Castellani follows Giuliani on the Olympiacos bench

A few days after Alberto Giuliani left the men’s volleyball team from Olympiacos Piraeus, the Red and Whites announced his successor, Daniel Castellani, on Friday (2 June).

The relevant announcement from Olympiakos:

“OLYMPIAN SFP announces the start of its collaboration with Daniel Castellani. The Argentine coach (born March 21, 1961) takes over the technical management of the club’s men’s volleyball team.

Considered one of the greatest volleyball players in the world, Thrylos’ new coach has had a long career at both national and collective levels. With 19 titles and many medals, he is ranked 58th in the world rankings of coaches.

Daniel Castellani is the national coach of the Argentina women’s national team, while he also worked for the men’s team in the past (1994-99). On a national level, the 62-year-old coach was also in Poland, with whom he won the gold medal at the 2009 European Championships, and in Finland.

In his first “term” at Fenerbahce, Daniel Castellani won three Polish championships with Skra, two more in Argentina with Bolivar and one in Turkey. He also won the Challenge Cup with the Turkish team in 2013/14.

Daniel Castellani’s statement on olympiacossfp.gr: “Hello everyone, I am very happy to join the Olympiacos family, a huge club. Olympiacos have great fans, it’s an honor and a big challenge for me! When the club contacted me and I saw his ambitions, the highly competitive team he has built and his history, I knew straight away that he was a huge motivator for me. That’s why I said: I want to be there! We will work hard to stay competitive and fight for more trophies. We’ll be together shortly.

Title:

• 1 European Championship (2009, Polish men’s national team)
• 1 Pan American Championship (1995, Argentina men’s national team)
• 1 Hubert Wagner Monument (2009, Polish men’s national team)
• 1 Brazilian Championship (2018-19)
• 1 Challenge Cup (2013-14)
• 3rd Polish Championship (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09)
• 1st Turkish Championship (2011-12)
• 3 Polish Cups (2006–07, 2008–09, 2012–13)
• 1st Turkish Cup (2011-12)
• 2 Argentine Championships (2002–03, 2003–04)
• 2 Paulista Championship (2017–18, 2018–19)
• 1 Belgian Super Cup (2016–17)
• 1. Turkish Super Cup (2011-12)

Previous teams:

• 1994-99 Argentina Men’s National Team
• 2001-02 Telephonica Volley GioiaItaly (Italy)
• 2002–06 Bolivar Volley (Argentina)
• 2006-09 PGE Skra Bełchatów (Poland)
• 2009–10 Poland men’s national team
• Finland men’s national team 2012
• 2011-12 Fenerbahce (Türkiye)
• 2012-13 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle (Poland)
• 2013-15 Fenerbahce (Türkiye)
• 2015-16 Sir Safety Conad Perugia (Italy)
• 2016-17 Noliko Maaseik (Belgium)
• 2017-18 EMS Taubaté Funvic (Brazil)
• 2019-21 Indykpol AZS Olsztyn (Poland)
• 2021-23 Fenerbahce (Türkiye)
• 2023 – Argentina Women’s National Team