Roberto Russo (volleyball)
| Roberto Russo | |||||||||
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.jpg) Russo in 2021 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Nationality |  Italy | ||||||||
| Born | February 27, 1997 | ||||||||
| Hometown | Palermo, Italy[1] | ||||||||
| Height | 207 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||
| Spike | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||||||
| Block | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||||||
| Volleyball information | |||||||||
| Position | Middle Blocker | ||||||||
| Current club | Sir Safety Umbria Volley | ||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||
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Roberto Russo (born 27 February 1997) is an Italian volleyball player, a member of the Italy men's national volleyball team and Italian club Sir Safety Perugia.
Personal life
Russo wanted to become a football player. His uncle was a volleyball player who introduced him into volleyball.[2]
Career
Russo signed his first club in 2014.[2]
Club
- Club Italia Roma
- Consar Ravenna
- Sir Safety Umbria Volley
National team
In 2015 he was called up for the U19 national team and in 2016 for the U21 and U23 national team.[3]
2018 was the year he first time to call for senior national team, with which he won, in the same year, the gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. He later won another gold at the 2022 world championship.[4]
Awards
Club
- Italian Cup
- Italian Super Cup
- 2019 with Sir Safety Umbria Volley
- 2020 with Sir Safety Umbria Volley
- 2022 with Sir Safety Susa Perugia
FIVB Club World Championship
National team
- Mediterranean Games
- 2018 Mediterranean Games –
Gold medal
- 2018 Mediterranean Games –
- FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
- 2022 FIVB World Championship –
Gold medal
- 2022 FIVB World Championship –
Individual awards
2019–20 SuperLega – Best U23 Player [3]
References
- ^ "Russo Roberto". Legavolley (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ a b "Roberto Russo: "Io, campione del mondo, ho imparato il volley a Ciammarita"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ ISSN 2073-4336.
- ^ volleyballworld.com. "Italy Roster Men's World Championship 2022". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
