Laurent Tillie

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Laurent Tillie
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Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1963-12-01) 1 December 1963 (age 60)
Algiers, Algeria
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Coaching information
Current team Osaka Bluteon
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
2001–2012
2005–2006
2012–2021
2016–2017
2020–		 AS Cannes
Czech Republic
France
RC Cannes
Osaka Bluteon
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Career
YearsTeams
1980–1984
1986–1987
1987–1991
1991–1995
1995–1998
1998–2001
2001–2002		 AS Cannes
Pallavolo Falconara
AS Cannes
Pallavolo Falconara
Paris UC
Nice VB
AS Cannes
National team
1982–1995Flag of France.svg  France (406)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
CEV European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Belgium
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Netherlands
Head coach Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo
FIVB World League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Curitiba
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Kraków
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Lille
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Rimini
CEV European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Italy/Bulgaria

Laurent Tillie (born 1 December 1963) is a French professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the France national team from 1982 to 1995 and took part in 2 Olympic Games (Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992). He serves as head coach for the Japanese team, Osaka Bluteon.

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Personal life

Tillie earned a Bachelor of Science in Movement and Education in 1984, as well as a Diploma of Physiotherapy and Kinesiology in 1991, from the University of Nice. Tillie is a father of three: Kevin, Kim, and Killian, as well as the husband to the former Dutch national team captain, Caroline Keulen. Kim graduated from the University of Utah where he played for the Utah Utes men's basketball team. He went on to make the Men’s French National team, winning a bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup. Kevin attended the University of California, Irvine, where he became a 2-time NCAA Volleyball Champion with the UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball team, and is currently a member of the France men’s national team. The youngest, Killian, played for the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team at Gonzaga University.He is currently playing for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. Killian was also in the France national team developmental system, winning a gold medal with France at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and being named MVP of that competition.

Career

As a player

Tillie was part of the France men's national volleyball team between 1982 and 1995, playing in total 407 international matches. [1] He served as team captain from 1991 to 1992. France won a bronze medal at the 1985 European Championship and a silver medal two years later. His team qualified for World Championships in 1982, 1986, and 1990 and represented their country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Tillie played professionally for AS Cannes, Paris, Nice and Falconara in Italy. [2]

As a coach

After his playing career Tillie went into volleyball coaching, returning to Cannes in 2001. His team became French champions in 2005, and French Cup winner in 2007. In 2005, Tillie assumed more responsibility serving as the head coach for the Czech Republic men's national volleyball team. He led this team to 9th place at the 2005 European Championship and qualification for the 2006 World Championships. He remained with AS Cannes until he accepted the position as the head coach of the France men's national volleyball team in July 2012. In 2013 and 2014 the French team finished 10th at World League and just a few months later, France finished 4th at the 2014 Men’s World Championship in Poland. He coached the French men's national volleyball team to the 2015 World League Championship in Rio. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics he coached his team to the gold medal, defeating the ROC in five sets.

Honours

As a player

As a coach

Individual awards

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References

  1. ↑ Laurent Tillie - Head Coach, France Men’s National Team Archived 2015-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Men Volleyball XIII World Championship 1990 - Teams Composition - France". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Parade of stars in Ljubljana!". CEV . 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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