FIVB World League 2004
Encyclopedia
The FIVB World League 2004 was an international men's volleyball
tournament played by 12 countries from June 4 to July 18, 2004. The Final Round was held in Rome
, Italy
.
July 18, 2004
Team Roster
Giovane Gávio
, André Heller
, Henrique Randow, Mauricio Lima
, Gilberto Godoy Filho
, Murilo Endres
, André Nascimento, Sérgio Dutra Santos
, Anderson Rodrigues
, Gustavo Endres
, Ricardo Garcia, Dante Amaral
Head Coach
Bernardo Rezende
} Andrea Sartoretti
} Andrea Sartoretti
} Samuele Papi
} Luigi Mastrangelo
} Matey Kaziyski
} Ricardo Garcia
} Dante Amaral
} Teodor Salparov
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...
tournament played by 12 countries from June 4 to July 18, 2004. The Final Round was held in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
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...
.
Competing nations
The following national teams have been invited:| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
|---|---|---|
Pool A
| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 6.000 | 1,031 | 822 | 1.254 | |
| 2 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 0.880 | 1,030 | 1,016 | 1.014 | |
| 3 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 0.731 | 953 | 1,015 | 0.939 | |
| 4 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 0.375 | 875 | 1,036 | 0.845 |
Pool B
| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 2.385 | 1,042 | 950 | 1.097 | |
| 2 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 1.706 | 1,072 | 992 | 1.081 | |
| 3 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 0.917 | 1,063 | 1,055 | 1.008 | |
| 4 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 0.222 | 907 | 1,087 | 0.834 |
Pool C
| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 2.429 | 1,133 | 1,010 | 1.122 | |
| 2 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 1.421 | 1,036 | 1,000 | 1.036 | |
| 3 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 0.621 | 1,017 | 1,078 | 0.943 | |
| 4 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 0.452 | 968 | 1,066 | 0.908 |
First Final Round
July 16, 2004| 3–0 | 25-18, 25-22, 25-23 | ||
| 3–1 | 25-17, 32-30, 18-25, 25-21 |
Semifinals & Finals
July 17, 2004| 3–0 | 25-23, 32-30, 25-20 | ||
| 3–0 | 25-21, 25-18, 25-21 |
July 18, 2004
| 3–0 | 25-23, 25-19, 25-20 | ||
| 3–1 | 27-25, 25-19, 25-27, 25-17 |
Final standings
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 4. | |
| 5. | |
| 7. | |
| 10. | |
Giovane Gavio
Giovane Farinazzo Gavio is a retired Brazilian volleyball coach and former player, who was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain by defeating The Netherlands in the final.Playing as an outside hitter, Gavio...
, André Heller
André Heller (volleyball)
André Heller is a volleyball player from Brazil. A three-time Olympian , he played as a middle-blocker...
, Henrique Randow, Mauricio Lima
Maurício Lima
Maurício Lima is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. He participated in both Olympic gold medals of the Brazil men's national volleyball team , against The Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and against Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, GreeceLima and Italy's...
, Gilberto Godoy Filho
Giba
Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho, known as Giba , is a Brazilian professional volleyball player.-Biography:...
, Murilo Endres
Murilo Endres
Murilo Endres is a Brazilian volleyball player.-Career:With Brazil national team he won five World Leagues , one World Cup and two World Championships . He is the MVP of 2010 WCH and 2010 WL...
, André Nascimento, Sérgio Dutra Santos
Sérgio Dutra Santos
Sérgio Dutra Santos, known as Serginho or Escadinha , is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who plays in the libero position...
, Anderson Rodrigues
Anderson Rodrigues (volleyball)
Anderson Rodrigues is a Brazilian volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
, Gustavo Endres
Gustavo Endres
Gustavo Endres is a Brazilian volleyball player.With the Brazil national team he won for World Leagues , two World Cups , two World Championships and one Olympic gold medal...
, Ricardo Garcia, Dante Amaral
Dante Amaral
Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral is a Brazilian professional volleyball player, who is best known as Dante. Measuring 2,01 m and 86 kg, he plays in the position of outside hitter.-Career:...
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
} Andrea Sartoretti
Andrea Sartoretti
Andrea Sartoretti is an Italian volleyball player.Sartoretti was born in Santa Lucia and debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he plays opposite hitter...
- Best Scorer
} Andrea Sartoretti
Andrea Sartoretti
Andrea Sartoretti is an Italian volleyball player.Sartoretti was born in Santa Lucia and debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he plays opposite hitter...
- Best Spiker
} Samuele Papi
Samuele Papi
Samuele Papi is an Italian volleyball player.Papi, standing at 1.91 m, was born in Ancona and debuted in Italy's Serie A in 1990. He current plays passing-hitter for Sisley Treviso....
- Best Blocker
} Luigi Mastrangelo
Luigi Mastrangelo
Luigi "Gigi" Mastrangelo is an Italian volleyball player. Standing at 202 cm, he plays as middle hitter/blocker for Stamplast Martina Franca.He played 212 times for the Italian national volleyball team...
- Best Server
} Matey Kaziyski
Matey Kaziyski
Matey Kaziyski is a Bulgarian volleyball player.With Dynamo Moscow he won the bronze medal at the Men's CEV Champions League 2006–07 and was awarded Final Four' "Best Server"....
- Best Setter
} Ricardo Garcia
- Best Receiverer
} Dante Amaral
Dante Amaral
Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral is a Brazilian professional volleyball player, who is best known as Dante. Measuring 2,01 m and 86 kg, he plays in the position of outside hitter.-Career:...
- Best Digger
} Teodor Salparov
Teodor Salparov
Teodor Salparov is a Bulgarian volleyball player. He was born on August 16, 1982 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. He wears the No. 13 shirt in the Bulgarian national team which he has driven to major success in a number of competitions....