Roberto Santilli
{{Short description|Italian volleyball coach}}
{{Infobox volleyball player
| name = Roberto Santilli
| image = Roberto Santilli.jpg
| fullname =
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rome, Italy
| position = Setter
| currentcoachteam =
| coachyears = 1996–1998
1998–1999
1999–2000
2000–2001
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2010
2010–2013
2013–2014
2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2017–2018
2018–2019
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022
| coachteams = Gallo Gioia Del Colle
Boomerang Verona
Volley Lube ({{Tooltip|AC|Assistant coach}})
Top Volley Latina
Top Volley Latina
Volley Callipo
Tiscali Cagliari
Jastrzębski Węgiel
Iskra Odintsovo
Top Volley Latina
Germany ({{Tooltip|AC|Assistant coach}})
MKS Będzin
Australia
AZS Olsztyn
Jastrzębski Węgiel
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
Ziraat Bankası Ankara
Projekt Warsaw
}}
Roberto Santilli (born 22 February 1965) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player.
Career as coach
In 2007, Santilli moved to Jastrzębski Węgiel and coached his team to the 2008–09 PlusLiga bronze medal, and a silver one next season. Also, in 2010 they won the Polish Cup after beating Asseco Resovia.
In 2010, he left PlusLiga and joined the Russian team, Iskra Odintsovo.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportslaski.pl/artykul/santilli-opuszcza-jastrzebski-wegiel-wybral-rosyjska-superlige |title=Santilli opuszcza Jastrzębski Węgiel! Wybrał rosyjską Superligę |work=sportslaski.pl |language=pl |date=25 May 2015 |access-date=25 May 2015}}
Santilli was an assistant coach of Vital Heynen in the German national team, that won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Championship held in Poland. In 2015, he was named a new head coach of the Australian national volleyball team.{{cite web |url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/volleyroos-recruit-santilli-ahead-of-rio-2016?id=50682 |title=Volleyroos Recruit Santilli Ahead Of Rio 2016 |work=FIVB |date=23 February 2015 |access-date=23 February 2015}}
On 11 April 2017, he was appointed new head coach of the Polish team, Indykpol AZS Olsztyn.{{cite web |url=https://sport.onet.pl/plusliga-roberto-santilli-poprowadzi-indykpol-azs-olsztyn/7v68crd |title=PlusLiga: Roberto Santilli poprowadzi Indykpol AZS Olsztyn |work=sport.onet.pl |language=pl |date=21 March 2017 |access-date=21 March 2017}}
For the 2020–21 season, Santilli became the first ever foreign head coach in the South Korean Volleyball League, by joining Incheon Korean Air Jumbos.{{cite web |url=https://www.volleynews.it/roberto-santilli-sara-il-primo-tecnico-straniero-in-corea-del-sud/ |title=Roberto Santilli sarà il primo tecnico straniero in Corea del Sud |work=volleynews.it |language=it |date=24 May 2020 |access-date=24 May 2020}}
Honours
=Club=
- CEV Challenge Cup
- 16px 2008–09 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- Domestic
- 2009–10 16px Polish Cup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2020–21 16px South Korean Championship, with Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
- 2021–22 16px Turkish SuperCup, with Ziraat Bankası Ankara
=Youth national team=
- 2002 16px CEV U20 European Championship, with Italy U21
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons}}
- {{CEV coach|9915|Coach profile}}
- [https://www.legavolley.it/coach/SAN-ROB-65 Coach profile] at LegaVolley.it {{in lang|it}}
- [https://volleybox.net/roberto-santilli-p43274 Coach profile] at Volleybox.net
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Category:Sportspeople from Rome
Category:Italian men's volleyball players
Category:Italian volleyball coaches
Category:Volleyball coaches of international teams
Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Category:Italian expatriate volleyball people in Germany
Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Category:Jastrzębski Węgiel coaches
Category:AZS Olsztyn (volleyball) coaches
Category:Projekt Warsaw coaches
Category:Expatriate volleyball coaches