Simone Giannelli

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Simone Giannelli

| image = Simone Giannelli (Legavolley 2022).png

| image_size =

| caption = Giannelli in 2022

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|8|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bolzano, Italy

| height = 2.00 m

| weight = 89 kg

| spike = 352 cm

| block = 330 cm

| position = Setter

| currentclub = Sir Safety Perugia

| currentnumber = 6

| years = {{Ubl | 2012–2021 | 2021–}}

| teams = {{Ubl | Diatec Trentino | Sir Safety Perugia}}

| nationalyears = 2015–

| nationalteam = {{vb|ITA}}

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{ITA}}}}

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| updated = 17 September 2017

}}

Simone Giannelli (born 9 August 1996) is an Italian volleyball player, a member of the Italy men's national volleyball team and Italian club Sir Safety Perugia, silver medalist of the 2015 World Cup, bronze medalist of the 2015 European Championship, and gold medalist of the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship and the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www-old.cev.eu/PlayerDetail.aspx?PlayerID=47161|title=Simone Giannelli Player Details|website=old.cev.eu|access-date=12 September 2022}}

Career

Giannelli had proved himself as an up-and-coming star within volleyball by winning the Finals MVP award in the 2014-15 season with Trentino Volley in the Italian Volleyball League after defeating Modena Volley. He then followed the trend up by taking the starting 7 in the national team, despite competition by players such as Dragan Travica, Michele Baranowicz, and Marco Falaschi.{{cite web|url=https://www.legavolley.it/player/GIA-SIM-96|title=Simone Giannelli Profile|website=legavolley.it|access-date=12 September 2022}}

In his first year in the national team, Giannelli won a silver medal at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup and a bronze medal at the 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship, where he was also awarded the prize for best setter, the youngest in the history of the tournament.{{cite web|url=http://worldleague.2015.fivb.com/en/intercontinental-group1/competition/teams/ita/players|title=Simone Giannelli Player|website=worldleague.2015.fivb.com|access-date=12 September 2022}}

Giannelli is the only player to have earned an MVP award at both an FIVB World Championship and an FIVB Club World Championship.{{Cite web |last=volleyballworld.com |title=Giannelli earns Club World Champs MVP award |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/club-world-championship-men-2022/news/giannelli-earns-club-world-champs-mvp-award |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=volleyballworld.com |language=en}}

Honours

=Clubs=

==[[CEV Champions League]]==

16px 2015–16, with Trentino Diatec
16px 2020–21, with Trentino Itas
16px 2024–25, with Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia

==[[FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|FIVB Club World Championship]]==

==[[CEV Cup]]==

16px 2019, with Trentino Diatec

==Other international competitions==

2024 16px Bogdanka Volley Cup, with Sir Susa Vim Perugia

==National championships==

2011–12 16px Italian Championship, with Diatec Trentino
2012–13 16px Italian Championship, with Itas Diatec Trentino
2014–15 16px Italian Championship, with Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino
2015–16 16px Italian Championship, with Diatec Trentino
2016–17 16px Italian Championship, with Diatec Trentino
2017–18 16px Italian Championship, with Diatec Trentino
2018–19 16px Italian Championship, with Diatec Trentino
2020–21 16px Italian Championship, with Diatec Trentino
2021–22 16px Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
2021–22 16px Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Perugia
2022–23 16px Italian Super Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
2023–24 16px Italian Super Cup, with Sir Susa Perugia
2023–24 16px Italian Cup, with Sir Susa Perugia
2023–24 16px Italian Championship, with Sir Susa Perugia
2024–25 16px Italian Super Cup, with Sir Susa Perugia
2024–25 16px Italian Championship, with Sir Susa Perugia

=National team=

2015 16px CEV European Championship
2015 16px FIVB World Cup
2016 16px Olympic Games
2017 16px FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
2021 16px CEV European Championship
2022 16px FIVB World Championship
2023 16px Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner
2023 16px CEV European Championship

=Individual=

2012 Italian Trofeo Delle Regioni U19 – Most Valuable Player
2015 Italian Superlega Serie A1 – Most Valuable Player
2015 CEV European Championship – Best Setter
2016 CEV Champions League – Best Setter
2016 FIVB World League – Best Setter
2016 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Setter
2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Best Setter{{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}}
2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Setter
2021 European Championship – Most Valuable Player
2022 FIVB World Championship – Most Valuable Player
2022 FIVB World Championship – Best Setter
2022 FIVB Club World Championship – Most Valuable Player
2022 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Setter
2023 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Most Valuable Player
2023 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Best Setter
2023 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Setter
2024 Italian Superlega Serie A1 – Most Valuable Player
2024 Bogdanka Volley Cup – Best Setter
2025 CEV Champions League – Best Setter
2025 CEV Champions League – Most Valuable Player

References

External links

[http://worldleague.2015.fivb.com/en/intercontinental-group1/competition/teams/ita-italy/players/simone-giannelli?id=43414 FIVB profile]
[http://www.trentinovolley.it/lang/EN/catalogo/dettaglio_catalogo/simone_giannelli,6587.html Trentino Volley player profile]
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{{succession box

| before = {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Grankin

| after = {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Grankin

| title = Best Setter of
CEV European Championship

| years = 2015

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{{succession box

| before = {{flagicon|POL}} Fabian Drzyzga

| after = {{flagicon|ARG}} Luciano De Cecco

| title = Best Setter of
CEV Champions League

| years = 2015/2016

}}