's national volleyball team (1990 and 1994). A 201 cm athlete, Zorzi was an effective spiker who played as an opposite hitter. He was popularly known as "Zorro".[1] In 1991, he was declared World's Best Player by the FIVB.[1] In 2024, Zorzi was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2]
National team
Zorzi was the 1990 FIVB World League MVP after helping Italy win the gold medal, and was at one point reputedly the world's highest paid volleyball player.[3] He was instrumental in Italy winning the gold medal at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle.[2]
Zorzi won gold medals with the Italian team at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil and the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Greece.[4][2]
Zorzi was a silver medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[5][4]
In the European Championship, Zorzi won gold medals while representing Italy in 1989, 1993, and 1995, and won a silver medal in 1991.[4]
Club volleyball
Playing for almost all the major volleyball clubs of Italy, including Maxicono Parma and Sisley Treviso, Zorzi won several titles: these include two Italian Championships (1990, 1996) and one European Champions League in 1995.[6]
Clubs
| Club | Country | From | To |
| Padua | Italy | 1982–1983 | 1984–1985 |
| Parma | Italy | 1985–1986 | 1989–1990 |
| Milan | Italy | 1990–1991 | 1993–1994 |
| Sisley Treviso | Italy | 1994–1995 | 1995–1996 |
| Macerata | Italy | 1996–1997 | 1997–1998 |
Individual awards
- 1990 FIVB World League "Most Valuable Player"
- 1991 FIVB World League "Most Valuable Player"
- 1992 FIVB World League "Best Server"
- 2024 International Volleyball Hall of Fame
References
External links
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Venice
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- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Italian men's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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