Luciano De Cecco
Luciano De Cecco (born 2 June 1988) is an Argentine professional volleyball player. He is part of the Argentine national team, a bronze medallist at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 2015 Pan American Games winner and the 2018 Italian Champion. At the professional club level, he plays for Cucine Lube Civitanova.
Luciano De Cecco | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Nickname | Cachete | ||||
Nationality | Argentine | ||||
Born | Santa Fe, Argentina | 2 June 1988||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||
Spike | 345 cm (136 in) | ||||
Block | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Setter | ||||
Current club | Cucine Lube Civitanova | ||||
Number | 15 | ||||
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Career
Clubs
In May 2014, De Cecco signed a 3-year contract with Sir Safety Perugia.[1] In the season 2020-2021, he moved to Cucine Lube Civitanova.
National team
De Cecco was first appointed to Argentine national team in 2006 before the World League, but he did not play in any match. He began his participation during the World Championship where Argentina took 13th place. His national team won silvers medals at South American Championship in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 because four losses to Brazil in the finals. In 2009 and 2011, he was awarded Best Setter of South American Championship. In 2011, he achieved the title of the Best Setter of the World League. On December 4, 2011, he was Best Setter of World Cup.[2] In 2015, De Cecco won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Sporting achievements
Clubs
- National championships
- 2006/2007 Argentine Cup, with Bolívar Voley
- 2006/2007 Argentine Championship, with Bolívar Voley
- 2013/2014 Italian Cup, with Copra Elior Piacenza
- 2017/2018 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2017/2018 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2017/2018 Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2018/2019 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2019/2020 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2020/2021 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2022/2023 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
Individual awards
- 2009: CSV South American Championship – Best Setter
- 2010: CSV South American Club Championship – Best Setter
- 2010: CSV South American Club Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2010: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Server
- 2011: CSV South American Championship – Best Setter
- 2011: FIVB World League – Best Setter
- 2011: FIVB World Cup – Best Setter
- 2013: CEV Challenge Cup – Most Valuable Player
- 2015: Pan American Games – Best Setter
- 2017: CEV Champions League – Best Setter
- 2021: Olympic Games – Best Setter
- 2023: CSV South American Championship – Best setter
References
- Luciano de Cecco zawodnikiem Sir Safety Perugia – sportowefakty.pl – 12-05-2014
- Maxim Mikhaylov earns MVP of FIVB Men’s World Cup – fivb.org – 04-12-2011
External links
- The Cecco 15
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
- Player profile at the International Olympic Committee
- Player profile at Olympedia