Daniel Castellani

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Daniel Castellani
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Personal information
Full nameDaniel Jorge Castellani
NationalityArgentine
Born (1961-03-21) 21 March 1961 (age 63)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Coaching information
Current team Argentina (W)
Olympiacos
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
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–
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
PositionOutside hitter
Career
YearsTeams
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
1976–1988Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Honours

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 currently serves as head coach for the Argentina women's national team and Greek team Olympiacos. [1]

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Personal life

Castellani was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 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 Argentine 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. [2] 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. [3]

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. [4]

For the 2023–24 season, Castellani was appointed new head coach of Olympiacos. [5]

Honours

As a player

As a coach

State awards

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References

  1. "Daniel Castellani es el nuevo DT de Las Panteras". Voley Plus (in Spanish). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. "Reprezentacja siatkarzy odznaczona przez prezydenta". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 15 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. "Ecco la firma tanto attesa! Daniel Castellani è il nuovo allenatore di Perugia!". legavolley.it (in Italian). 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. "Renan Dal Zotto chega ao Taubaté e diz que cargo em clube não atrapalha trabalho na seleção". ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. "Castellani es el nuevo entrenador de Olympiacos". ole.com.ar (in Spanish). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Head coach of Poland
2009–2010
Succeeded by