Luca Cantagalli

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Luca Cantagalli
Personal information
Born (1965-12-08) 8 December 1965 (age 58)
Cavriago, Province of Reggio Emilia, Italy
Height199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number10
National team
1986–1996Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Luca Cantagalli (born 8 December 1965, in Cavriago) is an Italian volleyball former player who was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and 1994. He was nicknamed "bazooka" by the fans, due to his powerful spikes. He competed at three Olympic Games, winning a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. [1]

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Career

Debuting on 18 March 1986, he totalled 330 caps for Italy men's national volleyball team. He was four times Italian champion and three times European Champion (1989, 1993 and 1995).

After announcing his retire at the end of the 2005-2006 season, he played shortly for the team of his native Cavriago in the A2 series of Italy. Cantagalli retired in 2007.

Clubs

ClubCountryFromTo
Panini Modena Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1980-19811989-1990
Sisley Treviso Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1990-19911992-1993
Modena Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1993-19941997-1998
Palermo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1998-19991999-2000
Modena Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2000-20012003-2004
Taranto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2004-20052004-2005
Santa Croce sull'Arno Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2005-20062005-2006
Cavriago Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2006-2007

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luca Cantagalli Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2019.