Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
AN Brescia: Italy |
Name of coach |
Alessandro Bovo [club], ITA |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Centre forward |
Handedness |
Right |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Family |
Wife Micol, daughters Estelle and Chloe, son Ascanio [2018] |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His younger brothers Nicholas and Daniel have competed in professional water polo. Nicholas has also represented Italy at international level. (bresciaoggi.it, 16 Dec 2017; controfugablog.wordpress.com, 25 Aug 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Italian |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2012 he received the Gold Collar of Sporting Merit from the Italian National Olympic Committee [CONI]. (sicilia.coni.it, 17 Apr 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"My father was a policeman and he took me to Rome to the swimming school of the Fiamme Oro. After time the coach invited me to try water polo. It is a sport that shaped me both physically and temperamentally, thanks to the membership of a team and the relationship with teammates." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo at age seven in Rome, Italy. |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He sustained a minor shoulder injury during the 2017/18 season. (wpdworld.com, 24 May 2018; bsnews.it, 04 Oct 2017) |
Hobbies |
Following Italian football team Roma, travel. (anbrescia.it, 10 Apr 2021) |
Hero / Idol |
Italian footballer Francesco Totti. (anbrescia.it, 10 Apr 2021) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Do it yourself." (anbrescia.it, 10 Apr 2021) |
