Luciano De Cecco
De Cecco in 2019
Personal information
NicknameCachete
Born (1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 36)
Santa Fe, Argentina
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 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
CSV 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. He won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.[1]

Career

Club

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

De Cecco 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 December 4, 2011, he was Best Setter of World Cup.[3] In 2015, De Cecco won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Honours

Club

Individual awards

References

  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 – 12-05-2014
  3. ^ Maxim Mikhaylov earns MVP of FIVB Men’s World Cup – fivb.org – 04-12-2011
Awards Preceded by Santiago Orduna Best Setter of CSV South American Championship 2009 2011 Succeeded by Bruno Rezende Preceded by Bruno Rezende Most Valuable Player of CSV South American Club Championship 2010 Succeeded by Murilo Endres Preceded by Osmany Juantorena Best Server of FIVB Club World Championship 2010 Succeeded by Matey Kaziyski Preceded by Sergey Grankin Best Setter of FIVB World League 2011 Succeeded by Georgi Bratoev Preceded by Miguel Ángel Falasca Best Setter of FIVB World Cup 2011 Succeeded by Micah Christenson Preceded by Bruno Rezende Best Setter of Pan American Games 2015 Succeeded by Matías Sánchez Preceded by Simone Giannelli Best Setter of CEV Champions League 2016/2017 Succeeded by Aleksandr Butko Preceded by Bruno Rezende Best Setter of Olympic Games 2020 Succeeded byTBD