Luciano De Cecco

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Luciano De Cecco
Luciano De Cecco (Legavolley 2019).jpg
De Cecco in 2019
Personal information
NicknameCachete
Born (1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 36)
Santa Fe, Argentina
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Spike345 cm (136 in)
Block330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current club Modena Volley
Career
YearsTeams
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007
2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2014
2014–2020
2020–2024
2024–
Gimnasia y Esgrima Santa Fe
Bolívar Voley
Gabeca Pallavolo
Belgrano de Córdoba
Top Volley Latina
Dynamo Kaliningrad
Bolívar Voley
Gabeca Pallavolo
Volley Piacenza
Sir Safety Perugia
Volley Lube
Modena Volley
National team
2006–Flag 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
Pan American Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Gatineau
South American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Recife
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Chile
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Colombia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Brazil
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Brazil

Luciano De Cecco (born 2 June 1988) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for Modena Volley and the Argentina national team. [1] He won the bronze medal at 2020 Summer Olympics.

Contents

Career

Club

In May 2014, De Cecco signed a 3-year contract with Sir Safety Perugia. [2] For the 2020–21 season, he moved to Cucine Lube Civitanova.

National team

Luciano was first appointed to Argentine national team in 2006 before the World League, but he did not play in any match. He began his participation during the World Championship where Argentina took 13th place. His national team won silvers medals at South American Championship in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 because four losses to Brazil in the finals. In 2009 and 2011, he was awarded Best Setter of South American Championship. In 2011, he achieved the title of the Best Setter of the World League. On December 4, 2011, he was Best Setter of World Cup. [3]

In 2015, De Cecco won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

In 2023 Luciano won the gold medal at the South American Championship held in Recife, Brazil.

On July 3, 2024 the Argentine Olympic Committee appointed De Cecco and the field hockey player Rocío Sánchez Moccia as the flag bearers to 2024 Summer Olympics. [4]

Honours

Club

Individual awards

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References

  1. "De Cecco replaces Bruno in Modena, headlines a number of new transfers". Volleyball World. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. Luciano de Cecco zawodnikiem Sir Safety Perugia – sportowefakty.pl – 12-05-2014
  3. Maxim Mikhaylov earns MVP of FIVB Men’s World Cup – fivb.org – 04-12-2011
  4. "ROCÍO SÁNCHEZ MOCCIA Y LUCIANO DE CECCO SERÁN LOS ABANDERADOS DE ARGENTINA EN LOS JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS DE PARÍS 2024" (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Argentino. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
Awards
Preceded by
Flag of Argentina.svg Santiago Orduna
Best Setter of
CSV South American Championship

2009
2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
CSV South American Club Championship

2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Server of
FIVB Club World Championship

2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Setter of
FIVB World League

2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Setter of
FIVB World Cup

2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Setter of
Pan American Games

2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Setter of
CEV Champions League

2016/2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Setter of
Olympic Games

2020
Succeeded by
TBD
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
París 2024
With: Rocío Sánchez Moccia
Succeeded by
Incumbent