Andrea Gardini

Andrea Gardini (born 1 October 1965) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player, a silver (Atlanta 1996) and bronze (Sydney 2000) Olympic Games medallist, three–time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), and four–time European Champion (1989, 1993, 1995, 1999). Gardini was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2007. Since the 2024–25 season, he serves as head coach for Olympiacos.

Personal life
His son, Davide (born 1999), is also a volleyball player.

As a coach
In 2011, Gardini became an assistant coach of Andrea Anastasi in the Polish national volleyball team. On 10 July 2011, they led Poland to a bronze medal of the 2011 World League, the nation's first ever World League medal. On 18 September 2011, Poland, led by Anastasi and Gardini, won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championship. In the same year, their team won a silver medal at the 2011 World Cup and qualified for the Olympic Games London 2012. For the first time in its history, the Polish national team won three medals in one year. On 8 July 2012, Poland won the final match of the 2012 World League against United States (3–0). In October 2013, Anastasi and Gardini were dismissed as coaches of the Polish national team.

On 22 December 2014, Gardini was appointed new head coach of Indykpol AZS Olsztyn. In May 2015, he signed a new contract with the club from Olsztyn.

As a player

 * CEV European Champions Cup
 * Gold medal europe.svg 1991–92 – with Messaggero Ravenna
 * Gold medal europe.svg 1992–93 – with Messaggero Ravenna
 * Gold medal europe.svg 1994–95 – with Sisley Treviso
 * Gold medal europe.svg 1998–99 – with Sisley Treviso


 * FIVB Club World Championship
 * Gold medal world centered-2.svg São Paulo 1991 – with Messaggero Ravenna


 * CEV Cup
 * Simple gold cup.svg 1986–87 – with Tartarini Bologna
 * Simple gold cup.svg 1993–94 – with Sisley Treviso


 * CEV Challenge Cup
 * Simple gold cup.svg 1997–98 – with Sisley Treviso
 * Simple gold cup.svg 1999–00 – with Piaggio Roma


 * Domestic
 * 1990–91 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Messaggero Ravenna
 * 1990–91 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Messaggero Ravenna
 * 1993–94 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
 * 1995–96 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
 * 1997–98 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
 * 1998–99 Simple gold cup.svg Italian SuperCup, with Sisley Treviso
 * 1998–99 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
 * 1999–00 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Piaggio Roma
 * 2001–02 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Casa Modena Salumi

As a coach

 * Domestic
 * 2018–19 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2018–19 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2020–21 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
 * 2021–22 Simple gold cup.svg Polish SuperCup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel

Individual awards

 * 1988: Olympic Games – Best spiker
 * 1989: FIVB World Cup – Best spiker
 * 1990: FIVB World League – Best blocker

State awards

 * 2000: Cavaliere OMRI BAR.svg Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic