Benjamin Toniutti

Benjamin Toniutti (born 30 October 1989) is a French professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for Efeler Ligi club Ziraat Bankası S.K.. Toniutti won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and is the 2015 European Champion and the 2021 Champions League winner with ZAKSA.

Personal life Toniutti was born and raised in Alsace by his father Maurizio, an Italian French, and French mother Cathy. He is married to Emilie and has 3 daughters.

Career On 13 April 2015, Toniutti signed a contract with the Polish PlusLiga team, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. On 18 October 2015, the France national team, including him, won the 2015 European Champion title, beating Slovenia in the final. On 26 April 2016, he won his first Polish Champion title with ZAKSA. Toniutti won the 2015–16 PlusLiga Most valuable player award, and throughout the season received an individual MVP award 10 times. On 2 May 2016, it was announced that Toniutti extended his contract for the next two seasons (until 2018). On 9 July 2017, France won the World League after beating Brazil in the final. In 2018, ZAKSA extended the contract with Toniutti until 2019.

Honours Club CEV Champions League

Domestic

Youth national team

Individual awards 2007: CEV U19 European Championship – Best setter 2013: French Championship – Most valuable player 2013: French Championship – Best setter 2015: FIVB World League – Best setter 2016: Polish Cup – Best setter 2017: Polish Cup – Best setter 2017: FIVB World League – Best setter 2018: FIVB Nations League – Best setter 2019: Polish Cup – Best setter 2019: CEV European Championship – Best setter

State awards