The change of “baton” in the technical leadership of the volleyball department took an official form Olympiakou!
A few days after departure of Daniel Castellanithe “red and whites” continued… Italian, announcing on Thursday afternoon (09/05) the start of their collaboration with the 58-year-old coach, Andrea Gardini.
Olympiakos’ announcement in detail:
“OLYMPIAN S.F.P. announces the start of his collaboration with Andrea Gardini. The Italian coach (born 1/10/1965) takes over the technical leadership of the men’s volleyball team of the club.
Andrea Gardini has a very “rich” resume and a great history in the sport, primarily as an athlete. In his coaching career, the 58-year-old coach has worked with Polish volleyball powerhouses, as well as Italian side Piacenza in the 2019-20 season. In Poland, in two years (2017-19) in Zaska, the Italian coach won a double (championship, cup) and reached the Final-4 of the Champions League, won the championship and the Super Cup with Jastrebski, in the two years 2020-22 , while then (2022-24), he worked in Skra. At the beginning of his coaching career, from 2014 to 2017, the new coach of Thrylos worked at Olsztyn, also in Poland, while he was an assistant coach for the Polish National Team and the Italian National Team, in the seasons 2011-13 and 2007-11, respectively.
As an athlete, the new coach of the “red and whites” became, among other things, a four-time European and three-time world champion with the Italian National Team, while he also won two Olympic medals
Previous teams:
2022-24 Skra (Poland)
2020-22 Jastrebski (Poland)
2019-20 Piacenza (Italy)
2017-19 Zaksa (Poland)
2014-17 Holstein
2011-13 Poland National Team (assistant)
2007-11 Italy National Team (assistant)’.
In his first statements on the Olympiakos websiteAndrea Gardini, expressed his joy and satisfaction at taking over the fortunes of the club, while referring to the fans of the team, but also to the goals ahead of the new season:
“First of all, for me it is a great pleasure and honor to be the coach of Olympiakos, a great and historic club for all of Europe. I have many amazing memories from Greece and Athens. There we won the World Championship in 1994, a European Championship and in particular, the Champions League final against Olympiacos in the amazing SEF, packed with Olympiacos fans!
Incredible atmosphere. Truly, the best fans I have ever seen in my long career, so far! Of course, Ravenna were an amazing team and we won an incredible final. I know that Olympiacos always has as a team goal to be at the top everywhere. In the championship, Olympiacos always wants the title, it wants to win gold medals continuously.
And this is our goal in the new season as well. Of course, it will be a tough challenge. Nothing will be easy. However, I am still in the sports world because I like challenges! The only thing I promise to all our fans is that we will work hard all season and our team will fight in every match, until the end, whether we win or lose. We will give it our all, we will never give up. Last but not least. It is a great pleasure for me to come to work in Greece, the birthplace of Democracy and European culture! I’m excited, I’m sure it will be a great experience.
See you soon. Let’s have a good volleyball.”
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