Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Pro Recco [ITA] / Centro Sportivo Esercito [ITA]: |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Sports Science - San Raffaele University of Rome: Italy |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2015 and 2016 he was named Athlete of the Year in Civitavecchia, Italy, by the National Union of Sports Veterans. (centumcellae.it, 28 Mar 2017; 0766news.it, 25 Feb 2016)
He was named Best Goalkeeper of the 2012 Italian Cup. (wpdworld.com, 06 Apr 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Sandro Sukno [Pro Recco], CRO; Alessandro Campagna [national], ITA |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Goalkeeper |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Armed Forces Athlete |
Languages |
Italian |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"My adventure in water polo really started by chance or, rather, from the decision of my grandparents to take me to the pool as they no longer wanted to see me spending afternoons in front of a television. I started with swimming, but it was a mini water polo course, which I took part in when I was nine, that changed my life. From then on I never stopped playing. My role as a child was a defender, but after a few years I found my way between the goal posts." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport at age nine. |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Tennis. (gazzetta.it, 31 Jul 2020) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (gazzetta.it, 31 Jul 2020) |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Alessandro Bovo. (mfsport.net, 24 May 2020) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"I believe 90% of being a strong goalkeeper is in the head. Everyone remembers the goals scored but fewer people remember the saves. The mistake for the goalkeeper is a really bad thing, which deeply affects the psyche. It is necessary to remember the mistakes made in order to be ready when the same situation arises again." (mfsport.net, 24 May 2020) |
Other information |
ILLNESS BLOW
He missed the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, after he was diagnosed with measles. (giornaledibrescia.it, 15 Jul 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Alessandra, daughter Vittoria [2021] |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Croatian water polo player Goran Volarevic. (liguriasport.com, 18 Jun 2021) |
