Andrea Zorzi
Encyclopedia
Andrea Zorzi is a former Italian
volleyball
player, who won two World Championships with the Italy men's national volleyball team
(1990 and 1994). A 201 cm athlete, Zorzi was en effective spiker playing usually as opposite hitter. He was popularly known as Zorro.
After his debut in Bormio
in 1986, he totalled 325 caps with Italian national team. He was a silver medalist in the 1996 Summer Olympics
and also competed at the [Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]] and [Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] games.
Playing for almost all the major volleyball clubs of Italy, including Maxicono Parma and Sisley Treviso, he won several titles: these include two Italian Championships (1990, 1996) and one European Champions League in 1995. In 1991 he was declared World's Best Player by FIVB.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player, who won two World Championships with the Italy men's national volleyball team
Italy men's national volleyball team
The Italy men's national volleyball team is the volleyball national team of Italy. It dominated international volleyball competitions in the 1990s and early 2000s, by winning three World Championships in a row , six European Championships, one World Cup and eight World League The Italy men's...
(1990 and 1994). A 201 cm athlete, Zorzi was en effective spiker playing usually as opposite hitter. He was popularly known as Zorro.
After his debut in Bormio
Bormio
Bormio is a town and comune located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy. It has a population of 4,200...
in 1986, he totalled 325 caps with Italian national team. He was a silver medalist in the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured beach volleyball for the first time as the official Olympic sport.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
and also competed at the [Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]] and [Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] games.
Playing for almost all the major volleyball clubs of Italy, including Maxicono Parma and Sisley Treviso, he won several titles: these include two Italian Championships (1990, 1996) and one European Champions League in 1995. In 1991 he was declared World's Best Player by FIVB.
Clubs
| Club | Country | From | To |
| Padua | 1982–1983 | 1984–1985 | |
| Parma | 1985–1986 | 1989–1990 | |
| Milan | 1990–1991 | 1993–1994 | |
| Sisley Treviso | 1994–1995 | 1995–1996 | |
| Macerata | 1996–1997 | 1997–1998 |
Individual awards
- 1990 FIVB World League "Most Valuable Player"
- 1991 FIVB World League "Most Valuable Player"
- 1992 FIVB World League "Best Server"