Benjamin Toniutti (born 30 October 1989) is a French professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for 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]
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| Nickname | Totti, Ben | ||||
| Born | 30 October 1989 Mulhouse, France | ||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||
| Block | 310 cm (122 in) | ||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||
| Current club | Jastrzębski Węgiel | ||||
| Number | 6 | ||||
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Personal life
editToniutti 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
editOn 13 April 2015, Toniutti signed a contract with the Polish PlusLiga team, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.[3] On 18 October 2015, the France national team, including him, won the 2015 European Champion title, beating Slovenia in the final.[4] On 26 April 2016, he won his first Polish Champion title with ZAKSA.[5] 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).[6] On 9 July 2017, France won the World League after beating Brazil in the final.[7] In 2018, ZAKSA extended the contract with Toniutti until 2019.[8]
Honours
editClub
edit- CEV Champions League
2020–21 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2022–23 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- Domestic
- 2014–15
German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2014–15
German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2015–16
- 2016–17
- 2016–17
- 2018–19
- 2018–19
- 2019–20
- 2020–21
- 2020–21
- 2021–22
- 2022–23
- 2022–23
- 2023–24
- 2014–15
Youth national team
edit- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
Individual awards
edit- 2007: CEV U19 European Championship – Best setter
- 2013: French Championship – Most valuable player
- 2013: French Championship – Best setter
- 2015: FIVB World League – Best setter
- 2016: Polish Cup – Best setter
- 2017: Polish Cup – Best setter
- 2017: FIVB World League – Best setter
- 2018: FIVB Nations League – Best setter
- 2019: Polish Cup – Best setter
- 2019: CEV European Championship – Best setter
State awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "Transferowy hit! Benjamin Toniutti rozgrywającym Jastrzębskiego Węgla!". jastrzebskiwegiel.pl (in Polish). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "France win first Olympic Volleyball medal in thriller". olympics.com. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Benjamin Toniutti nowym rozgrywającym ZAKSY". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 13 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver". CEV. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Wielki finał PlusLigi: Asseco Resovia Rzeszów – ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 0:3. ZAKSA mistrzem Polski!". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Kapitanowie ZAKSY zagrają w mistrzowskiej drużynie w kolejnych sezonach". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "WL 2017: Second title for "Team Yavbou"! Ngapeth pushes France through dramatic tie-breaker vs. Brazil". worldofvolley.com. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Benjamin Toniutti z ZAKSĄ na kolejny rok". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 1 January 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Rywal zmiażdżony, tytuł zdobyty! Jastrzębski Węgiel mistrzem Polski". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 10 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Décret du 8 septembre 2021 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". Légifrance (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
External links
edit- Benjamin Toniutti at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Benjamin Toniutti at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Benjamin Toniutti at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Benjamin Toniutti at Volleybox.net
- Benjamin Toniutti at Olympedia
- Benjamin Toniutti at Olympics.com
- Benjamin Toniutti at Équipe de France (in French)
- Benjamin Toniutti at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)