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Personal information
Full name	Daniel Jorge Castellani
Born	(1961-03-21) 21 March 1961 (age 64) 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 on March 21, 1961, is a famous Argentine volleyball coach and a former player. He played for the Argentine national team for many years, from 1976 to 1988. During his playing career, he won a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. He also earned a bronze medal at the 1982 World Championship. Today, he is the main coach for the Argentine women's national volleyball team.

About Daniel Castellani

Daniel Castellani was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is married to Silvina Pozzo. They have two children: a daughter named Ariana and a son named Iván. Iván also became a volleyball player, just like his father. He played as an opposite spiker for the Argentine national team.

Daniel Castellani's Coaching Career

Daniel Castellani has had a very successful career as a volleyball coach.

Coaching Skra Bełchatów and Poland

From 2006 to 2009, Castellani was the head coach for Skra Bełchatów, a well-known volleyball team. In 2009, he became the coach for the Polish national team. That same year, in September, he led the Polish team to win the European Champions title. This was a huge achievement!

Because of his success, he received a special award called the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta on September 14, 2009. This award is given to people who have done great things for Poland. The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, presented him with the award the next day. Castellani later left the Polish team after the 2010 World Championship in Italy.

Coaching Other Teams

In 2012, Castellani became the new head coach for ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, another team in the PlusLiga, which is Poland's top volleyball league.

In May 2015, he started coaching Sir Safety Perugia in Italy. After coaching Noliko Maaseik for one season in Belgium, he moved to Funvic Taubaté in Brazil in May 2017. He left this team in 2019.

For the 2023–24 season, Castellani was chosen to be the new head coach for Olympiacos, a team in Greece.

Daniel Castellani's Achievements

As a Player

Daniel Castellani won several medals and cups during his time as a player:

• CEV Cup
  • 1987–88 – with Camst Bologna (Silver Medal)
• CEV Challenge Cup
  • 1985–86 – with Kutiba Falconara (Gold Medal)
  • 1988–89 – with Petrarca Padova (Silver Medal)
• Youth National Team
  • 1980 CSV U21 South American Championship (Gold Medal)

As a Coach

As a coach, Daniel Castellani has led his teams to many victories:

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

See also

In Spanish: Daniel Castellani para niños