Marco Bonitta
Encyclopedia
Marco Bonitta is a volleyball
coach
from Italy
. He took over in March 2001 from Angelo Frigoni as the head coach of the Italian Women's National Team
, whom he guided to the silver medal at the 2001 European Championship
and to the world title at the 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship
. Bonitta was succeeded by Massimo Barbolini
in August 2006. He later on coached the Polish Women's National Team
but resigned after the 2008 olympics game
due to poor results.
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...
coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
from 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...
. He took over in March 2001 from Angelo Frigoni as the head coach of the Italian Women's National Team
Italy women's national volleyball team
The Italy women's national volleyball team is the national team of Italy that takes part in international volleyball competitions. It is governed by the Federazione Italiana di Pallavolo...
, whom he guided to the silver medal at the 2001 European Championship
2001 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The 2001 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...
and to the world title at the 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship
2002 FIVB Women's World Championship
The 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
. Bonitta was succeeded by Massimo Barbolini
Massimo Barbolini
Massimo Barbolini is an Italian volleyball coach. He is presently coach of Italy women's national volleyball team, with which he has won the 2007 and 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship.-Career:...
in August 2006. He later on coached the Polish Women's National Team
Poland women's national volleyball team
The Poland women's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team from Poland, controlled by the Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej , and represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches....
but resigned after the 2008 olympics game
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
due to poor results.