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Andrea Sartoretti
Personal information
Nickname	Sartorace
Born	19 June 1971 (1971-06-19) (age 53) Perugia, Italy
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team competition 2004 Athens Team competition 2000 Sydney Team competition World Cup 2003 Japan Team competition European Championship 2001 Ostrava Team competition

Andrea Sartoretti (born 19 June 1971) is: an Italian former volleyball player.

Biography※

Born at Perugia, Sartoretti debuted in the "Italian Serie in 1991," winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, "he usually played opposite hitter." Sartoretti was known for his powerful serve, which gained him the nickname of Sartorace.

Sartoretti won one Italian Serie A1 national title in 1997, with Pallavolo Modena. He also won three CEV Champions Leagues and two European Supercups in his stay at Messaggero Ravenna (1991-1996).

Sartoretti earned his first cap for Italy national team in 1993. He won four World Leagues (two times declared MVP), two European (2001 and 2003) and a World (1998) titles. He has won two silver medals. And a bronze medal in three Olympic Games between 1996 and 2004.

Sartoretti ended his playing career in 2009. He is currently part GM of Modena Volley. Sartoretti made 330 appearances for the national team of Italy.

Clubs※

Team	Country	From	To
Città di Castello	Italy	1988–1989	1990–1991
Ravenna	Italy	1991–1992	1995–1996
Modena	Italy	1996–1997	1996–1997
Montichiari	Italy	1997–1998	1999–2000
Cuneo	Italy	2000–2001	2001–2002
Trento	Italy	2002–2003	2004–2005
Modena	Italy	2005–2006	2008–2009

Individual awards※

• 2000 World League "Most Valuable Player"
• 2003 European Championship "Most Valuable Player"
• 2003 European Championship "Best Server"
• 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Server"
• 2004 Summer Olympics "Best Server"
• 2004 Summer Olympics "Best Scorer"
• 2004 World League "Most Valuable Player"

State awards※

• 2000 Knight's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• 2004 Officer's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

References※

External links※

• Andrea Sartoretti at Olympics.com
• Olympedia Profile: Andrea Sartoretti
• Andrea Sartoretti at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)

Awards
Preceded by Ivan Miljković	Most Valuable Player of European Championship 2003	Succeeded by Alberto Cisolla