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Daniel Castellani
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Personal information
Full name Daniel Jorge Castellani
Born (1961-03-21) 21 March 1961 (age 63)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Coaching information
Current team Argentina (W)
Previous teams coached
Years Teams
1993–1999
2001–2002
2002–2006
2006–2009
2009–2010
2011–2012
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2015
2015
2016–2017
2017–2019
2020–2021
2021–2023
2022–
2023–2024
Argentina
Telephonica Volley Gioia
Bolívar Voley
Skra Bełchatów
Poland
Finland
Fenerbahçe
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Fenerbahçe
Sir Safety Perugia
Noliko Maaseik
Vôlei Taubaté
AZS Olsztyn
Fenerbahçe
Argentina (W)
Olympiacos
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter
Career
Years Teams
1976–1982
1982–1983
1983–1984
1984–1985
1985–1986
1986–1987
1987–1988
1988–1991
1991–1993
Obras Sanitarias
Minas Tênis Clube
Pallavolo Chieti
Bradesco Atlântica
Pallavolo Falconara
VB San Nicolás
Zinella Volley
Pallavolo Padova
Volley Prato
National team
1976–1988  ARG
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Bronze 1988 Seoul
FIVB World Championship
Bronze 1982 Argentina
Pan American Games
Bronze 1983 Caracas
CSV South American Championship
Silver 1981 Chile
Silver 1983 Brazil
Silver 1987 Uruguay
Bronze 1979 Argentina
Head coach  ARG
CSV South American Championship
Silver 1993 Argentina
Silver 1995 Brazil
Silver 1999 Argentina
Bronze 1997 Venezuela
Head coach  POL
CEV European Championship
Gold 2009 Turkey

Daniel Jorge Castellani (born 21 March 1961) is an Argentine professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the Argentina national team from 1976 to 1988, and a bronze medallist at the Olympic Games Seoul 1988 and the 1982 World Championship. He serves as head coach for the Argentina women's national team.

Personal life

Castellani was born in Buenos Aires. He is married to Silvina Pozzo. They have two children – daughter named Ariana and son Iván, who was also a volleyball player, playing as an opposite spiker in the Argentina national team.

Career

As a coach

Castellani was a head coach of Skra Bełchatów in 2006–2009. In 2009, he took charge of the Polish national team, and in September 2009 led the team to the European Champions title. On 14 September 2009, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. He was dismissed before the end of his contract after an unsatisfactory result at the 2010 World Championship held in Italy.

In 2012, he was appointed new head coach of the PlusLiga team, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.

In May 2015, he started his work in Sir Safety Perugia.

In May 2017, after one season spent in Noliko Maaseik, he moved to Funvic Taubaté. Castellani was dismissed from his post in 2019, and replaced by Renan Dal Zotto.

For the 2023–24 season, Castellani was appointed new head coach of Olympiacos.

Honours

As a player

  • CEV Cup
    • Simple silver cup.svg 1987–88 – with Camst Bologna
  • CEV Challenge Cup
    • Simple gold cup.svg 1985–86 – with Kutiba Falconara
    • Simple silver cup.svg 1988–89 – with Petrarca Padova
  • Youth national team
    • 1980 Gold medal southamerica.svg CSV U21 South American Championship

As a coach

  • CEV Challenge Cup
    • Simple gold cup.svg 2013–14 – with Fenerbahçe
  • Domestic
    • 2002–03 Gold medal with cup.svg Argentine Championship, with Bolívar Voley
    • 2003–04 Gold medal with cup.svg Argentine Championship, with Bolívar Voley
    • 2006–07 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with BOT Skra Bełchatów
    • 2006–07 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with BOT Skra Bełchatów
    • 2007–08 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
    • 2007–08 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
    • 2008–09 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
    • 2008–09 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
    • 2011–12 Simple gold cup.svg Turkish SuperCup, with Fenerbahçe
    • 2011–12 Gold medal with cup.svg Turkish Cup, with Fenerbahçe
    • 2010–11 Gold medal with cup.svg Turkish Championship, with Fenerbahçe
    • 2011–12 Gold medal with cup.svg Turkish Championship, with Fenerbahçe
    • 2012–13 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
    • 2016–17 Simple gold cup.svg Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
    • 2023–24 Gold medal with cup.svg Greek Cup, with Olympiacos
    • 2023–24 Gold medal with cup.svg Greek Championship, with Olympiacos

State awards

  • 2009: Ribbon Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta

See also

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