Kévin Tillie

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Kévin Tillie

| image = Kevin Tillie AVCA All American Banquet 2013.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Tillie in 2013

| full_name = Kévin Peter Patrice Tillie

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|11|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cagnes-sur-Mer, France

| hometown =

| height = 2.00 m

| weight = 85 kg

| spike = 345 cm

| block = 325 cm

| college = Thompson Rivers University
University of California, Irvine

| position = Outside hitter

| currentclub = Projekt Warsaw

| currentnumber = 7

| years = 2009–2011
2011–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2017
2017–2019
2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022–

| teams = Thompson Rivers University
UC Irvine Anteaters
CMC Ravenna
Arkas İzmir
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Beijing Volleyball
Modena Volley
Projekt Warsaw
Top Volley Cisterna
Tours VB
Projekt Warsaw

| nationalyears = 2012–

| nationalteam = {{vb|FRA}}

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry| {{FRA}} }}

}}

Kévin Peter Patrice Tillie (born 2 November 1990) is a French professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Projekt Warsaw and the France national team.{{cite web |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Volley-ball/Actualites/Varsovie-confirme-le-retour-de-kevin-tillie/1343156 |title=Varsovie confirme le retour de Kevin Tillie |work=L'Équipe |language=fr |date=11 July 2022 |access-date=29 January 2024}} Tillie won a gold medal in the men's tournament at both the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, and the European Champion title in 2015.{{cite web |title=Medallists |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/VVO/OG2024_VVO_C92C_VVOMTEAM6-------------------------.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810125119/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/VVO/OG2024_VVO_C92C_VVOMTEAM6-------------------------.pdf |archive-date=10 August 2024 |access-date=10 August 2024 |publisher=Olympics}}{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/france-win-first-olympic-volleyball-medal-in-thriller |title=France win first Olympic Volleyball medal in thriller |work=olympics.com |date=7 August 2021 |access-date=29 January 2024 |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807195331/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/france-win-first-olympic-volleyball-medal-in-thriller |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/News.aspx?NewsID=21550&ID=5 |title=France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver |work=CEV |date=18 October 2015 |access-date=29 January 2024}}

Personal life

Tillie was born in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France. He is from an athletic family – his father Laurent is a volleyball coach and former player; his mother Caroline played at the professional and Olympic levels (as did Laurent); his older brother Kim played college basketball with the Utah Utes and now does professionally in Europe and with France; and his younger brother Killian played on a two-way contract with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies and its G League affiliate, Memphis Hustle.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

He is married to Anna Diakiewicz and has a daughter, Olivia.{{cite web |url=https://przegladsportowy.onet.pl/siatkowka/plusliga/francuz-zdradza-co-go-zaskoczylo-w-polsce-kevin-tillie-uwielbia-bary-mleczne/7btbmb9 |title=Francuz zdradza, co go zaskoczyło w Polsce. Kevin Tillie uwielbia... bary mleczne |work=Przegląd Sportowy |language=pl |date=11 December 2023 |access-date=29 January 2024}}

Career

After many appearances with the junior and youth national teams, Tillie debuted for the senior national team at the 2012 World League, where the French team finished in seventh place.{{cite web |url=http://www.sport.fr/omnisport/les-tillie-une-famille-en-bleu-263469.shtm |title=Les Tillie, une famille en bleu |work=sport.fr |language=fr |date=21 May 2012 |access-date=29 January 2024 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518073513/http://www.sport.fr/omnisport/les-tillie-une-famille-en-bleu-263469.shtm |url-status=dead }}

Tillie started his career at Thompson Rivers University for their athletic program Thompson Rivers WolfPack in Kamloops British Columbia. Kevin played with fellow Olympian Gord Perrin in his first year. In his second year he was second in the country in both kills per set and total kills, with 400.{{Cite web |title=Statistics |url=https://usports.ca/en/sports/volleyball/m/statistics |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=U SPORTS |language=en}} He made the All-Canadian Team honors averaging 4.41 kills per set. Tellie's second year setter is UBC Thunderbirds Headcoach, [https://gothunderbirds.ca/sports/mens-volleyball/roster/coaches/mike-hawkins/2460 Mike Hawkins]

After playing for the TRU WolfPack, Tillie transferred to the University of California, Irvine Anteaters for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Tillie was instrumental to UC Irvine as they made back to back NCAA championship runs those two years. Tillie earned AVCA All-American honors for both years.

In 2015, he moved to the Polish PlusLiga team, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and in his first professional season won the 2015–16 championship.{{cite web |url=https://zaksa.pl/kevin-tillie-w-zaksie/ |title=Kevin Tillie w ZAKSIE |work=ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |language=pl |date=7 May 2015 |access-date=29 January 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.plusliga.pl/news/id/28023.html |title=Wielki finał PlusLigi: Asseco Resovia Rzeszów – ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 0:3. ZAKSA mistrzem Polski! |work=PlusLiga |language=pl |date=26 April 2016 |access-date=29 January 2024}} In May 2016, he extended his contract until 2017, and the following season once again won the championship, as well as the national cup.{{cite web |url=https://zaksa.pl/sam-deroo-i-kevin-tillie-pozostaja-z-zaksa-kedzierzyn-kozle-w-kolejnym-sezonie/ |title=Sam Deroo i Kevin Tillie pozostają z ZAKSĄ Kędzierzyn-Koźle w kolejnym sezonie |work=ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |language=pl |date=2 May 2016 |access-date=29 January 2024}}

Honours

=Club=

CEV Cup
16px 2021–22 – with Tours VB
CEV Challenge Cup
16px 2023–24 – with Projekt Warsaw{{cite web |url=https://www.cev.eu/articles/club-volleyball/poland-s-projekt-warszawa-claims-cev-challenge-cup-2024-men-s-title/ |title=Poland's Projekt Warszawa Claims CEV Challenge Cup 2024 Men's Title |work=CEV |date=27 February 2024 |access-date=27 February 2024}}
Domestic
2014–15 16px Turkish Championship, with Arkas İzmir
2015–16 16px Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2016–17 16px Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2016–17 16px Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

=College=

Domestic
2012 16px NCAA National Championship, with UC Irvine Anteaters
2013 16px NCAA National Championship, with UC Irvine Anteaters

=Youth national team=

2008 16px CEV U20 European Championship

=Individual awards=

2017: Polish Cup – Best receiver

=State awards=

2021: File:Legion of Honour - Knight (France).png Knight of the Legion of Honour{{cite web |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000044033349 |title=Décret du 8 septembre 2021 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur |work=Légifrance |language=fr |access-date=11 May 2023}}

References

External links

{{CEV player|26392|Player profile}}
{{Olympics.com profile|kevin-tillie|Player profile}}
{{Olympedia|133931|Player profile}}
[https://www.legavolley.it/player/TIL-KEV-90 Player profile] at LegaVolley.it {{in lang|it}}
[https://www.plusliga.pl/players/id/28372 Player profile] at PlusLiga.pl {{in lang|pl}}
[https://volleybox.net/kevin-tillie-p503 Player profile] at Volleybox.net