Giovanni Gargiulo
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1999 Sorrento, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Lube | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Giovanni Maria Gargiulo (born 1 January 1999) is an Italian professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for the Italian Volleyball League club, Lube and the Italy national team.
Career
Club
Gargiulo began his career in the 2015–16 season with Materdomini in Serie A2, a club he remained with for five seasons. In the 2020–21 season, he made his Superleague debut thanks to a signing from Callipo; he also remained in the same division for the 2022–23 season when he signed for Prisma Taranto:[1] at the end of the 2023–24 season, having concluded his commitments with the Apulian club, he finished the season with Tourcoing, in the French Ligue A.[2]
In the 2024–25 season, Gargiulo joined Lube, also in the Superleague, with whom he won the Coppa Italia.[3][4]
National team
In 2017, Gargiulo was called up to the Italian under-19 national team with which he won silver at the European Championship.[5] This was followed in 2018 by call-ups to the under-20 national team and in 2019 to the |under-21 national team, with the latter winning silver at the World Championship.[6]
In 2025, Gargiulo received his first call-up to the senior national team, with which, in the same year, he won the silver medal at the Nations League.[7]
Honours
Club
- Domestic
- 2024–25 Coppa Italia, with Lube
References
- ^ "ALTEZZA E SOLIDITÀ NELLA NUOVA GIOIELLA PRISMA TARANTO! AL CENTRO SVETTA GARGIULO" (in Italian). 27 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Giovanni Maria Gargiulo chiude la stagione in Francia al Tourcoing" (in Italian). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "La Lube ringhia sotto rete, triennale al centro per Giovanni Gargiulo. L'atleta: "Grande chance! Nuovo inizio ricco di stimoli!"" (in Italian). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Final Four Del Monte® Coppa Italia, Civitanova trionfa a Bologna" (in Italian). 26 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "2017 CEV U19 Volleyball European Championship - M Semifinal Matches 1-4 in Györ (HUN) (YBF-34)". Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship Final 1-2 (Places 1 and 2)" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "VNL Finals: l'Italia è d'argento, superata in finale dalla Polonia" (in Italian). 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
External links
- Giovanni Gargiulo at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)