Fefè De Giorgi ct of'men’s Italvolley until 2026

Fefè De Giorgi coach of men’s Italvolley until 2026

Ferdinando De Giorgi will be coach of the men’s national volleyball team until 2026. The Fipav federal council, which met in Cagliari, informs the federation, contract terms for the 2025-2026 seasons have been resolved.

“We are really happy for the renewal of Fefè on the blue bench – the comment of Fipav president, Giuseppe Manfredi -. In addition to the fantastic results achieved, De Giorgi perfectly reflects the style and image we want to give the Italian national team. The goal is to continue this adventure, which so far has brought great joy to the entire Italian volleyball movement.”

De Giorgi – who led the Azzurri to win the 2022 world gold, 2021 European gold and 2023 European silver medal – will immediately be busy obtaining qualification for Paris 2024. Then he will have the task of guiding the national team to defend the title at the 2025 World Cup and the 2026 European Championship.

“I am happy for the trust placed in me – the coach’s words -. On my part there was a great desire to continue a path based on planning and young people. A working group has been created with athletes who have great room for improvement and the idea of being able to continue an adventure, so far full of satisfaction, is very gratifying to me. I thank you for the trust, we will continue to work with the utmost commitment to achieve the best possible results and always transmit positive values.”

The board, for the men’s national team, also renewed for 2025 the contracts of the second coach, Massimo Caponeri, and assistant coach and athletic trainer Nicola Giolito.