Benjamin Toniutti

Benjamin Toniutti
Personal information
Nationality French
Born (1989-10-30) 30 October 1989
Mulhouse, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Spike 320 cm (126 in)
Block 300 cm (118 in)
Volleyball information
Position Setter
Current club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Number 16
Career
YearsTeams
2009–2013
2013–2014
2014
2015
2015–		Arago de Sète
CMC Ravenna
Zenit Kazan
VfB Friedrichshafen
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
National team
2010–France
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  France
European Championship
2015 Bulgaria/Italy
World League
2015 Rio de Janeiro
2017 Curitiba
2016 Kraków
Nations League
2018 Lille
Last updated: 9 July 2018

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, a gold medalist of the World League (2015, 2017), Polish Champion (2016, 2017).

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. He is married. In August 2015 his wife gave birth to their daughter.

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] On July 9, 2017 France won 2017 World League after beating Brazil in the finale.[5] ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle confirmed on January 1, 2018 Toniutti's contract extension till 2019.[6]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

National championships

National team

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Benjamin Toniutti nowym rozgrywającym ZAKSY - plusliga.pl - 13-04-2015
  2. ↑ France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver - cev.lu - 18-10-2015
  3. ↑ Wielki finał PlusLigi: Asseco Resovia Rzeszów – ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 0:3. ZAKSA mistrzem Polski! - plusliga.pl - 26-04-2016
  4. ↑ KAPITANOWIE ZAKSY ZAGRAJĄ W MISTRZOWSKIEJ DRUŻYNIE W KOLEJNYCH SEZONACH. - zaksa.pl - 02-05-2016
  5. ↑ FRANCE CROWNED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD LEAGUE - fivb.org - 09-07-2017
  6. ↑ BENJAMIN TONIUTTI Z ZAKSĄ NA KOLEJNY ROK - zaksa.pl - 01-01-2018
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