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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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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.
On 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]
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Club
- CEV Champions League
2020–21 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2022–23 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel- 2023–24 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- Domestic
- 2014–15
German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen - 2014–15
German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen - 2015–16 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016–17 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016–17 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018–19 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018–19 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2019–20 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020–21 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020–21 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2021–22 Polish SuperCup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2022–23 Polish SuperCup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2022–23 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel[9]
- 2023–24 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2014–15
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 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
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