Luciano De Cecco

Luciano De Cecco (born 2 June 1988) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for Modena Volley and the Argentina national team. He won the bronze medal at 2020 Summer Olympics.

Club
In May 2014, De Cecco signed a 3-year contract with Sir Safety Perugia. For the 2020–21 season, he moved to Cucine Lube Civitanova.

National team
Luciano was first appointed to Argentine national team in 2006 before the World League, but he did not play in any match. He began his participation during the World Championship where Argentina took 13th place. His national team won silvers medals at South American Championship in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 because four losses to Brazil in the finals. In 2009 and 2011, he was awarded Best Setter of South American Championship. In 2011, he achieved the title of the Best Setter of the World League. On 4 December 2011, he was Best Setter of World Cup.

In 2015, De Cecco won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Luciano won the bronze medal at 2020 Summer Olympics.

In 2023 Luciano won the gold medal at the South American Championship held in Recife, Brazil.

On 3 July 2024 the Argentine Olympic Committee appointed De Cecco and the field hockey player Rocío Sánchez Moccia as the flag bearers to 2024 Summer Olympics.

Club

 * CEV Champions League
 * Silver medal europe.svg 2016–17 – with Sir Safety Perugia


 * FIVB Club World Championship
 * Silver medal world centered-2.svg Betim 2021 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova


 * CSV South American Club Championship
 * Gold medal southamerica.svg Argentina 2010 – with Bolívar Voley


 * CEV Challenge Cup
 * Simple gold cup.svg 2012–13 – with Copra Elior Piacenza


 * Domestic
 * 2006–07 Simple gold cup.svg Argentine Cup, with Bolívar Voley
 * 2006–07 Gold medal with cup.svg Argentine Championship, with Bolívar Voley
 * 2013–14 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Copra Elior Piacenza
 * 2017–18 Simple gold cup.svg Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
 * 2017–18 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
 * 2017–18 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Perugia
 * 2018–19 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
 * 2019–20 Simple gold cup.svg Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
 * 2020–21 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

Individual awards

 * 2009: CSV South American Championship – Best setter
 * 2010: CSV South American Club Championship – Best setter
 * 2010: CSV South American Club Championship – Most valuable player
 * 2010: FIVB Club World Championship – Best server
 * 2011: CSV South American Championship – Best setter
 * 2011: FIVB World League – Best setter
 * 2011: FIVB World Cup – Best setter
 * 2013: CEV Challenge Cup – Most valuable player
 * 2015: Pan American Games – Best setter
 * 2017: CEV Champions League – Best setter
 * 2021: Olympic Games – Best setter
 * 2023: CSV South American Championship – Best setter