Daniel Castellani

Daniel Castellani
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Jorge Castellani
Born	(1961-03-21) 21 March 1961 (age 63) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Coaching information
Current team	Argentina (W)
Previous teams coached Years Teams 1993–1999 2001–2002 2002–2006 2006–2009 2009–2010 2011–2012 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2015 2015 2016–2017 2017–2019 2020–2021 2021–2023 2022– 2023–2024 Argentina Telephonica Volley Gioia Bolívar Voley Skra Bełchatów Poland Finland Fenerbahçe ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Fenerbahçe Sir Safety Perugia Noliko Maaseik Vôlei Taubaté AZS Olsztyn Fenerbahçe Argentina (W) Olympiacos
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Career
Years Teams 1976–1982 1982–1983 1983–1984 1984–1985 1985–1986 1986–1987 1987–1988 1988–1991 1991–1993 Obras Sanitarias Minas Tênis Clube Pallavolo Chieti Bradesco Atlântica Pallavolo Falconara VB San Nicolás Zinella Volley Pallavolo Padova Volley Prato
National team
1976–1988  Argentina
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Argentina Olympic Games 1988 Seoul FIVB World Championship 1982 Argentina Pan American Games 1983 Caracas CSV South American Championship 1981 Chile 1983 Brazil 1987 Uruguay 1979 Argentina Head coach  Argentina CSV South American Championship 1993 Argentina 1995 Brazil 1999 Argentina 1997 Venezuela Head coach  Poland CEV European Championship 2009 Turkey

Daniel Jorge Castellani (born 21 March 1961) is an Argentine professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the Argentina national team from 1976 to 1988, and a bronze medallist at the Olympic Games Seoul 1988 and the 1982 World Championship. He serves as head coach for the Argentina women's national team.[1]

Personal life

Castellani was born in Buenos Aires. He is married to Silvina Pozzo. They have two children – daughter named Ariana and son Iván, who was also a volleyball player, playing as an opposite spiker in the Argentina national team.

Career

As a coach

Castellani was a head coach of Skra Bełchatów in 2006–2009. In 2009, he took charge of the Polish national team, and in September 2009 led the team to the European Champions title. On 14 September 2009, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.[2] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. He was dismissed before the end of his contract after an unsatisfactory result at the 2010 World Championship held in Italy.

In 2012, he was appointed new head coach of the PlusLiga team, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.

In May 2015, he started his work in Sir Safety Perugia.[3]

In May 2017, after one season spent in Noliko Maaseik, he moved to Funvic Taubaté. Castellani was dismissed from his post in 2019, and replaced by Renan Dal Zotto.[4]

For the 2023–24 season, Castellani was appointed new head coach of Olympiacos.[5]

Honours

As a player

• CEV Cup
  • 1987–88 – with Camst Bologna
• CEV Challenge Cup
  • 1985–86 – with Kutiba Falconara
  • 1988–89 – with Petrarca Padova
• Youth national team
  • 1980 CSV U21 South American Championship

As a coach

• CEV Challenge Cup
  • 2013–14 – with Fenerbahçe
• Domestic
  • 2002–03 Argentine Championship, with Bolívar Voley
  • 2003–04 Argentine Championship, with Bolívar Voley
  • 2006–07 Polish Cup, with BOT Skra Bełchatów
  • 2006–07 Polish Championship, with BOT Skra Bełchatów
  • 2007–08 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2007–08 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2008–09 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2008–09 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2011–12 Turkish SuperCup, with Fenerbahçe
  • 2011–12 Turkish Cup, with Fenerbahçe
  • 2010–11 Turkish Championship, with Fenerbahçe
  • 2011–12 Turkish Championship, with Fenerbahçe
  • 2012–13 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2016–17 Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
  • 2023–24 Greek Cup, with Olympiacos
  • 2023–24 Greek Championship, with Olympiacos

State awards

• 2009: Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta

References

1. "Daniel Castellani es el nuevo DT de Las Panteras". Voley Plus (in Spanish). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
2. "Reprezentacja siatkarzy odznaczona przez prezydenta". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 15 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
3. "Ecco la firma tanto attesa! Daniel Castellani è il nuovo allenatore di Perugia!". legavolley.it (in Italian). 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
4. "Renan Dal Zotto chega ao Taubaté e diz que cargo em clube não atrapalha trabalho na seleção". ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
5. "Castellani es el nuevo entrenador de Olympiacos". ole.com.ar (in Spanish). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

External links

• Player profile at Olympics.com
• Player profile at Olympedia (archive)
• Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Coach profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
• Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
• Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net

Sporting positions
Preceded by Raúl Lozano	Head coach of Poland 2009–2010	Succeeded by Andrea Anastasi