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Luciano De Cecco
De Cecco in 2024
Personal information
NicknameCachete
Born (1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 36)
Santa Fe, Argentina
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Spike345 cm (136 in)
Block330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubModena Volley
Career
YearsTeams
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007
2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2014
2014–2020
2020–2024
2024–
Gimnasia y Esgrima Santa Fe
Bolívar Voley
Gabeca Pallavolo
Belgrano de Córdoba
Top Volley Latina
Dynamo Kaliningrad
Bolívar Voley
Gabeca Pallavolo
Volley Piacenza
Sir Safety Perugia
Volley Lube
Modena Volley
National team
2006– Argentina
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gatineau
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Recife
Silver medal – second place 2007 Chile
Silver medal – second place 2009 Colombia
Silver medal – second place 2011 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2013 Brazil

Luciano De Cecco (born 2 June 1988) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for Modena Volley and the Argentina national team.[1] He won the bronze medal at 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

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Club

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In May 2014, De Cecco signed a 3-year contract with Sir Safety Perugia.[2] For the 2020–21 season, he moved to Cucine Lube Civitanova.

National team

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Luciano 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 4 December 2011, he was Best Setter of World Cup.[3]

In 2015, De Cecco won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Luciano won the bronze medal at 2020 Summer Olympics.

In 2023, Luciano won the gold medal at the South American Championship held in Recife, Brazil.

On 3 July 2024, the Argentine Olympic Committee appointed De Cecco and the field hockey player Rocío Sánchez Moccia as the flag bearers to 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]

Honours

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Club

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  • Domestic
    • 2006–07 Argentine Cup, with Bolívar Voley
    • 2006–07 Argentine Championship, with Bolívar Voley
    • 2013–14 Italian Cup, with Copra Elior Piacenza
    • 2017–18 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
    • 2017–18 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
    • 2017–18 Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Perugia
    • 2018–19 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
    • 2019–20 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
    • 2020–21 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ "De Cecco replaces Bruno in Modena, headlines a number of new transfers". Volleyball World. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ Luciano de Cecco zawodnikiem Sir Safety Perugia – sportowefakty.pl – 12 May 2014
  3. ^ Maxim Mikhaylov earns MVP of FIVB Men’s World Cup – fivb.org – 4 December 2011
  4. ^ "ROCÍO SÁNCHEZ MOCCIA Y LUCIANO DE CECCO SERÁN LOS ABANDERADOS DE ARGENTINA EN LOS JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS DE PARÍS 2024" (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Argentino. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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Awards
Preceded by
Argentina Santiago Orduna
Best Setter of
CSV South American Championship

2009
2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
CSV South American Club Championship

2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Server of
FIVB Club World Championship

2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Setter of
FIVB World League

2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Setter of
FIVB World Cup

2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Setter of
Pan American Games

2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Setter of
CEV Champions League

2016/2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Setter of
Olympic Games

2020
Succeeded by
TBD
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Argentina
París 2024
With: Rocío Sánchez Moccia
Succeeded by
Incumbent