Luciano De Cecco

Luciano De Cecco (born 2 June 1988) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for Modena Volley and the Argentina national team.^[1] He won the bronze medal at 2020 Summer Olympics.

Luciano De Cecco
De Cecco in 2024
Personal information
Nickname	Cachete
Born	(1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 36) Santa Fe, Argentina
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Spike	345 cm (136 in)
Block	330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Modena Volley
Career
Years Teams 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2014 2014–2020 2020–2024 2024– Gimnasia y Esgrima Santa Fe Bolívar Voley Gabeca Pallavolo Belgrano de Córdoba Top Volley Latina Dynamo Kaliningrad Bolívar Voley Gabeca Pallavolo Volley Piacenza Sir Safety Perugia Volley Lube Modena Volley
National team
2006–  Argentina
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Argentina Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Pan American Cup 2017 Gatineau South American Championship 2023 Recife 2007 Chile 2009 Colombia 2011 Brazil 2013 Brazil

Career

Club

In May 2014, De Cecco signed a 3-year contract with Sir Safety Perugia.^[2] For the 2020–21 season, he moved to Cucine Lube Civitanova.

National team

Luciano was first appointed to Argentine national team in 2006 before the World League, but he did not play in any match. He began his participation during the World Championship where Argentina took 13th place. His national team won silvers medals at South American Championship in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 because four losses to Brazil in the finals. In 2009 and 2011, he was awarded Best Setter of South American Championship. In 2011, he achieved the title of the Best Setter of the World League. On 4 December 2011, he was Best Setter of World Cup.^[3]

In 2015, De Cecco won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Luciano won the bronze medal at 2020 Summer Olympics.

In 2023, Luciano won the gold medal at the South American Championship held in Recife, Brazil.

On 3 July 2024, the Argentine Olympic Committee appointed De Cecco and the field hockey player Rocío Sánchez Moccia as the flag bearers to 2024 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Honours

Club

• CEV Champions League
  • 2016–17 – with Sir Safety Perugia
• FIVB Club World Championship
  • Betim 2021 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
• CSV South American Club Championship
  • Argentina 2010 – with Bolívar Voley
• CEV Challenge Cup
  • 2012–13 – with Copra Elior Piacenza
• Domestic
  • 2006–07 Argentine Cup, with Bolívar Voley
  • 2006–07 Argentine Championship, with Bolívar Voley
  • 2013–14 Italian Cup, with Copra Elior Piacenza
  • 2017–18 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
  • 2017–18 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
  • 2017–18 Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Perugia
  • 2018–19 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
  • 2019–20 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
  • 2020–21 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

Individual awards

• 2009: CSV South American Championship – Best setter
• 2010: CSV South American Club Championship – Best setter
• 2010: CSV South American Club Championship – Most valuable player
• 2010: FIVB Club World Championship – Best server
• 2011: CSV South American Championship – Best setter
• 2011: FIVB World League – Best setter
• 2011: FIVB World Cup – Best setter
• 2013: CEV Challenge Cup – Most valuable player
• 2015: Pan American Games – Best setter
• 2017: CEV Champions League – Best setter
• 2021: Olympic Games – Best setter
• 2023: CSV South American Championship – Best setter