Andrea Giani

Andrea Giani
Personal information
Born	(1970-04-22) 22 April 1970 (age 54) Naples, Italy
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Coaching information
Current team	France ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Previous teams coached Years Teams 2007–2008 2008–2012 2013–2016 2015–2016 2017–2021 2017–2019 2019–2023 2022– 2024– Modena Volley M. Roma Volley Calzedonia Verona Slovenia Germany Power Volley Milano Modena Volley France ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Number	13 (national team)
Career
Years Teams 1982–1985 1985–1996 1996–2007 Pallavolo Sabaudia Pallavolo Parma Modena Volley
National team
1988–2005  Italy (474)
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 2004 Athens 2000 Sydney FIVB World Championship 1990 Brazil 1994 Greece 1998 Japan FIVB World Cup 1995 Japan FIVB World Grand Champions Cup 1993 Japan FIVB World League 1991 Milan 1992 Genoa 1994 Milan 1995 Rio de Janeiro 1997 Moscow 1999 Mar del Plata 2000 Rotterdam 1993 São Paulo Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle CEV European Championship 1993 Finland 1995 Greece 1999 Austria 2003 Germany Head coach  Slovenia CEV European Championship 2015 Poland Head coach  Germany CEV European Championship 2017 Poland Head coach  France Olympic Games 2024 Paris FIVB Nations League 2022 Bologna 2024 Łódź

Andrea Giani (born 22 April 1970) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player who serves as head coach for the France national team and the Polish PlusLiga team, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.^[1]

Giani scored numerous successes in the 1990s, including three World Championships with his national team. He was an all-rounder able to play both as an outside hitter and as a middle blocker, but he played several times as an opposite spiker too.