Facundo Conte

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Facundo Conte

| image = Selección de Voley Argentina previo a Paris 2024 - BugWarp (36).jpg

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| caption = Conte in 2024

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| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|8|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Vicente López, Argentina

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| height = 1.97 m

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| position = Outside hitter

| years = 2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2016
2016–2018
2017
2018–2019
2019–2021
2021–2022
2022–2024

| teams = Rosario Sonder
GEBA
Pallavolo Catania
Zinella Volley
Volley Lube
Umbria Volley
Gabeca Pallavolo
Dynamo Krasnodar
Skra Bełchatów
Shanghai Golden Age
El Jaish
Funvic Taubaté
Sada Cruzeiro
Warta Zawiercie
Ciudad Vóley

| nationalyears = 2008–2024

| nationalteam = {{vb|ARG}}

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry| {{ARG}} }}

}}

Facundo Conte (born 25 August 1989) is an Argentine former professional volleyball player. Conte won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Personal life

Facundo was born in Vicente López, Argentina. His father, Hugo Conte, is a former volleyball player who was part of the national team that won a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic Games.{{cite web |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/los-hijos-del-voleibol-nid1256768/ |title=Herederos de apellidos de la generación dorada ya integran elseleccionado nacional: Quiroga, Weber, Conte, Castellani y Uriarte. Los hijos del vóleibol |work=La Nación |language=es |date=22 April 2010 |accessdate=15 March 2021}} He finished his secondary studies in Centro Cultural Italiano in Olivos.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

File:Facundo Conte 2014-15 season.jpg season as PGE Skra Bełchatów player.]]

Career

Conte made his debut in the Argentina national team during the U19 World Championship (4th place) in 2007, and in the senior team during the 2008 America's Cup, held in Brazil (4th place).{{cite web |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/polideportivo-nid1052121/ |title=Polideportivo |work=La Nación |language=es |date=21 September 2008 |accessdate=1 October 2010}} Conte was also a part of the junior national team that won the 2008 South American Championship, defeating Brazil in the final and breaking a 26–year period without winning the tournament.{{cite web |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/polideportivo-nid1058816/ |title=Polideportivo |work=La Nación |language=es |date=13 October 2008 |accessdate=1 October 2010}}

In 2009, Conte took part in his first World League, finishing 5th with Argentina. After that, he joined Zinella Bologna, where he was coached by his father, Hugo.{{cite web |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/voley/europa-tambien-seduce-al-voleibol-argentino-nid1150049/ |title=Europa también seduce al voleibol argentino |work=La Nación |language=es |date=13 July 2009 |accessdate=1 October 2010}} During that year, Conte also helped Argentina finish third at the U21 World Championship, the country's best position in the history of the tournament.{{cite web |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/voley/historico-tercer-puesto-del-seleccionado-juvenil-de-voleibol-nid1160483/ |title=Histórico tercer puesto del seleccionado juvenil de voleibol |work=La Nación |language=es |date=9 August 2009 |accessdate=1 October 2010}}

In 2010, Conte participated at the World League, but this time Argentina was unsuccessful, losing all 14 games. In September of that year, Conte was selected by coach Javier Weber to participate at the World Championship.

In 2015, Conte won a gold medal in the 2015 Pan American Games.

In 2013, he signed a contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów. He won the Polish Champion title in 2014. On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup.{{cite web |url=https://www.plusliga.pl/scup/subid/9755/s/news/id/4.html |title=ENEA Super Puchar w piłce siatkowej 2014 dla PGE Skry Bełchatów |work=PlusLiga |language=pl |date=8 October 2014 |accessdate=15 March 2021}} In February 2015, he signed a contract with Skra until 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.polsatsport.pl/wiadomosc/2015-02-20/conte-i-uriarte-na-dluzej-w-pge-skr/ |title=Conte i Uriarte na dłużej w PGE Skrze |work=Polsat Sport |language=pl |date=20 February 2015 |accessdate=15 March 2021}} On 7 February 2016, he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. On 29 April 2016, he left the team from Bełchatów.{{cite web |url=https://dzienniklodzki.pl/facundo-conte-odchodzi-z-pge-skry-nie-za-darmo/ar/9937100 |title=Facundo Conte odchodzi z PGE Skry. Nie za darmo! |work=Dziennik Łódzki |language=pl |date=29 April 2016 |accessdate=15 March 2021}}

After competing in PlusLiga for three seasons, Conte signed a contract with Shanghai Golden Age, and played there for two seasons. In 2017, he moved to El Jaish in Qatar for the Qatar Cup and Emir Cup competitions.{{cite web |url=https://volleymob.com/2014-pan-american-games-mvp-facundo-conte-joins-el-jaish-in-qatar/ |title=2014 Pan American Games MVP Facundo Conte Joins El Jaish in Qatar |work=VolleyMob |date=17 April 2017 |accessdate=15 March 2021}}

Honours

=Club=

FIVB Club World Championship
16px Betim 2019 – with Sada Cruzeiro
CSV South American Club Championship
16px Contagem 2020 – with Sada Cruzeiro
16px Blumenau 2024 – with Ciudad Vóley
CEV Challenge Cup
16px 2010–11 – with Lube Banca Macerata
Domestic
2005–06 16px Argentine Championship, with Rosario Sonder
2013–14 16px Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
2014–15 16px Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
2015–16 16px Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
2016–17 16px Chinese Championship, with Shanghai Golden Age
2017–18 16px Chinese Championship, with Shanghai Golden Age
2018–19 16px Brazilian Championship, with Vôlei Taubaté
2019–20 16px Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
2020–21 16px Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
2022–23 16px Argentine Cup, with Ciudad Vóley
2022–23 16px Argentine Championship, with Ciudad Vóley
2023–24 16px Argentine Cup, with Ciudad Vóley
2023–24 16px Argentine Championship, with Ciudad Vóley

=Youth national team=

2006 16px CSV U19 South American Championship
2008 16px CSV U21 South American Championship

=Individual awards=

2014: Polish SuperCup – Most valuable player
2015: CEV Champions League – Best outside spiker
2015: Pan American Games – Most valuable player
2016: Polish Cup – Best receiver
2019: FIVB Club World Championship – Best outside spiker
2020: CSV South American Club Championship – Best outside hitter

=Statistics=

2015–16 PlusLiga – [https://www.plusliga.pl/statsRanking/tournament_1/2015.html Best server] (44 aces)

References

External links

{{CEV player|28141|Player profile}}
[https://www.legavolley.it/player/CON-FAC-89 Player profile] at LegaVolley.it {{in lang|it}}
[https://www.plusliga.pl/players/id/21525 Player profile] at PlusLiga.pl {{in lang|pl}}
[https://volleybox.net/facundo-conte-p12 Player profile] at Volleybox.net
{{Olympics.com profile|facundo-conte|Player profile}}
{{Olympedia|124350|Player profile}}

{{succession box |

| before = Not awarded

| after = {{flagicon|CUB}} Wilfredo León
{{flagicon|SLO}} Tine Urnaut

| title = Best Outside Spiker of
CEV Champions League

| years = 2014/2015
ex aequo {{flagicon|CUB}} Wilfredo León

|}}

{{succession box |

| before = {{flagicon|CUB}} Wilfredo León

| after = {{flagicon|ARG}} Nicolás Bruno

| title = Most Valuable Player of
Pan American Games

| years = 2015

|}}