Luca Cantagalli
Encyclopedia
Luca Cantagalli (born August 11, 1965 in Cavriago
) is an Italian
volleyball
player who was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and 1994.
. He was four times Italian champion and three times European Champion (1989, 1993 and 1995).
After announcing his retire at the end of the 2005-2006 season, he played shortly for the team of his native Cavriago in the A2 series of Italy. Cantagalli retired in 2007.
Cavriago
Cavriago is a comune in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 70 km northwest of Bologna and about 8 km west of Reggio Emilia...
) is an Italian
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 was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and 1994.
Career
Debuting on March 18, 1986, he totalled 330 caps for Italy men's national volleyball teamItaly 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...
. He was four times Italian champion and three times European Champion (1989, 1993 and 1995).
After announcing his retire at the end of the 2005-2006 season, he played shortly for the team of his native Cavriago in the A2 series of Italy. Cantagalli retired in 2007.
Clubs
| Club | |From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panini Modena | 1980-1981 | 1989-1990 | |
| Sisley Treviso | 1990-1991 | 1992-1993 | |
| Modena | 1993-1994 | 1997-1998 | |
| Palermo | 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 | |
| Modena | 2000-2001 | 2003-2004 | |
| Taranto | 2004-2005 | 2004-2005 | |
| Santa Croce sull'Arno | 2005-2006 | 2005-2006 | |
| Cavriago Cavriago Cavriago is a comune in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 70 km northwest of Bologna and about 8 km west of Reggio Emilia... |
2006-2007 |