Roberto Santilli

Roberto Santilli (born 22 February 1965) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player.

Roberto Santilli
Personal information
Born	(1965-02-22) 22 February 1965 (age 60) Rome, Italy
Coaching information
Previous teams coached Years Teams 1996–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2010 2010–2013 2013–2014 2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2017–2018 2018–2019 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022 Gallo Gioia Del Colle Boomerang Verona Volley Lube (AC) Top Volley Latina Top Volley Latina Volley Callipo Tiscali Cagliari Jastrzębski Węgiel Iskra Odintsovo Top Volley Latina Germany (AC) MKS Będzin Australia AZS Olsztyn Jastrzębski Węgiel Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Ziraat Bankası Ankara Projekt Warsaw
Volleyball information
Position	Setter

Career as coach

In 2007, Santilli moved to Jastrzębski Węgiel and coached his team to the 2008–09 PlusLiga bronze medal, and a silver one next season. Also, in 2010 they won the Polish Cup after beating Asseco Resovia.

In 2010, he left PlusLiga and joined the Russian team, Iskra Odintsovo.^[1]

Santilli was an assistant coach of Vital Heynen in the German national team, that won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Championship held in Poland. In 2015, he was named a new head coach of the Australian national volleyball team.^[2]

On 11 April 2017, he was appointed new head coach of the Polish team, Indykpol AZS Olsztyn.^[3]

For the 2020–21 season, Santilli became the first ever foreign head coach in the South Korean Volleyball League, by joining Incheon Korean Air Jumbos.^[4]

Honours

Club

• CEV Challenge Cup
  • 2008–09 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel
• Domestic
  • 2009–10 Polish Cup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
  • 2020–21 South Korean Championship, with Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
  • 2021–22 Turkish SuperCup, with Ziraat Bankası Ankara

Youth national team

• 2002 CEV U20 European Championship, with Italy U21