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| Born | August 14, 1966 (age 54) Fermo, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paolo Tofoli (born August 14, 1966 in Fermo) is a former Italian volleyball player and current coach, standing at 188 cm.
He played 342 times for the Italy national volleyball team. Tofoli was two time world champion in 1990 and 1994. He was also four times gold medal at the European Championship (1989, 1993, 1995 and 1999). He represented Italy at four Summer Olympics, winning two silver medals and a bronze medal.[1]
Starting from the season 2010/2011, Tofoli is working as the coach of the Italian women volleyball team Scavolini Pesaro.
Clubs
| Club | Country | From | To |
| Padova |  Italy | 1984–1985 | 1989–1990 |
| Sisley Treviso | Italy | 1990–1991 | 1996–1997 |
| Ferrara | Italy | 1997–1998 | 1997–1998 |
| Rome | Italy | 1998–1999 | 2000–2001 |
| Trento | Italy | 2001–2002 | 2004–2005 |
| Perugia | Italy | 2005–2006 | 2005–2006 |
| M. Roma Volley | Italy | 2006–2007 | 2008–2009 |
Individual awards
- 1990 FIVB World League "Best Setter"
- 1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Best Setter
State awards
- 2000
Knight's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic - 2004
Officer's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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