Roberto Russo | |||||||||
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![]() Russo in 2021 | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Nationality | ![]() | ||||||||
Born | February 27, 1997 | ||||||||
Hometown | Palermo, Italy [1] | ||||||||
Height | 207 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||
Spike | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||||||
Block | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||||||
Volleyball information | |||||||||
Position | Middle Blocker | ||||||||
Current club | Sir Safety Umbria Volley | ||||||||
Number | 12 | ||||||||
Career | |||||||||
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Roberto Russo (born 27 February 1997) is an Italian volleyball player, a member of the Italy men's national volleyball team and Italian club Sir Safety Perugia.
Russo wanted to become a football player. His uncle was a volleyball player who introduced him into volleyball. [2]
Russo signed his first club in 2014. [2]
In 2015, he was called up for the U19 national team and in 2016 to the U21 and U23 national teams. [3]
In 2018, he was called up to the senior national team, with which he won, in the same year, the gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
2019–20 SuperLega – Best U23 Player [3]