Luciano De Cecco

Luciano De Cecco (born 2 June 1988) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for KS Norwid Częstochowa and the Argentina national team. He won the bronze medal at 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career Club In May 2014, De Cecco signed a 3-year contract with Sir Safety Perugia. For the 2020–21 season, he moved to Cucine Lube Civitanova.

National team

Luciano was first appointed to the Argentine national team in 2006 before the World League, but he did not play in any match. He began his participation during the World Championship, where Argentina took 13th place. His national team won silvers medals at South American Championship in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 because four losses to Brazil in the finals. In 2009 and 2011, he was awarded Best Setter of the South American Championship. In 2011, he achieved the title of the Best Setter of the World League. On 4 December 2011, he was Best Setter of World Cup.

In 2015, De Cecco won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Luciano won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

In 2023, Luciano won the gold medal at the South American Championship held in Recife, Brazil.

On 3 July 2024, the Argentine Olympic Committee appointed De Cecco and the field hockey player Rocío Sánchez Moccia as the flag bearers to 2024 Summer Olympics.

Honours Club CEV Champions League

FIVB Club World Championship

CSV South American Club Championship

CEV Challenge Cup

Domestic

Individual awards 2009: CSV South American Championship – Best setter 2010: CSV South American Club Championship – Best setter 2010: CSV South American Club Championship – Most valuable player 2010: FIVB Club World Championship – Best server 2011: CSV South American Championship – Best setter 2011: FIVB World League – Best setter 2011: FIVB World Cup – Best setter 2013: CEV Challenge Cup – Most valuable player 2015: Pan American Games – Best setter 2017: CEV Champions League – Best setter 2021: Olympic Games – Best setter 2023: CSV South American Championship – Best setter