Roberto Russo (volleyball)

Roberto Russo
Russo in 2021
Personal information
Nationality Italy
Born (1997-02-27) February 27, 1997 (age 27)
HometownPalermo, Italy[1]
Height207 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Spike340 cm (134 in)
Block320 cm (126 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker
Current clubSir Safety Umbria Volley
Number12
Career
YearsTeams
2015-2018Club Italia Roma
2018-2019Consar Ravenna
2019-PresentSir Safety Umbria Volley
Honours
FIVB World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Poland/Slovenia

Roberto Russo (born 27 February 1997) is an Italian volleyball player, a member of the Italy men's national volleyball team and Italian club Sir Safety Perugia.

Personal life

Russo wanted to become a football player. His uncle was a volleyball player who introduced him into volleyball.[2]

Career

Russo signed his first club in 2014.[2]

Club

National team

In 2015 he was called up for the U19 national team and in 2016 for the U21 and U23 national team.[3]

2018 was the year he first time to call for senior national team, with which he won, in the same year, the gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. He later won another gold at the 2022 world championship.[4]

Awards

Club

FIVB Club World Championship

National team

Individual awards

2019–20 SuperLega – Best U23 Player [3]

References

  1. ^ "Russo Roberto". Legavolley (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  2. ^ a b "Roberto Russo: "Io, campione del mondo, ho imparato il volley a Ciammarita"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2022-09-18. Archived from the original on 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  3. ^ a b Sarkisian, Roberto (2017-09-05). "Team Incentives under Moral and Altruistic Preferences: Which Team to Choose?". Games. 8 (3): 37. doi:10.3390/g8030037. hdl:10419/179147. ISSN 2073-4336.
  4. ^ volleyballworld.com. "Italy Roster Men's World Championship 2022". volleyballworld.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.