Benjamin Toniutti

Benjamin Toniutti (born 30 October 1989) is a French professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for Jastrzębski Węgiel and the France national team. Toniutti won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and is the 2015 European Champion and the 2021 Champions League winner with ZAKSA.

Personal life
Toniutti was born and raised in Alsace by his father Maurizio, an Italian French, and French mother Cathy. His parents often travel to attend Toniutti's league matches. Toniutti is fluent in Italian. He is married. In August 2015, his wife gave birth to their daughter.

Career
On 13 April 2015, Toniutti signed a contract with the Polish PlusLiga team, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. On 18 October 2015, the France national team, including him, won the 2015 European Champion title, beating Slovenia in the final. On 26 April 2016, he won his first Polish Champion title with ZAKSA. Toniutti won the 2015–16 PlusLiga Most valuable player award, and throughout the season received an individual MVP award 10 times. On 2 May 2016, it was announced that Toniutti extended his contract for the next two seasons (until 2018). On 9 July 2017, France won the World League after beating Brazil in the final. In 2018, ZAKSA extended the contract with Toniutti until 2019.

Club

 * CEV Champions League
 * Gold medal europe.svg 2020–21 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * Silver medal europe.svg 2022–23 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel
 * Silver medal europe.svg 2023–24 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel


 * Domestic
 * 2014–15 Simple gold cup.svg German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
 * 2014–15 Gold medal with cup.svg German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
 * 2015–16 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2016–17 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2016–17 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 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
 * 2019–20 Simple gold cup.svg Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2020–21 Simple gold cup.svg Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2020–21 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2021–22 Simple gold cup.svg Polish SuperCup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
 * 2022–23 Simple gold cup.svg Polish SuperCup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
 * 2022–23 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
 * 2023–24 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel

Youth national team

 * 2006 Silver medal europe.svg CEV U20 European Championship
 * 2007 Gold medal europe.svg CEV U19 European Championship
 * 2008 Gold medal europe.svg CEV U20 European Championship

Individual awards

 * 2007: CEV U19 European Championship – Best setter
 * 2013: French Championship – Most valuable player
 * 2013: French Championship – Best setter
 * 2015: FIVB World League – Best setter
 * 2016: Polish Cup – Best setter
 * 2017: Polish Cup – Best setter
 * 2017: FIVB World League – Best setter
 * 2018: FIVB Nations League – Best setter
 * 2019: Polish Cup – Best setter
 * 2019: CEV European Championship – Best setter

State awards

 * 2021: Legion of Honour - Knight (France).png Knight of the Legion of Honour