Facundo Conte

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Facundo Conte
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Conte in 2024
Personal information
Born (1989-08-25) 25 August 1989 (age 35)
Vicente López, Argentina
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Career
YearsTeams
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2016
2016–2018
2017
2018–2019
2019–2021
2021–2022
2022–2024
Rosario Sonder
GEBA
Pallavolo Catania
Zinella Volley
Volley Lube
Umbria Volley
Gabeca Pallavolo
Dynamo Krasnodar
Skra Bełchatów
Shanghai Golden Age
El Jaish
Funvic Taubaté
Sada Cruzeiro
Warta Zawiercie
Ciudad Vóley
National team
2008–2024Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Recife
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Brazil

Facundo Conte (born 25 August 1989) is an Argentine former professional volleyball player. Conte won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

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Personal life

Facundo was born in Vicente López, Argentina. His father, Hugo Conte, is a former volleyball player who was part of the national team that won a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. [1] He finished his secondary studies in Centro Cultural Italiano in Olivos.

Conte during the 2014-15 PlusLiga season as PGE Skra Belchatow player. Facundo Conte 2014-15 season.jpg
Conte during the 2014–15 PlusLiga season as PGE Skra Bełchatów player.

Career

Conte made his debut in the Argentina national team during the U19 World Championship (4th place) in 2007, and in the senior team during the 2008 America's Cup, held in Brazil (4th place). [2] Conte was also a part of the junior national team that won the 2008 South American Championship, defeating Brazil in the final and breaking a 26–year period without winning the tournament. [3]

In 2009, Conte took part in his first World League, finishing 5th with Argentina. After that, he joined Zinella Bologna, where he was coached by his father, Hugo. [4] During that year, Conte also helped Argentina finish third at the U21 World Championship, the country's best position in the history of the tournament. [5]

In 2010, Conte participated at the World League, but this time Argentina was unsuccessful, losing all 14 games. In September of that year, Conte was selected by coach Javier Weber to participate at the World Championship.

In 2015, Conte won a gold medal in the 2015 Pan American Games.

In 2013, he signed a contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów. He won the Polish Champion title in 2014. On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup. [6] In February 2015, he signed a contract with Skra until 2017. [7] On 7 February 2016, he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. On 29 April 2016, he left the team from Bełchatów. [8]

After competing in PlusLiga for three seasons, Conte signed a contract with Shanghai Golden Age, and played there for two seasons. In 2017, he moved to El Jaish in Qatar for the Qatar Cup and Emir Cup competitions. [9]

Honours

Club

Youth national team

Individual awards

Statistics

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References

  1. "Herederos de apellidos de la generación dorada ya integran elseleccionado nacional: Quiroga, Weber, Conte, Castellani y Uriarte. Los hijos del vóleibol". La Nación (in Spanish). 22 April 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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  3. "Polideportivo". La Nación (in Spanish). 13 October 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
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  7. "Conte i Uriarte na dłużej w PGE Skrze". Polsat Sport (in Polish). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  8. "Facundo Conte odchodzi z PGE Skry. Nie za darmo!". Dziennik Łódzki (in Polish). 29 April 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  9. "2014 Pan American Games MVP Facundo Conte Joins El Jaish in Qatar". VolleyMob. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
Awards
Preceded by
Not awarded
Best Outside Spiker of
CEV Champions League

2014/2015
ex aequo Flag of Cuba.svg Wilfredo León
Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
Pan American Games

2015
Succeeded by