About Luca Cantagalli
Born 1965. Luca Cantagalli is an Italian volleyball player and beach volleyball player.
Luca Cantagalli (born 8 December 1965, in Cavriago) is an Italian volleyball former player who was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and 1994. He was nicknamed "bazooka" by the fans, due to his powerful spikes. He competed at three Olympic Games, winning a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Career Debuting on 18 March 1986, he totalled 330 caps for Italy men's national volleyball team. He was four times Italian champion and three times European Champion (1989, 1993 and 1995).
After announcing his retire at the end of the 2005–2006 season, he played shortly for the team of his native Cavriago in the A2 series of Italy. Cantagalli retired in 2007.
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Who is Luca Cantagalli?
volleyball player
When was Luca Cantagalli born?
Luca Cantagalli was born on 11 August 1965 in Cavriago.
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Luca Cantagalli is a volleyball player and beach volleyball player.
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Luca Cantagalli is Italian.
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