Seppe Rotty (born 12 March 2001) is a Belgian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Knack Roeselare and the Belgium national team.
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| Born | 12 March 2001 Torhout, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Spike | 345 cm (136 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Block | 325 cm (128 in) | ||||||||||||||
| College / University | Ghent University | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||
| Current club | Knack Roeselare | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Career
editClub
editAs a child, Rotty used to practise tennis and athletics at Houtland Torhout, before accidentally joining the volleyball team of Rembert Torhout.[1][2][3]
After graduating from Topsportschool Vilvoorde in 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Volley Menen.[1] As a player of that club, he was named the 2022 Player of the Year.[4]
For the 2022–23 season, he signed a contract with Knack Roeselare, the Belgian champions of that time.[5] In 2024, he was once again named the Player of the Year.[6]
National team
editHe made his debut in the senior national team in 2021.[7]
Personal life
editSince 2019, he has been studying industrial civil engineering at Ghent University.[1][2]
Honours
editClub
edit- CEV Cup
2022–23 – with Knack Roeselare[8]
- Domestic
References
edit- ^ a b c "Seppe Rotty (Decospan Menen) : "Overdonderd door totaal onverwachte dubbelslag"". Volley Magazine (in Dutch). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ a b "The Next Big Thing in Volleyball: Seppe Rotty". CEV. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Seppe Rotty (23) is uitgegroeid tot een Belgische volleybaltopper: "Ik ben niet snel van mijn melk"". KW (in Dutch). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Menen troeft Roeselare wel af op Volleyproms: Rotty Speler, Depestele coach van het Jaar". Sporza (in Dutch). 9 May 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Kampioen Roeselare haalt 'Speler van het Jaar' Seppe Rotty en Simon Plaskie weg bij concurrent Menen". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Seppe Rotty (Knack Roeselare) is Speler van het Jaar". KW (in Dutch). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Seppe Rotty beleeft zijn eerste dagen als Red Dragon: "Ondanks zware concurrentie vol ambitie"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Modena crowned #CEVCupM champions after a Golden Set". CEV. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Knack Roeselare wint 3–0 van Maaseik en eigent zich de veertiende landstitel toe". KW (in Dutch). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Roeselare verovert zestiende Beker van België volley". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 10 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Knack Roeselare blaast 60 kaarsjes uit". Volley Magazine (in Dutch). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
External links
edit- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at Volleybox.net