Andrea Zorzi

Andrea Zorzi (born 29 July 1965, in Noale, Province of Venice) 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.

Andrea Zorzi
Personal information
NicknameZorro
Born (1965-07-29) 29 July 1965
Noale, Province of Venice, Italy
Height201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Number11
National team
1986–1996 Italy
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaTeam
World Championship
1990 Brazil Team
1994 Greece Team
FIVB World Cup
1995 Japan
1989 Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
1993 Japan
FIVB World League
1990 Osaka
1991 Milan
1992 Genoa
1996 Rotterdam
1993 São Paulo
Goodwill Games
1990 Seattle
European Championship
1989 Sweden
1993 Finland
1995 Greece
1991 Germany

After his debut in Bormio in 1986, he totalled 325 caps with Italian national team. He was a silver medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and also competed at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics.

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. Zorzi 328 apps for national team of italy.

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