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{{Short description|Italian volleyball player (born 1966)}}
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| birth_place  = [[Fucecchio]], Italy
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| height       = 197 cm
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[volleyball]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{ITA}} }}
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]|[[Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]|[[Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|World Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1990 FIVB Men's World Championship|1990 Brazil]]|[[1990 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads|Team]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1994 FIVB Men's World Championship|1994 Greece]]|[[1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads|Team]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1998 FIVB Men's World Championship|1998 Japan]]|[[1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1995 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup|1995 Japan]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1989 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup|1989 Japan]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1999 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup|1999 Japan]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup|World Grand Champions Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1993 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup|1993 Japan]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Goodwill Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1990 Goodwill Games|1990 Seattle]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball World League|World League]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1990 FIVB Volleyball World League|1990 Osaka]]|}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1991 FIVB Volleyball World League|1991 Milan]]|}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1992 FIVB Volleyball World League|1992 Genoa]]|}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1994 FIVB Volleyball World League|1994 Milan]]|}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2000 FIVB Volleyball World League|2000 Rotterdam]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1996 FIVB Volleyball World League|1996 Rotterdam]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1993 FIVB Volleyball World League|1993 São Paulo]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's European Volleyball Championship|European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship|1989 Sweden]]|}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1993 Men's European Volleyball Championship|1993 Finland]]|}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1995 Men's European Volleyball Championship|1995 Greece]]|}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship|1999 Austria]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Mediterranean Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[Volleyball at the 1991 Mediterranean Games|1991 Athens]]|}}
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'''Marco Bracci''' (born 23 August 1966) is a former [[Italy|Italian]] [[volleyball]] player, ranked amongst the world's most valuable players of the late 1980s and 1990s. A 197&nbsp;cm athlete, Bracci played as passer-hitter.

Bracci made his debut for the [[Italy men's national volleyball team|Italian national team]] on 6 May 1988. He earned 344 caps for his native country, winning three [[FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|Volleyball World Championships]] (1990, 1994 and 1998) and four [[Men's European Volleyball Championship|Volleyball European Championships]] (1989, 1993, 1995 and 1999), plus numerous other titles. One of the most winning players of all-time in the Italian Championships, his club titles include six ''scudetti'' and four European Champions Cups.

Bracci played at four [[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]], winning  a silver medal at the [[Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Games]] and a bronze medal at the [[Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418000645/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/marco-bracci-1.html Olympic results]</ref>

==Coaching==

Bracci has worked as an assistant coach to [[Massimo Barbolini]], the head coach of the [[Italy women's national volleyball team|Italian women's national volleyball team]].

==Clubs==
{| class="wikitable"
! align="center"|'''Club'''!! align="center"|'''Country'''!! align="center"|'''From'''!! align="center"|'''To'''
|-align="left"
|[[Parma (volleyball)|Parma]]
|{{ITA}}
|1987-1988
|1993-1994
|-align="left"
|[[Modena (volleyball)|Modena]]
|{{ITA}}
|1994-1995
|1997-1998
|-align=left
|[[Rome (volleyball)|Piaggio Roma]]
|{{ITA}}
|1998-1999
|2000-2001
|-align="left"
|[[Macerata (volleyball)|Macerata]]
|{{ITA}}
|2001-2002
|2004-2005
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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{{Italy squad 1990 FIVB Men's World Championship}}
{{Italy squad 1994 FIVB Men's World Championship}}
{{Italy squad 1995 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup}}
{{Italy men's volleyball squad 1996 Summer Olympics}}
{{Italy squad 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship}}
{{Italy men's volleyball squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}

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[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Fucecchio]]
[[Category:Italian men's volleyball players]]
[[Category:Olympic volleyball players for Italy]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Italy]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Italy]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in volleyball]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games]]
[[Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy]]
[[Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball]]
[[Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Italian volleyball coaches]]
[[Category:Outside hitters]]
[[Category:Knights of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]]


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