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Kevin Tillie

Kévin Tillie
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Personal information
Full name Kévin Tillie
Nationality French
Born (1990-11-02) November 2, 1990 (age 26)
Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
Height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Spike 347 cm (137 in)
Block 327 cm (129 in)
College(s) Thompson Rivers University
University of California, Irvine
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter
Current club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Number 2
Career
Years Teams
2009–2011
2011–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–
Thompson Rivers University
UC Irvine Anteaters
CMC Ravenna
Arkas Izmir
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
National team
2012–  France
Last updated: 26 October 2016

Kévin Tillie (born 2 November 1990) 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, 2016 Polish Champion.

Tillie was born in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France. He is from an athletic family—his father Laurent is the head coach of the France men's national volleyball team, his mother Caroline played at the professional and Olympic levels (as did Laurent), his older brother Kim played college basketball with the Utah Utes and now does professionally in Europe and with France, and his younger brother Killian currently plays college basketball with the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

After many appearances with the junior and youth national teams, Tillie debuted for the senior French national team at the 2012 FIVB Volleyball World League, where the French team finished in seventh place.

In 2015 moved to Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. On October 18, 2015 French national team, including him, achieved title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale).


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