Benjamin Toniutti

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]

Benjamin Toniutti
Personal information
Nickname	Totti, Ben
Born	(1989-10-30) 30 October 1989 (age 35) 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)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Jastrzębski Węgiel
Number	6
Career
Years Teams 2009–2013 2013–2014 2014 2015 2015–2021 2021– Arago de Sète CMC Ravenna Zenit Kazan VfB Friedrichshafen ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Jastrzębski Węgiel
National team
2010– France
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  France Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2024 Paris Team FIVB World League 2015 Rio de Janeiro 2017 Curitiba 2016 Kraków FIVB Nations League 2022 Bologna 2024 Łódź 2018 Lille 2021 Rimini CEV European Championship 2015 Bulgaria/Italy

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 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

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

Youth national team

• 2006 CEV U20 European Championship
• 2007 CEV U19 European Championship
• 2008 CEV U20 European Championship

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

• 2021: Knight of the Legion of Honour^[10]