Facundo Conte (born 25 August 1989) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Ciudad Vóley. Conte won a bronze medal at the Olympic GamesTokyo 2020.
Personal life
Facundo was born in Vicente López, Argentina. His father, Hugo Conte, is a former volleyball player who was part of the national team that won a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic Games.[1] He finished his secondary studies in Centro Cultural Italiano in Olivos.
Conte made his debut in the Argentina national team during the U19 World Championship (4th place) in 2007, and in the senior team during the 2008 America's Cup, held in Brazil (4th place).[2] Conte was also a part of the junior national team that won the 2008 South American Championship, defeating Brazil in the final and breaking a 26–year period without winning the tournament.[3]
In 2009, Conte took part in his first World League, finishing 5th with Argentina. After that, he joined Zinella Bologna, where he was coached by his father, Hugo.[4] During that year, Conte also helped Argentina finish third at the U21 World Championship, the country's best position in the history of the tournament.[5]
In 2010, Conte participated at the World League, but this time Argentina was unsuccessful, losing all 14 games. In September of that year, Conte was selected by coach Javier Weber to participate at the World Championship.
In 2013, he signed a contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów. He won the Polish Champion title in 2014. On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup.[6] In February 2015, he signed a contract with Skra until 2017.[7] On 7 February 2016, he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. On 29 April 2016, he left the team from Bełchatów.[8]
After competing in PlusLiga for three seasons, Conte signed a contract with Shanghai Golden Age, and played there for two seasons. In 2017, he moved to El Jaish in Qatar for the Qatar Cup and Emir Cup competitions.[9]
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