The Qatar national volleyball team, which made history by making the cut for the FIVB World League, will have an Italian expert at the helm to help them negotiate tricky waters.
The national teams commission, headed by Qatar Volleyball Association President Mr. Khalid Ali Al Mawlawi, appointed Roberto Piazza as national coach on Saturday.
The experienced tactician, who is currently training Greek side Olympiacos, is expected to join the national team directly after the domestic season in Greece.
The 48-year-old, who has won every Italian club title multiple times, had a very short playing career.
He began with Italian side Pallavolo Parma’s youth team in 1985 and graduated to their senior side within two years. In 1989, he moved to Pallavolo Piacenza (Italy) and ended his playing career there.
From 1990 to 2009, he worked as an assistant coach at three clubs — Parma, Volley Treviso and Russian side Dinamo Moskva.
He got his first break as coach at Volley Treviso in 2009. After three years at the helm, he moved to another Italian club Piemonte Volley before signing on as Olympiacos coach last season.
Piazza replaced Argentinian Juan Manuel Cichello as Qatar coach. Cichello has joined the Iranian national team as an assistant coach.
In addition to the World League, Qatar will also compete in the AVC Cup in India from September 19 to 25 as well as the Arab Championship in Jordan, also in September.
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