Francesca Piccinini Volleyball Player Profile 

Quick Facts On Francesca Piccinini's Collegiate, National Team and Professional Indoor Career


Of all the great players to come from Italy, Francesca Piccinini is one of the most famous female athletes having played in four Olympic Games and at elite levels for almost twenty-five years.

Her first professional appearance was in 1993 in the Italian First Division with the club Carrarese.



Volleyball Player Profile                              Francesca Piccinini


  • Best Player in Junior World Cup 1997
  • 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix Fair Play Award
  • 2006-2007 CEV Champions League Best Spiker
  • 2009-2010 CEV Champions League Final Four Most Valuable Player
  • 2015-2016 CEV Champions League Final Four Most Valuable Player

 



Italian Volleyball Accomplishments


She played for the Italian national volleyball team for years of international competition including multiple World Grand Prix and World Championships.

1996 Junior European Championships

1998 World Grand Prix (5th place)

1999 FIVB World Cup (7th place)

1999 BCV Volley Masters (Bronze)

1999 World Grand Prix (4th place)

1999 European Championship (Bronze)

2000 World Grand Prix (7th place)

2000 Volley Masters (4th place)

2001 European Championship (Silver)

2002 World Championship (Gold)

2004 FIVB World Grand Prix (Silver)

2005 FIVB World Grand Prix (Silver)

2005 European Championship (Silver)

2006 FIVB World Grand Prix (Bronze)

2007 FIVB World Cup (Gold)

2007 European Championship (Gold)

2008 FIVB World Grand Prix (Bronze)

2009 World Grand Champions Cup (Gold)

2009 European Championship (Gold)

2010 FIVB World Grand Prix (Bronze)

2014 World Championship (4th Place)




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Olympic Volleyball Player


Piccinini has appeared in four Olympic tournaments wearing the Italian jersey.

2000 Summer Olympics (9th place)

2004 Summer Olympics 

2008 Summer Olympics (5th place)

2012 Summer Olympics (5th place)


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Italian Volleyball Player


Highlights of Piccinini serving, digging, blocking and attacking in the 2006 World Championships, 2007 World Cup, and 2008 Olympic Games. Named the 2009-10 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four Most Valuable Player after she and her club Volley Bergamo won the championship title.




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Professional Volleyball Player


Piccinini has played for several Italian clubs but is best known for playing in the Foppapedretti Bergamo (formerly Volley Bergamo), a top flight Italian volleyball club, for 12 years (1999-2011)

1999 Italian Super Cup Champions

2001-2002 Italian Championship Winners

2002-2003 Women’s CEV Champions League (3rd Place)

2004-2005 Women’s CEV Champions League

2005-2006 Italian Championship Winners

2006 Italian Cup Winners

2006-2007 Women’s CEV Champions League Winners

2008 Italian Cup Winners

2008-2009 CEV Champions League Winners

2009-2010 CEV Champions League Winners

2010 FIVB Club World Cup (Bronze)

2010-2011 Italian Championship Winners

2011 Italian Super Cup Winner

2015-2016 CEV Champions League Winner


Five Fun Facts about Francesca


She has also appeared as a model in several magazine covers.

Piccinini once posed nude for the Men’s Health edition of the 2004 calendar. 

She was inspired to play volleyball by a 1980s Italian anime show.


Quotes




“I like to be a role model for them. I am happy and honored for having the chance to help them improve and grow.



That is what happened to me when I was very young and I shared my time with more experienced and talented players. Still, I am also persuaded that competing with them I can keep growing and improving myself every single day.”

Francesca Piccinini to CEV.





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