Roberto Russo (volleyball)
Roberto Russo | |||||||||
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Russo in 2021 | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Nationality | Italy | ||||||||
Born | February 27, 1997 | ||||||||
Hometown | Palermo, Italy[1] | ||||||||
Height | 207 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||
Spike | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||||||
Block | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||||||
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Position | Middle Blocker | ||||||||
Current club | Sir Safety Umbria Volley | ||||||||
Number | 12 | ||||||||
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Roberto Russo (born 27 February 1997) is an Italian volleyball player, a member of the Italy men's national volleyball team and Italian club Sir Safety Perugia.
Personal life
Russo wanted to become a football player. His uncle was a volleyball player who introduced him into volleyball.[2]
Career
Russo signed his first club in 2014.[2]
Club
- Club Italia Roma
- Consar Ravenna
- Sir Safety Umbria Volley
National team
In 2015, he was called up for the U19 national team and in 2016 to the U21 and U23 national teams.[3]
In 2018, he was called up to the senior national team, with which he won, in the same year, the gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
Honours
Clubs
- CEV Champions League
- FIVB Club World Championship
- 2022, with Sir Safety Susa Perugia
- 2023, with Sir Sicoma Perugia
- Domestic
- 2019–20 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2019–20 Italian Championship, with Sir Susa Perugia
- 2020–21 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2020–21 Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2021–22 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2021–22 Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2022–23 Italian Super Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2023–24 Italian Super Cup, with Sir Susa Perugia
- 2023–24 Italian Cup, with Sir Susa Perugia
- 2023–24 Italian Championship, with Sir Susa Perugia
- 2024–25 Italian Super Cup, with Sir Susa Perugia
- 2024–25 Italian Championship, with Sir Susa Perugia
National team
- FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
- 2022 – Gold medal
- Men's European Volleyball Championship
- 2023 – Silver medal
- Mediterranean Games
- 2018 – Gold medal
Individual awards
2019–20 SuperLega – Best U23 Player [3]
References
- ^ "Russo Roberto". Legavolley (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ a b "Roberto Russo: "Io, campione del mondo, ho imparato il volley a Ciammarita"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2022-09-18. Archived from the original on 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ a b Sarkisian, Roberto (2017-09-05). "Team Incentives under Moral and Altruistic Preferences: Which Team to Choose?". Games. 8 (3): 37. doi:10.3390/g8030037. hdl:10419/179147. ISSN 2073-4336.