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{{short description|Argentine volleyball player and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
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| height         = 1.97 m
| image          = Copa de Campeones FMV 2023 Final - BugWarp 20 (cropped).jpg
| birth_date     = {{birth_date and age|1963|4|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = [[Buenos Aires, Argentina]]
| death_date     =
| death_place    =
| occupation     = Volleyball coach, player
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[volleyball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ARG}} }}
[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]]
{{MedalCompetition|[[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|World Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1982 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|1982 Argentina]] |}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1983 Pan American Games|1983 Caracas]]|[[Volleyball at the 1983 Pan American Games|Team]]}}
}}

'''Hugo Néstor Conte''' (born 14 April 1963) is a [[volleyball]] coach and retired player from [[Argentina]] who represented his native country in three [[Summer Olympics]]. He was born at [[Buenos Aires]]. He currently coaches Volley [[Cavriago]] in Italy.

After having finished in sixth place at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles]], Conte was a member of the [[Argentina men's national volleyball team|men's national team]] that claimed the bronze medal four years later in [[Seoul, South Korea]]. Twelve years later he was on the squad ending up in fourth place at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]. He is considered to be one of the eight greatest volleyball players of all time, and the best Argentinian player, next to [[Waldo Kantor]].

With the Italian club team [[Santal Parma]], he won the 1984 [[CEV Champions League|European Champions League]].

==Personal life==

Hugo's son, [[Facundo Conte|Facundo]], also became an international volleyball player.

==Clubs history==
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" 
| align="center"|'''Club'''
| align="center"|'''Country'''
| align="center"|'''From '''
| align="center"|'''To'''
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"
|[[Ferro Carril Oeste]]
|{{ARG}}
|1978-1979
|1981-1982
|-align=left
|[[AS Cannes Volley-Ball|AS Cannes]]
|{{FRA}}
|1982-1983
|1982-1983
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"
|[[Pallavolo Parma]]
|{{ITA}}
|1983-1984
|1983-1984
|-align=left
|[[Victor Village Ugento]]
|{{ITA}}
|1984-1985
|1985-1986
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"
|[[Ferro Carril Oeste]]
|{{ARG}}
|1986-1987
|1986-1987
|-align=left
|[[Pallavolo Catania|Acqua Pozzillo Catane]]
|{{ITA}}
|1987-1988
|1989-1990
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"
|[[Pallavolo Modena|Carimonte Modena]]
|{{ITA}}
|1990-1991
|1992-1993
|-align=left
|[[Piemonte Volley|Alpitour Diesel Cuneo]]
|{{ITA}}
|1993-1994
|1993-1994
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"
|[[Asystel Volley Milano|Tally Milan]]
|{{ITA}}
|1994-1995
|1994-1995
|-align=left
|[[Pallavolo Catania|Playa Catania]]
|{{ITA}}
|1995-1996
|1997-1998
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"
|[[Ferro Carril Oeste]]
|{{ARG}}
|1998-1999
|1999-2000
|-align=left
|[[Pallavolo Parma]]
|{{ITA}}
|2000-2001
|2000-2001
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/hugo-conte-1.html |title=Hugo Conte |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103135527/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/hugo-conte-1.html |archive-date=2012-11-03 |url-status=dead}}

==External links==
* {{sports links}}

{{Volleyball Hall of Fame members}}

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[[Category:1963 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Volleyball players from Buenos Aires]]
[[Category:Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent]]
[[Category:Argentine men's volleyball players]]
[[Category:Argentine volleyball coaches]]
[[Category:Olympic volleyball players for Argentina]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in volleyball]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in volleyball]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:International Volleyball Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:20th-century Argentine sportsmen]]