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francesca piccininiWherever the women's volleyball team of Italy play, Francesca Piccinini easily becomes the crowd favorite. Wearing jersey no. 12 for the Italian Blue Girls, she exudes an innocent-looking beauty. On the court, she plays a no-nonsense volleyball bringing problems to the defense of the other team.

Though she still needs improvement and consistency in her game, Francesca Piccinini definitely has the qualities of making it big in the professional volleyball circuit.

Read some information about her and get to know more about your favorite Italian volleybelle.

   PERSONAL INFORMATION
FULL NAME :   Francesca Piccinini
NICKNAME :   Picci
DATE OF BIRTH :   January 10, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH :   Massa, Italy
HEIGHT / WEIGHT:   180 cm. (5´11")   /   74 kgs. (165 lbs)
CIVIL STATUS :   Single
PLACE OF RESIDENCE :   Bergamo, Italy
FATHER :   Roberto Piccinini
MOTHER :   Marta Almarella Tesconi
SISTER :   Chiara Piccinini
RELIGION :   Catholic
COLLEGE DEGREE :   Licenzia Media
LANGUAGES SPOKEN :   Italian, Portuguese

   VOLLEYBALL CAREER
PLAYING FOR:   Team Italy
POSITION :   Outside Hitter
SPIKE / HEIGHT :   304 cm / 279 cm
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER SINCE :   1985
NAT'L PLAYER SINCE:   1995
FIRST TRAINER :   Mauricio Nervi
CURRENT CLUB :   Foppapedretti Bergamo (Italia) #12
PREVIOUS CLUBS :   1999/2000 Foppapedretti Bergamo A1
1998/1999 Rexona Curitiba (BRA)
1997/1998 Cemar Rubiera A1
1996/1997 Anthesis Modena A1
1995/1996 Magica Reggio Emilia A1
1994/1995 James Brine Carrara A2
1993/1994 James Brine Carrara A1
1992/1993 Robur Leauto Massa B2
1991/1992 Robur Massa D
1990/1991 S.Carlo Borromeo Massa 1°div.
1989/1990 S.Carlo Borromeo Massa 1°div.
1ST INT'L GAME :   Italia-Stati Uniti 1-3 (Vimercate (Italia)) in June 10,1995
CLUB DEBUT :   S.Carlo Borromeo (Massa (Italia)) in 1989
MAJOR AWARD :   Best player at Junior World Cup in 1997
MEMORABLE ACHIEVEMENT :   First place in European Junior Championships and the 1998 Championships
ACHIEVEMENTS :   2000 Sydney Olympic Games 9th place
2000 World Grand Prix 7th place
--------Final Qualification 1st place
2000 Sydney Olympic World Volleyball
2000 Volley Masters 4th place
2000 European Olympic Qualification 2nd place
1999 World Cup: 7th place
1999 Continental Championship 3rd place
1999 European Championship: Bronze Medal
1999 World Grand Prix: 4th place
1999 BCV Volley Masters: Bronze Medal
1998 World Championship: 5th place
1998 World Grand Prix: 5th place
HAPPIEST MOMENT :   Winning the Olympic Qualification Tournament 2000 - Tokyo, Japan
SADDEST MOMENT :   An eye injury before the European Championships in 1999
MAJOR INJURIES :   Shoulder Injury



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