Matteo Piano

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Matteo Piano

| image = Matteo Piano (Legavolley 2018).jpg

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|10|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Asti, Italy

| position = Middle blocker

| height = 2.09 m

| weight = 101 kg

| spike = 349 cm

| block = 320 cm

| team = Revivre Milano

| currentnumber = 11

| years = 2006–2009
2009–2011
2011–2014
2014–2017
2017–

| clubs = Volley Asti
Copra Elior Piacenza
Altotevere Città di Castello
Azimut Modena
Revivre Milano

| nationalyears = 2013–

| nationalteam = {{vb|Italy}}

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{ITA}}}}

File:Olympic rings.svg

}}

Matteo Piano (born 24 October 1990) is an Italian volleyball player, a member of Italy men's national volleyball team and Revivre Milano. Matteo Piano has a standing reach of 209 cm. He was silver medalist at the 2016 Olympics and the 2015 World Cup, silver medalist at the European Championship 2013, and bronze medalist of the World League (2013, 2014).

Career

=National team=

Piano debuted with the Italy men's national volleyball team in 2013. In 2013 Italy, including Piano, won bronze medal of World League. In the same year he achieved silver medal of European Championship.[http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx? ID=559&NewsID=15434&TagType=0&TagContent=0&NewsType=0&Paging=0&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900 Russian giants add yet another title to their unique showcase ] - cev.lu - 29 September 2013 In 2014 he and his Italian teammates won bronze of World League held in Florence, Italy.[http://www.fivb.org/en/volleyball/competitions/worldleague/2014/viewPressRelease.asp?No=47368&Language=en Italy claim second consecutive World League Finals bronze] - fivb.org - 20 July 2014 He was also part of the team that won the silver medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics and in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup.

Sporting achievements

=Clubs=

==National championships==

2014/2015 16px Italian Cup, with Modena Volley
2015/2016 16px Italian Cup, with DHL Modena

=National team=

=Individual=

2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Best Middle Blocker{{cite web |url=http://grandchampionscup.2017.men.fivb.com/en/news/lucas-mauricio-lead-block-party-in-brazils?id=73001 |title=BRAZIL WIN RECORD FIFTH TITLE IN MEN'S WORLD GRAND CHAMPIONS CUP |publisher=FIVB.org |date=17 September 2017 |accessdate=17 September 2017}}

References

External links

[http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldLeague/2013/Players.asp?Tourn=WL2013&Team=ITA&No=141936 FIVB profile]
[http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioAtleta.asp?IdAtleta=Pia-Mat-90 LegaVolley player profile]
{{CEV player}}
{{Olympedia}}
{{Olympics.com profile|matteo-piano}}
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{{succession box |

| before = {{flagicon|USA}} Maxwell Holt and
{{flagicon|ITA}} Emanuele Birarelli

| after = TBD

| title = Best Middle Blocker of
World Grand Champions Cup

| years = 2017
ex aequo {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Saatkamp

|}}

Category:1990 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Asti

Category:Italian men's volleyball players

Category:Modena Volley players

Category:Olympic volleyball players for Italy