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Benjamin Toniutti
Benjamin Toniutti
Personal information
Nickname	Totti, Ben
Born	30 October 1989 (age 35); Mulhouse, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Spike	320 cm (126 in)
Block	310 cm (122 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Jastrzębski Węgiel
Number	6
Career
2009–2013; 2013–2014; 2014; 2015; 2015–2021; 2021–	Arago de Sète; CMC Ravenna; Zenit Kazan; VfB Friedrichshafen; ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle; Jastrzębski Węgiel
National team
2010–	France
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing France
Olympic Games
FIVB World League
FIVB Nations League
CEV European Championship

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3] On 18 October 2015, the France national team, including him, won the 2015 European Champion title, beating Slovenia in the final.^[4] On 26 April 2016, he won his first Polish Champion title with ZAKSA.^[5] 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).^[6] On 9 July 2017, France won the World League after beating Brazil in the final.^[7] In 2018, ZAKSA extended the contract with Toniutti until 2019.^[8]

Honours

Club

CEV Champions League
- 2020–21 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2022–23 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2023–24 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel
Domestic
- 2014–15 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2014–15 German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2015–16 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016–17 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016–17 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018–19 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018–19 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2019–20 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020–21 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020–21 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2021–22 Polish SuperCup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2022–23 Polish SuperCup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2022–23 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel^[9]
- 2023–24 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel

Youth national team

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: Knight of the Legion of Honour^[10]

References

^ "Transferowy hit! Benjamin Toniutti rozgrywającym Jastrzębskiego Węgla!". jastrzebskiwegiel.pl (in Polish). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "France win first Olympic Volleyball medal in thriller". olympics.com. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Benjamin Toniutti nowym rozgrywającym ZAKSY". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 13 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver". CEV. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "Wielki finał PlusLigi: Asseco Resovia Rzeszów – ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 0:3. ZAKSA mistrzem Polski!". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "Kapitanowie ZAKSY zagrają w mistrzowskiej drużynie w kolejnych sezonach". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "WL 2017: Second title for "Team Yavbou"! Ngapeth pushes France through dramatic tie-breaker vs. Brazil". worldofvolley.com. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "Benjamin Toniutti z ZAKSĄ na kolejny rok". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 1 January 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "Rywal zmiażdżony, tytuł zdobyty! Jastrzębski Węgiel mistrzem Polski". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 10 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
^ "Décret du 8 septembre 2021 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". Légifrance (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2023.

External links

Benjamin Toniutti at the European Volleyball Confederation
Benjamin Toniutti at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
Benjamin Toniutti at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
Benjamin Toniutti at Volleybox.net
Benjamin Toniutti at Olympedia (archive)
Benjamin Toniutti at Olympics.com
Benjamin Toniutti at Équipe de France (in French)
Benjamin Toniutti at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)

Awards
Preceded by Saeid Marouf	Best Setter of FIVB World League 2015 2017	Succeeded by FIVB Nations League
Preceded by First award	Best Setter of FIVB Nations League 2018	Succeeded by Micah Christenson
Preceded by Sergey Grankin	Best Setter of CEV European Championship 2019	Succeeded by Gregor Ropret