Andrea Lucchetta
| Andrea Lucchetta | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Crazy Lucky | ||
| Born | 25 November 1962 Treviso, Province of Treviso, Italy | ||
| Height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Middle blocker | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
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Andrea Lucchetta (born 25 November 1962) is an Italian former volleyball player who is a three-time Olympian. Among his achievements, he won a World Championship with the Italian national volleyball team in 1990. He was born in Treviso, Italy, and is nicknamed "Crazy Lucky" for his bizarre hair style.
Standing at 199 cm (6 ft 6 in), Lucchetta played as middle blocker/hitter. Lucchetta debuted in Italian Major League in 1982 with Panini Modena, where he remained until 1990, winning five Italian titles and one European Champions Cup.
With the Italian team, he made 292 appearances, winning a World Championship in 1989, a European Championship in 1989, and three World Leagues from 1990 to 1992.
Lucchetta won the MVP award in the 1990 World Championship.
Lucchetta is also the creator of the Italian animated series Spike Team.
Olympics
[edit]In 1984, Lucchetta was part of the Italian team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.
Four years later, Lucchetta finished ninth with the Italian team in the 1988 Olympic tournament. He played one match.
At the 1992 Games, Lucchetta was a member of the Italian team that finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.
Clubs
[edit]| Club | Country | From | To |
| Sisley Treviso |  Italy
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1980-1981 | 1980-1981 |
| Panini Modena | Italy
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1981-1982 | 1989-1990 |
| Milan Volley | Italy
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1990-1991 | 1993-1994 |
| Alpitour Traco Cuneo | Italy
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1994-1995 | 1996-1997 |
| Piaggio Rome | Italy
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1997-1998 | 1997-1998 |
| Casa Modena Unibon | Italy
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1998-1999 | 1999-2000 |
Personal life
[edit]Lucchetta has been married to Nicoletta Tata, by whom he has two sons; he has now a partner called Francesca. He considers himself Roman Catholic.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Giordano, Lucio (6 December 2024). "Sento il Signore vicino, mi considero un chierichetto timido che aiuta il prossimo". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 48. pp. 78–81.
External links
[edit]- Andrea Lucchetta at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Andrea Lucchetta at Olympics.com
- Andrea Lucchetta at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
- Profile at legavolley.it (in Italian)
- Volleybox.net profile
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- Italian men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for Italy
- Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Sportspeople from Treviso
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Middle blockers
- Italian sports commentators
- Volleyball commentators
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen
- Italian Roman Catholics