Philippe Blain
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Philippe Georges Antoine Blain (born 20 May 1960) is a French professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the France national team from 1984 to 1987 and a participant in the Olympic Games Seoul 1988. Blain serves as head coach for Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers. He also acted as Secretary of FIVB Technical & Coaching commission.[1]
Career as coach
Since 1998 he has coached in France, first at AS Cannes, then, since 2000, at Arago de Sète. Starting from 2001 he was a head coach of the France men's national volleyball team.
In 2013 he was announced as new assistant coach to new coach Stephane Antiga. They have been working with Poland men's national volleyball team. On September 21, 2014 Poland won a title of World Champion 2014.[2][3][4] On October 27, 2014 he received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding contribution to the development of Polish sport.[5]
On 29 March 2016, he signed a contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów and replaced the previous head coach, Miguel Angel Falasca.[6]
Blain coached the Japanese men's national volleyball team since 2017, first as an assistant coach and then as head coach from 2022 onwards. Under his guidance, Japan would qualify for two Olympics: the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the host nation and the 2024 Paris Olympics through the qualifying matches of 2023. Following the 2024 Olympics, Blain announced his departure from the team.[7][8]
Honours
As a coach
- CEV Cup
- File:Simple gold cup.svg 1998–99 – with AS Cannes
- Domestic
- 1994–95 File:Simple gold cup.svg French Cup, with AS Cannes
- 1994–95 File:Gold medal with cup.svg French Championship, with AS Cannes
- 1997–98 File:Simple gold cup.svg French Cup, with AS Cannes
- 2016–17 File:Silver medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
Individual awards
- 1986: FIVB World Championship – Most valuable player
- 1987: CEV European Championship – Most valuable player
State awards
- 2014: Ribbon Gold Cross of Merit[9]
- 2014: Ribbon Medaille de la Jeunesse et des Sports
References
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- ↑ Poland win second World Championship title at home – fivb.org – 21-09-2014
- ↑ Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil – fivb.org – 21-09-2014
- ↑ FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem – plusliga.pl – 21-09-2014
- ↑ "Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy" Template:Webarchive – prezydent.pl – 27-10-2014
- ↑ Mistrz Świata poprowadzi PGE Skrę – 29-03-2016
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- ↑ Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń – isap.sejm.gov.pl – 23-10-2014
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External links
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- Player profile at LegaVolley.it Template:In lang
- Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net
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- 1960 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Montpellier
- French men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for France
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- French volleyball coaches
- Olympic coaches for France
- Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
- Volleyball coaches of international teams
- French expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- French expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- French expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Skra Bełchatów coaches
- Coaches at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Occitan sportspeople
- 20th-century French sportsmen
- Olympic volleyball coaches