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.
| Luciano De Cecco | |||||
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.jpg) De Cecco in 2024 | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Nickname | Cachete | ||||
| Born | 2 June 1988 Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 345 cm (136 in) | ||||
| Block | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Setter | ||||
| Current club | Modena Volley | ||||
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Career
editClub
editIn 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
editLuciano 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 4 December 2011, he was Best Setter of World Cup.[3]
In 2015, De Cecco won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Luciano won the bronze medal at 2020 Summer Olympics.
In 2023, Luciano won the gold medal at the South American Championship held in Recife, Brazil.
On 3 July 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
editClub
edit- CEV Champions League
2016–17 – with Sir Safety Perugia
- FIVB Club World Championship
Betim 2021 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- CSV South American Club Championship
Argentina 2010 – with Bolívar Voley
- CEV Challenge Cup
2012–13 – with Copra Elior Piacenza
- Domestic
- 2006–07 Argentine Cup, with Bolívar Voley
- 2006–07
Argentine Championship, with Bolívar Voley - 2013–14 Italian Cup, with Copra Elior Piacenza
- 2017–18 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2017–18 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2017–18 Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2018–19 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2019–20 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2020–21 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2006–07
Individual awards
edit- 2009: CSV South American Championship – Best setter
- 2010: CSV South American Club Championship – Best setter
- 2010: CSV South American Club Championship – Most valuable player
- 2010: FIVB Club World Championship – Best server
- 2011: CSV South American Championship – Best setter
- 2011: FIVB World League – Best setter
- 2011: FIVB World Cup – Best setter
- 2013: CEV Challenge Cup – Most valuable player
- 2015: Pan American Games – Best setter
- 2017: CEV Champions League – Best setter
- 2021: Olympic Games – Best setter
- 2023: CSV South American Championship – Best setter
References
edit- ^ "De Cecco replaces Bruno in Modena, headlines a number of new transfers". Volleyball World. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Luciano de Cecco zawodnikiem Sir Safety Perugia – sportowefakty.pl – 12 May 2014
- ^ Maxim Mikhaylov earns MVP of FIVB Men’s World Cup – fivb.org – 4 December 2011
- ^ "ROCÍO SÁNCHEZ MOCCIA Y LUCIANO DE CECCO SERÁN LOS ABANDERADOS DE ARGENTINA EN LOS JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS DE PARÍS 2024" (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Argentino. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
External links
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- The Cecco 15
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
- Player profile at Olympics.com
- Player profile at Olympedia (archive)
