Some careers don’t need adjectives: the numbers speak for themselves. Sixteen seasons across Serie A1, Serie A2, and Serie A3. 5,540 points. 229 wins. And an endless collection of moments that taste like experience: the kind that can’t be bought or taught. But it accumulates, ball after ball, until it becomes a volleyball asset. And a life asset. This is Stefano Giannotti, one of the big signings of the summer transfer window, branded Belluno Volley.
STAR – Born in 1989 in Padua, he showed up with the expression of someone who’s already seen countless courts, nets, and matches. Yet, every time he enters the gym, he does so with the same desire as when he was a youngster just starting out. Last season saw him star in San Donà di Piave, where he played the role of a relentless striker. He left the Belluno people, in particular, with a double disappointment. Because, against San Donato, he won 3-2 at the VHV Arena, scoring 27 points. And 3-0 in the return leg, with another 26 points on the ground. Was he the opponent to be feared? Today, he’s the firepower to be celebrated.
PRAGMATISM – The first training sessions in Belluno have already revealed the man, as well as the player: “Now the priority is to get to know each other on a collective and personal level,” he says, “understanding who we have the pleasure of sharing the taraflex and the locker room with.
