Facundo Conte
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Facundo Conte (born 25 August 1989) is an Argentine former professional volleyball player. Conte won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Personal life
Facundo was born in Vicente López, Argentina. His father, Hugo Conte, is a former volleyball player who was part of the national team that won a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. He finished his secondary studies in Centro Cultural Italiano in Olivos.[citation needed]
Career
Conte made his debut in the Argentina national team during the U19 World Championship (4th place) in 2007, and in the senior team during the 2008 America's Cup, held in Brazil (4th place). Conte was also a part of the junior national team that won the 2008 South American Championship, defeating Brazil in the final and breaking a 26–year period without winning the tournament.
In 2009, Conte took part in his first World League, finishing 5th with Argentina. After that, he joined Zinella Bologna, where he was coached by his father, Hugo. During that year, Conte also helped Argentina finish third at the U21 World Championship, the country's best position in the history of the tournament.
In 2010, Conte participated in the World League, but this time Argentina was unsuccessful, losing all 14 games. In September of that year, Conte was selected by coach Javier Weber to participate in the World Championship.
In 2015, Conte won a gold medal in the 2015 Pan American Games.
In 2013, he signed a contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów. He won the Polish Champion title in 2014. On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup. In February 2015, he signed a contract with Skra until 2017. On 7 February 2016, he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. On 29 April 2016, he left the team from Bełchatów.
After competing in PlusLiga for three seasons, Conte signed a contract with Shanghai Golden Age, and played there for two seasons. In 2017, he moved to El Jaish in Qatar for the Qatar Cup and Emir Cup competitions.
Honours
Club
- FIVB Club World Championship Betim 2019 – with Sada Cruzeiro
- CSV South American Club Championship Contagem 2020 – with Sada Cruzeiro Blumenau 2024 – with Ciudad Vóley
- CEV Challenge Cup 2010–11 – with Lube Banca Macerata
- Domestic 2005–06 Argentine Championship, with Rosario Sonder 2013–14 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów 2014–15 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów 2015–16 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów 2016–17 Chinese Championship, with Shanghai Golden Age 2017–18 Chinese Championship, with Shanghai Golden Age 2018–19 Brazilian Championship, with Vôlei Taubaté 2019–20 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro 2020–21 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro 2022–23 Argentine Cup, with Ciudad Vóley 2022–23 Argentine Championship, with Ciudad Vóley 2023–24 Argentine Cup, with Ciudad Vóley 2023–24 Argentine Championship, with Ciudad Vóley
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 2014: Polish SuperCup – Most valuable player
- 2015: CEV Champions League – Best outside spiker
- 2015: Pan American Games – Most valuable player
- 2016: Polish Cup – Best receiver
- 2019: FIVB Club World Championship – Best outside spiker
- 2020: CSV South American Club Championship – Best outside hitter
Statistics
- 2015–16 PlusLiga – (44 aces)
External links
- at the European Volleyball Confederation
- at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- at Volleybox.net
- at Olympics.com
- at Olympedia
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded byNot awarded | Best Outside Spiker of CEV Champions League 2014/2015 ex aequo Cuba Wilfredo León | Succeeded byCuba Wilfredo León Slovenia Tine Urnaut |
| Preceded byCuba Wilfredo León | Most Valuable Player of Pan American Games 2015 | Succeeded byArgentina Nicolás Bruno |