birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name
florence , italy italian 23 august 1966 marco bracci
 marco bracci
marco bracci

marco bracci -lrb- born august 23 , 1966 in fucecchio , province of florence -rrb- is a former italian volleyball player , ranked amongst the world 's most valuable players of the late 1980s and 1990s .
a 197 cm athlete , bracci played as passer-hitter .
bracci made his debut for the italy national team on may 6 , 1988 .
he earned 344 caps for his native country , winning three volleyball world championships -lrb- 1990 , 1994 and 1998 -rrb- and four volleyball european championships -lrb- 1989 , 1993 , 1995 an 1999 -rrb- , plus numerous other titles .
one of the most winning players of all-time in the italian championships , his club titles include six `` scudetti '' and four european champions cups .
he played at four olympic games , winning a silver medal at the 1996 games and a bronze medal at the 2000 olympics .
he has worked as assistant coach of massimo barbolini the trainer of italy women 's national volleyball team
