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Full name | Benjamin Toniutti | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Mulhouse, France |
October 30, 1989 |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 323 cm (127 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 330 cm (130 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Setter | |||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: 19 January 2017 |
Benjamin Toniutti (born 30 October 1989) is a French volleyball player, a member of France men's national volleyball team and Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, 2015 European Champion, gold medalist of the 2015 World League, Polish Champion (2016, 2017).
He is married. In August 2015 his wife gave birth to their daughter.
On April 13, 2015 Toniutti signed a contract with Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. On October 18, 2015 the French national team, including him, achieved title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the final). On April 26, 2016 he won with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle a title of 2016 Polish Champion. Toniutti was Most Valuable Player of the whole season, during the league he received individual MVP awards ten times. On May 2, 2016 it was announced that Toniutti extended his contract for the next two seasons (until 2018).
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.