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.

CEV Champions League

 * Gold medal with cup.svg 2008/2009 - with Itas Diates Trentino
 * Gold medal with cup.svg 2009/2010 - with Itas Diates Trentino
 * Gold medal with cup.svg 2010/2011 - with Itas Diates Trentino
 * Bronze medal with cup.svg 2011/2012 - with Itas Diates Trentino
 * Silver medal with cup.svg 2016/2017 - with Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia

FIVB Club World Championship

 * Gold medal with cup.svg Qatar 2009 - with Itas Diates Trentino
 * Gold medal with cup.svg Qatar 2010 - with Itas Diates Trentino
 * Gold medal with cup.svg Qatar 2011 - with Itas Diates Trentino
 * Gold medal with cup.svg Qatar 2012 - with Itas Diates Trentino

National championship

 * 2007/2008 Silver medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
 * 2008/2009 Silver medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
 * 2009/2010 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup Serie A, with Itas Diates Trentino
 * 2009/2010 Silver medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
 * 2010/2011 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
 * 2011/2012 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup Serie A, with Itas Diates Trentino
 * 2011/2012 Silver medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
 * 2012/2013 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup Serie A, with Itas Diates Trentino
 * 2012/2013 Silver medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
 * 2014/2015 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Trentino Volley

National team

 * 2011 Silver medal with cup.svg CEV European Championship
 * 2012 Bronze medal with cup.svg Olympic Games
 * 2013 Bronze medal with cup.svg FIVB World League
 * 2013 Silver medal with cup.svg CEV European Championship
 * 2014 Bronze medal with cup.svg FIVB World League
 * 2016 Silver medal with cup.svg 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