Paolo Tofoli
Italian volleyball player and coach
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| Born | (1966-08-14) 14 August 1966 (age 57) Fermo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Paolo Tofoli (born 14 August 1966, in Fermo) is an Italian former volleyball player and current coach, standing at 188 cm.
Tofoli played 342 times for the Italy national volleyball team. Tofoli was a two-time world champion in 1990 and 1994. He was also a four-time gold medalist at the European Championship (1989, 1993, 1995 and 1999). He represented Italy at four Summer Olympics, winning two silver medals and a bronze medal.[1]
Coaching
Since the 2010–11 season, Tofoli has been working as the coach of the Italian women's volleyball team Scavolini Pesaro.
Clubs
| Club | Country | From | To |
| Padova |  Italy | 1984–1985 | 1989–1990 |
| Sisley Treviso | Italy | 1990–1991 | 1996–1997 |
| Ferrara | Italy | 1997–1998 | 1997–1998 |
| Rome | Italy | 1998–1999 | 2000–2001 |
| Trento | Italy | 2001–2002 | 2004–2005 |
| Perugia | Italy | 2005–2006 | 2005–2006 |
| M. Roma Volley | Italy | 2006–2007 | 2008–2009 |
Individual awards
State awards
- 2000
Knight's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic - 2004
Officer's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
References
- ^ Olympic results
External links
- Paolo Tofoli at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Paolo Tofoli at WorldofVolley
- Paolo Tofoli at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Paolo Tofoli at Olympedia
- Paolo Tofoli at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
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Italy squad – 1990 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Gold medal
- 1 Gardini
- 2 Martinelli
- 4 De Giorgi
- 5 Tofoli
- 6 Masciarelli
- 7 Anastasi
- 8 Bracci
- 9 Bernardi
- 10 Cantagalli
- 11 Zorzi
- 12 Lucchetta
- 13 Giani
- Coach: Velasco
Italy squad – 1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Gold medal | ||
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Italy men's volleyball squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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Italy men's volleyball squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal | ||
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