Emanuele Birarelli

Emanuele Birarelli (born 8 February 1981) is an Italian volleyball player, a member of Italy men's national volleyball team and Italian club Sir Safety Perugia, silver medalist of 2016 Summer Olympics, bronze medalist of 2012 Summer Olympics and participant of the Olympic Games 2008 Summer Olympics, World League (2013, 2014) and silver medalist of European Championship (2011, 2013).
Career
Birarelli was born at Senigallia. He debuted in the Italian top championship in 1998 for Pallavolo Falconara. He remained there until 2003, when he was diagnosed an arm ischemia which forced him away from the field for two years.
He returned to play volleyball in 2005, first at Pineto, then for Verona and, from 2007, for Trentino Volley, with which he won an Italian national title in 2008. In the same year he debuted for Italy's national team. In 2009, he won the CEV Champions League with Trentino Volley, a feat he repeated the following year. He achieved bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
In 2015, he left Trentino Volley after eight seasons and went to another Italian club Sir Safety Perugia.
He was a member of the Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won silver medal after lost finale against Brazil. Birarelli received individual award for the Best Middle Blocker.
After retirement from the sports, he turned into volleyball agent to seek talent young players.
Sporting achievements
CEV Champions League
2008/2009 - with Itas Diates Trentino
2009/2010 - with Itas Diates Trentino
2010/2011 - with Itas Diates Trentino
2011/2012 - with Itas Diates Trentino
2016/2017 - with Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia
FIVB Club World Championship
Qatar 2009 - with Itas Diates Trentino
Qatar 2010 - with Itas Diates Trentino
Qatar 2011 - with Itas Diates Trentino
Qatar 2012 - with Itas Diates Trentino
National championship
2007/2008 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
2008/2009 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
2009/2010 Italian Cup Serie A, with Itas Diates Trentino
2009/2010 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
2010/2011 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
2011/2012 Italian Cup Serie A, with Itas Diates Trentino
2011/2012 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
2012/2013 Italian Cup Serie A, with Itas Diates Trentino
2012/2013 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
2014/2015 Italian Championship, with Trentino Volley
National team
2011 CEV European Championship
2012 Olympic Games
2013 FIVB World League
2013 CEV European Championship
2014 FIVB World League
2016 Olympic Games
Individual
2012 FIVB Club World Championship - Best Blocker
2013 FIVB World League - Best Middle Blocker
2013 FIVB Club World Championship - Best Middle Blocker
2013 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup - Best Middle Blocker
2016 Olympic Games - Best Middle Blocker
References
External links
LegaVolley Serie A player profile
1981 births
Living people
People from Senigallia
Sportspeople from the Province of Ancona
Italian men's volleyball players
Blu Volley Verona players
Trentino Volley players
Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Olympic volleyball players for Italy
Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Middle blockers