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| Born | (1968-08-11)11 August 1968 (age 56) Trento, Italy | ||||||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||
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Lorenzo Bernardi (born 11 August 1968) is an Italian professionalvolleyball coach and former player, a silver medallist at theOlympic Games Atlanta 1996, two–timeWorld Champion (1990,1994), and a two–timeEuropean Champion (1989,1995).
Bernardi was elected the best player of the 1994 World Championship and 1995 European Championship, and in 2001, theFIVB declared him to be the "Volleyball Player of the Century" withKarch Kiraly.[1]
Born inTrento, Bernardi started his long career in the 1980s as setter, but later was switched to hitter and passer. From 1985 he played with thePanini Modena club. Bernardi won the Italian championship nine times with Modena and withSisley Treviso, which he played for from 1990 to 2001.
His first cap withItaly national volleyball team was on 27 May 1987, he played for a total of 306 times in "Azzurri" colours, winning twoEuropean gold medals in (1989 and 1995), twoWorld Championships (1990 and 1994), threeVolleyball World Leagues and theVolleyball World Cup in 1995. His international tally also includes two more gold medals, five silver medals and one bronze.Lorenzo was named the most valuable player of the 1992FIVB World League after the Italians won the event for the third time in a row.Lorenzo was named the Best Player of the 1994FIVB World Championship after Italy captured the gold medal for the second consecutive time. During Bernardi's finalOlympic Games appearance in 1996 inAtlanta, Italy won all five of its Pool B matches in straight sets. Italy continued its success with a four-set victory over Argentina in the quarterfinals, followed by a four-set semifinal victory over Serbia and Montenegro to reach its first-ever Olympic gold-medal match. However,Netherlands battled to a five-set victory leaving Italy with the silver medal.Lorenzo was named the Best Player of the 1994FIVB World Championship after Italy captured the gold medal for the second consecutive time.In 2004, he played some competitions inQatar and after a spell inGreece andOlympiacos, he has returned to play inItaly as of November 2005. In spite of his late age of 37, he was declared MVP of the first match in his new Italian club career. In his later career he played for a B1 series (Italy's third category) near his nativeTrento, finishing his playing career with Montichiari in 2007. Overall, Bernardi competed 306 times for Italy in international competition.Lorenzo was part of nine Italian League championship teams to cement his legendary status in his home country.During the 2010/2011 season, he took over the head coach position of the Polish clubJastrzębski Węgiel, and was able to reach the 4th spot in theCEV Champions League.Bernardi in 2014 was named new coach of theHalkbank Ankara. In November 2016, he replacedSlobodan Kovač as coach ofSir Safety Perugia.[2]
Lorenzo Bernardi's versatility became a superior attribute to the sport that become a multi-talented hitter, outstanding passer and one of the ultimate all-around players of his generation.[3]
1989–90 – withModena Volley 1994–95 – withSisley Treviso 1998–99 – with Sisley Treviso 1999–00 – with Sisley Treviso
1985–86 – with Modena Volley 1993–94 – with Sisley Treviso 1990–91 – with Sisley Treviso 1992–93 – with Sisley Treviso 1997–98 – with Sisley Treviso 2004–05 – withLube Banca Macerata Italian Cup, with Modena Volley
Italian Championship, with Modena Volley Italian Championship, with Modena Volley Italian Cup, with Modena Volley Italian Championship, with Modena Volley Italian Cup, with Modena Volley Italian Championship, with Modena Volley Italian Cup, with Sisley Treviso Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso Italian SuperCup, with Sisley Treviso Italian SuperCup, with Sisley Treviso Italian Cup, with Sisley Treviso Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso Italian SuperCup, with Sisley Treviso Turkish SuperCup, withHalkbank Ankara Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara Turkish SuperCup, with Halkbank Ankara Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Perugia Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
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