# Monica De Gennaro

Monica "Moki" De Gennaro (born 8 January 1987) is an Italian professional volleyball player. She plays for Imoco Volley Conegliano and for the Italy women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics. In the 2024 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal and the best libero award. She is regarded as one of the greatest liberos of all time.

## Career

De Gennaro played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship. There her team ended up in fourth place after losing 2–3 to Brazil the bronze medal match. She was selected to be tournament's Best Libero.
De Gennaro won the 2020–21 CEV Women's Champions League and was twice a runner-up with Imoco Volley Conegliano (2016-17 and 2018-19), receiving the award of Best Libero in those three editions of the Champions League.
She won both the 2019 FIVB Club World Championship and the Best Libero award in China.
She won the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix silver medal and the Best Libero individual award.
At the 2014 FIVB World Championship she won the Best Libero award, and at the 2018 FIVB World Championship in Japan, she won the silver medal and the Best Libero individual award.
She won the 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship and the Best Libero individual award.

## Awards
### Individuals

* 2006–07 Italian League "Best Receiver"
* 2006–07 Italian League "Best Under 20 Serie A1 player"
* 2007–08 CEV Challenge Cup "Best Receiver"
* 2013 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Receiver"
* 2014 FIVB World Championship "Best Libero"
* 2016–17 CEV Champions League "Best Libero"
* 2016–17 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) "MVP"
* 2017 World Grand Prix "Best Libero"
* 2018 FIVB World Championship "Best Libero"
* 2018–19 Italian League "MVP"
* 2021 European Championship "Best Libero"
* 2021 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Libero"
* 2022 FIVB Nations League "Best Libero"
* 2022 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Libero"
* 2024 Summer Olympics "Best Libero"

### Clubs

* 2010 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Scavolini Pesaro
* 2013 Italian Supercup – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2015–16 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2016 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2016–17 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2016–17 CEV Champions League – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2017–18 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2018 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2018–19 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2018–19 CEV Champions League – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2019 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2019–20 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2020 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2020–21 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2020–21 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2020–21 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2021 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2021 FIVB Club World Championship – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2021–22 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2021–22 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2021–22 CEV Champions League – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2022 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2022 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2022–23 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2022–23 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2023 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2023–24 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2023–24 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2023–24 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2024 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2024 Club World Championship – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
* 2024–25 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano

## Personal life

She has been married to the volleyball coach Daniele Santarelli since 2017.