Benjamin Toniutti

Benjamin Toniutti
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Toniutti
Nationality French
Born (1989-10-30) October 30, 1989
Mulhouse, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Spike 323 cm (127 in)
Block 330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
Position Setter
Current club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Number 16
Career
YearsTeams
2009–2013
2013–2014
2014–2014
2015–2015
2015–
Arago de Sète
CMC Ravenna
Zenit Kazan
VfB Friedrichshafen
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
National team
2010– France
Last updated: 26 October 2016

Benjamin Toniutti (born 30 October 1989) is a French volleyball player, a member of France men's national volleyball team and Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, 2015 European Champion, gold medalist of the 2015 World League, 2016 Polish Champion.

Career

On April 13, 2015 Toniutti signed a contract with Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.[1] On October 18, 2015 the French national team, including him, achieved title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the final).[2] On April 26, 2016 he won with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle a title of 2016 Polish Champion.[3] Toniutti was Most Valuable Player of the whole season, during the league he received individual MVP awards ten times. On May 2, 2016 it was announced that Toniutti extended his contract for the next two seasons (until 2018).[4]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

National championships

National team

Individually

Personal life

Toniutti was born and raised in Alsace by his father Maurizio, an Italian French , and French mother Cathy. His parents often travel to attend Toniutti's league matches. Toniutti is fluent in Italian.

References

External links

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Awards
Preceded by
Iran Saeid Marouf
Best Setter of
FIVB World League

2015
Succeeded by
Italy Simone Giannelli
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