Daniel Castellani
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| Full name | Daniel Jorge Castellani | ||||||
| Born | 21 March 1961 La Lucila, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | ||||||
| Died | 25 June 2026 (aged 65) | ||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||
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Daniel Jorge Castellani (21 March 1961 – 25 June 2026) was an Argentine professional volleyball coach and 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.
Life and death
[edit]Castellani was born in Buenos Aires. He was married to Silvina Pozzo. They had two children – a daughter named Ariana and a son Iván, who was also a volleyball player, playing as an opposite spiker in the Argentina national team. He died on 25 June 2026, at the age of 65.[1]
Career
[edit]As a coach
[edit]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
[edit]As a player
[edit]- 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
- 1980
As a coach
[edit]- 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
- 2002–03
State awards
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References
[edit]- ^ "Murió Daniel Castellani, leyenda del voléibol argentino, luego de una larga enfermedad". La Nacion. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ "Reprezentacja siatkarzy odznaczona przez prezydenta". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 15 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Ecco la firma tanto attesa! Daniel Castellani è il nuovo allenatore di Perugia!". legavolley.it (in Italian). 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Castellani es el nuevo entrenador de Olympiacos". ole.com.ar (in Spanish). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
External links
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- Player profile at Olympics.com
- Player profile at Olympedia
- 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
- Daniel Castellani at IMDb
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- 1961 births
- 2026 deaths
- Volleyball players from Buenos Aires
- Argentine men's volleyball players
- Argentine volleyball coaches
- Volleyball coaches of international teams
- Olympic volleyball players for Argentina
- Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina
- Pan American Games bronze medalists in volleyball
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina
- Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate volleyball players in Brazil
- Argentine expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball coaches
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Skra Bełchatów coaches
- Fenerbahçe S.K. (men's volleyball) coaches
- ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle coaches
- AZS Olsztyn (volleyball) coaches
- Olympiacos SFP (men's volleyball) coaches
- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen
- Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta