Ferdinando De Giorgi

Ferdinando De Giorgi
Ferdinando De Giorgi
	De Giorgi in 2011
Personal information
Nickname	Fefè
Born	10 October 1961 (age 63); Squinzano, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Coaching information
Current team	Italy
Previous teams coached
2000–2003; 2003–2005; 2005–2010; 2011–2012; 2012–2014; 2014–2015; 2015–2017; 2017; 2018; 2018–2021; 2021–	Piemonte Volley; Umbria Volley; Volley Lube; Umbria Volley; Fakel Novy Urengoy; Volley Callipo; ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle; Poland; Jastrzębski Węgiel; Volley Lube; Italy
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Number	4 (national team)
Career
1977–1981; 1981–1986; 1986–1987; 1987–1990; 1990–1992; 1992–1994; 1994–1997; 1997–2000; 2000–2002	Vis Squinzano; Pallavolo Falchi Ugento; Modena Volley; Gabeca Pallavolo; Pallavolo Padova; Pallavolo Falconara; Piemonte Volley; Gabeca Pallavolo; Piemonte Volley
National team
1987–2002	Italy (330)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Italy
FIVB World Championship
FIVB World Cup
FIVB World League
CEV European Championship
Head coach Italy
FIVB World Championship
CEV European Championship

Ferdinando De Giorgi (born 10 October 1961) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player, a participant in the Olympic Games Seoul 1988, three–time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), and the 1989 European Champion. He serves as head coach for the Italy national team.

Career as coach

In March 2015, he signed a contract with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.^[1] On 20 December 2016, he was appointed new head coach of the Poland national team. He replaced the previous head coach, Stéphane Antiga.^[2]

CEV Cup
- 1996–97 – with Alpitur Traco Cuneo
CEV Challenge Cup
- 1995–96 – with Alpitur Cuneo
- 2001–02 – with Noicom Cuneo

Domestic
- 1986–87 Italian Championship, with Panini Modena
- 1995–96 Italian Cup, with Alpitur Traco Cuneo
- 1996–97 Italian SuperCup, with Alpitur Traco Cuneo
- 2001–02 Italian Cup, with Noicom Brebanca Cuneo

CEV Challenge Cup
- 2001–02 – with Noicom Cuneo
- 2005–06 – with Lube Macerata

Domestic
- 2001–02 Italian Cup, with Noicom Brebanca Cuneo
- 2002–03 Italian SuperCup, with Noicom Brebanca Cuneo
- 2005–06 Italian Championship, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata
- 2006–07 Italian SuperCup, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata
- 2007–08 Italian Cup, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata
- 2008–09 Italian SuperCup, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata
- 2008–09 Italian Cup, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata
- 2015–16 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016–17 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016–17 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018–19 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2019–20 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2020–21 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

^ "Ferdinando De Giorgi nowym trenerem ZAKSY Kędzierzyn Koźle". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
^ "Ferdinando De Giorgi – "dobry Kat", który przywróci blask Polakom?". TVP Sport (in Polish). 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
^ "Gazzetta Sports Awards: Ferdinando De Giorgi premiato Allenatore dell'anno". federvolley.it (in Italian). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Stéphane Antiga	Head coach of Poland 2017	Succeeded by Vital Heynen