Daniel Castellani

Daniel Castellani
Daniel Castellani
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Jorge Castellani
Born	March 21, 1961; Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Coaching information
Current team	Funvic Taubaté
Previous teams coached
1993–1999; 2001–2002; 2002–2006; 2006–2009; 2009–2010; 2011–2012; 2011–2012; 2012–2013; 2013–2015; 2015; 2016–2017; 2017–	Argentina; Gioia del Volley; Orígenes Bolívar; PGE Skra Bełchatów; Poland; Finland; Fenerbahçe Grundig; ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle; Fenerbahçe Grundig; Sir Safety Perugia; Noliko Maaseik; Funvic Taubaté
Career
; 1976–1982; 1982–1983; 1983–1984; 1984–1985; 1985–1986; 1986–1987; 1987–1988; 1988–1991; 1991–1993	GEBA; Obras Sanitarias; Minas Tênis Clube; Pallavolo Chieti; Bradesco São Paulo; Pallavolo Falconara; Voleibol San Nicolás; Zinella Volley Bologna; Antonveneta Padova; Volley Prato
National team
1976–1988	Argentina
Men's volleyball
Representing Argentina
Olympic Games
World Championship
South American Championship
	Last updated: 4 May 2017

Daniel Jorge Castellani (born 21 March 1961) is a former Argentine volleyball player, a member of Argentina men's national volleyball team in 1976-1988, bronze medalist of the Olympic Games Seoul 1988, a participant of the Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984, head coach of Brazilian club Funvic Taubaté.

Personal life

Castellani was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is married to Silvina. They have two children - daughter named Ariana and son Iván, who is also volleyball player and has been playing as opposite spiker in Argentine national team.

He was the head coach of Polish volleyball team Skra Bełchatów (2006-2009). In 2009-2010 was head coach of the Poland men's national volleyball team. In September 2009 Poland led by Castellani won title of the European Champion 2009 in Izmir, Turkey. He received a state award granted by the Polish President Lech Kaczyński - Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta for outstanding contribution to the development of Polish sport, for achievements in training.^[1] He was dismissed before the end of his contract after an unsatisfactory result in the World Championship 2010 in Italy. In season 2012/2013 worked with Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.^[2] In May 2015 he went to Italian club Sir Safety Perugia.^[3] After one season in Belgian club Noliko Maaseik he moved to Brazilian Funvic Taubaté in May 2017.^[4]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Raul Lozano	Head coach of Poland 2009–2010	Succeeded by Andrea Anastasi

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