Roberto Russo (volleyball)

Roberto Russo (born 27 February 1997) is an Italian volleyball player, a member of the Italy men's national volleyball team and Italian club Sir Safety Perugia.

Personal life
Russo wanted to become a football player. His uncle was a volleyball player who introduced him into volleyball.

Career
Russo signed his first club in 2014.

Club

 * Club Italia Roma
 * Consar Ravenna
 * Sir Safety Umbria Volley

National team
In 2015 he was called up for the U19 national team and in 2016 for the U21 and U23 national team.

2018 was the year he first time to call for senior national team, with which he won, in the same year, the gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. He later won another gold at the 2022 world championship.

Club

 * Coccarda Coppa Italia.svg Italian Cup
 * 2022–21 with Sir Safety Umbria Volley
 * Italian Super Cup
 * 2019 with Sir Safety Umbria Volley
 * 2020 with Sir Safety Umbria Volley
 * 2022 with Sir Safety Susa Perugia

FIVB Club World Championship

 * Gold medal with cup.svg Brazil 2022 – with Sir Safety Susa Perugia

National team

 * Mediterranean Games
 * 2018 Mediterranean Games – Gold medal
 * FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
 * 2022 FIVB World Championship – Gold medal

Individual awards
2019–20 SuperLega – Best U23 Player