- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1985–2000
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 35
Greatest Volleyball athletes from Italy
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2001
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2021
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1991–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1983–1998
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1984–1998
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2000
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2007
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1999–2018
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–2023
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Luca Cantagalli | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1985–2000 | 88.7 |
| 14 | Taismary Agüero | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2012 | 88.7 |
| 25 | Marco Bracci | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1988–2001 | 88.3 |
| 26 | Simona Gioli | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2016 | 88.2 |
| 32 | Monica De Gennaro | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–— | 87.8 |
| 38 | Anna Danesi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2014–— | 87.7 |
| 41 | Paolo Nicolai | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–— | 87.4 |
| 48 | Eleonora Lo Bianco | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2017 | 86.8 |
| 51 | Francesca Piccinini | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2021 | 86.5 |
| 55 | Alberto Cisolla | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2014 | 86.5 |
| 65 | Matej Černič | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2012 | 86.1 |
| 66 | Daniele Lupo | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2009–— | 86.1 |
| 68 | Andrea Gardini | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1988–2004 | 86 |
| 71 | Ekaterina Antropova | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2018–— | 86 |
| 76 | Vigor Bovolenta | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1991–2012 | 85.6 |
| 77 | Andrea Lucchetta | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1983–1998 | 85.6 |
| 83 | Andrea Zorzi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1984–1998 | 85.2 |
| 88 | Andrea Bari | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1998–2016 | 85.2 |
| 93 | Caterina Bosetti | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2009–— | 85 |
| 132 | Fabio Vullo | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2000 | 83.2 |
| 137 | Miriam Sylla | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2011–— | 83.1 |
| 151 | Lorenzo Bernardi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2005 | 82.4 |
| 165 | Emanuele Birarelli | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2000–2019 | 81.9 |
| 184 | Carlotta Cambi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2012–— | 81.1 |
| 190 | Oleg Antonov | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–— | 80.7 |
| 201 | Andrea Giani | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2007 | 79.9 |
| 207 | Adrian Carambula | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2012–— | 79.9 |
| 220 | Paola Egonu | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2015–— | 79 |
| 221 | Simone Buti | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–— | 79 |
| 226 | Dante Boninfante | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1999–2018 | 78.6 |
| 227 | Massimo Colaci | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–— | 78.6 |
| 237 | Enrico Rossi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2014 | 76.8 |
| 238 | Andrea Sartoretti | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1990–2008 | 76.8 |
| 244 | Osmany Juantorena | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2003–2023 | 75.7 |
| 252 | Ivan Zaytsev | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–— | 72.6 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.
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