Benjamin Toniutti

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Benjamin Toniutti
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Toniutti in 2013
Personal information
NicknameTotti, Ben
Born (1989-10-30) 30 October 1989 (age 36)
Mulhouse, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike320 cm (126 in)
Block310 cm (122 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubJastrzębski Węgiel
Number6
Career
YearsTeams
2009–2013
2013–2014
2014
2015
2015–2021
2021–
Arago de Sète
CMC Ravenna
Zenit Kazan
VfB Friedrichshafen
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Jastrzębski Węgiel
National team
2010–France France

Benjamin Toniutti (born 30 October 1989) is a French professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for and captains both the Polish club Jastrzębski Węgiel and the France national team.[1] Toniutti won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and is the 2015 European Champion and the 2021 Champions League winner with ZAKSA.[2]

Personal life

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Toniutti was born and raised in Alsace by his father Maurizio, an Italian French, and French mother Cathy. He is married to Emilie and has 3 daughters.[3]

Career

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On 13 April 2015, Toniutti signed a contract with the Polish PlusLiga team, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.[4] On 18 October 2015, the France national team, including him, won the 2015 European Champion title, beating Slovenia in the final.[5] On 26 April 2016, he won his first Polish Champion title with ZAKSA.[6] Toniutti won the 2015–16 PlusLiga Most valuable player award, and throughout the season received an individual MVP award 10 times. On 2 May 2016, it was announced that Toniutti extended his contract for the next two seasons (until 2018).[7] On 9 July 2017, France won the World League after beating Brazil in the final.[8] In 2018, ZAKSA extended the contract with Toniutti until 2019.[9]

Honours

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Youth national team

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Individual awards

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State awards

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References

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  • Benjamin Toniutti at FIVB.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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  • Benjamin Toniutti at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
  • Benjamin Toniutti at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
  • Benjamin Toniutti at Volleybox.net
  • Benjamin Toniutti at OlympediaLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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