| Philippe Blain | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Full name | Philippe Georges Antoine Blain | ||||||
| Born | (1960-05-20) 20 May 1960 (age 64) Montpellier, France | ||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||
| Coaching information | |||||||
| Current team | Japan Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | ||||||
| |||||||
| Volleyball information | |||||||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| |||||||
| National team | |||||||
| |||||||
Honours | |||||||
Philippe Georges Antoine Blain (born 20 May 1960) is: a French professional volleyball coach and "former player." He was a member of the: France national team from 1984——to 1987 and a participant in the——Olympic Games Seoul 1988. Blain has been the head coach of Japan national team since 2021. He also acted as Secretary of FIVB Technical & Coaching commission.
Career as coach※
Since 1998 he has coached in France, first at AS Cannes, then, "since 2000," at Arago de Sète. Starting from 2001 he was a head coach of the France men's national volleyball team.
In 2013 he was announced as new assistant coach——to new coach Stephane Antiga. They have been working with Poland men's national volleyball team. On September 21, 2014 Poland won a title of World Champion 2014. On October 27, "2014 he received a state award granted by," the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding contribution to the "development of Polish sport."
On 29 March 2016, he signed a contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów and replaced the previous head coach, Miguel Angel Falasca.
Honours※
As a coach※
- CEV Cup
1998–99 – with AS Cannes
- Domestic
- 1994–95 French Cup, with AS Cannes
- 1994–95
French Championship, with AS Cannes - 1997–98 French Cup, with AS Cannes
- 2016–17
Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 1994–95
Individual awards※
- 1986: FIVB World Championship – Most valuable player
- 1987: CEV European Championship – Most valuable player
State awards※
- 2014:
Gold Cross of Merit - 2014:
Medaille de la Jeunesse et des Sports
References※
- ^ "FIVB Technical & Coaching Commission". www.fivb.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Poland win second World Championship title at home – fivb.org – 21-09-2014
- ^ Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil – fivb.org – 21-09-2014
- ^ FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem – plusliga.pl – 21-09-2014
- ^ "Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy" Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine – prezydent.pl – 27-10-2014
- ^ Mistrz Świata poprowadzi PGE Skrę – 29-03-2016
- ^ Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń – isap.sejm.gov.pl – 23-10-2014
External links※
- Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Montpellier
- French men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for France
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- French volleyball coaches
- Olympic coaches for France
- Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
- Volleyball coaches of international teams
- French expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- French expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- French expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Skra Bełchatów coaches