Andrea Sartoretti is an Italian

Italy

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 volleyball

Volleyball

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 player.

Sartoretti was born in Santa Lucia and debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he plays opposite hitter. He is espacielly famous for his powerful serve, which gained him the nickname of Sartorace.

He earned his first cap for Italy national team

Italy men's national volleyball team

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 in 1993. He won four World Leagues

Volleyball World League

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 (two times declared MVP), two European

European Volleyball Championship

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 (2001 and 2003) and a World (1998) titles. He has won two silver medals and a bronze medal in three Olympic Games between 1996

1996 Summer Olympics

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 and 2004

2004 Summer Olympics

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Clubs

Team	Country	From	To
Città di Castello		1988–1989	1990–1991
Ravenna		1991–1992	1995–1996
Modena		1996–1997	1996–1997
Montichiari		1997–1998	1999–2000
Cuneo		2000–2001	2001–2002
Trento		2002–2003	2004–2005
Modena Pallavolo Modena Casa Modena is a professional volleyball team ofPallavolo Modena, based in Modena, Italy. It plays in Italian Volleyball League and it is one of the most important, famous and prominent volleyball clubs in the world.-Squad 2010-2012:-Achievements:...		2005–2006	...

Individual awards

• 2003 European Championship "Most Valuable Player"
• 2003 European Championship "Best Server"
• 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Server"