Italy - Brazil (World Championships 1998)

HCLT, if i'm not wrong also Velasco was the team manager of an Italian football club (Lazio??) after he left volleyball and Giampaolo Montali (Italy's coach before Anastasi) after leaving Italy NT became the team manager of a couple of Italian soccer teams. Also in Europe we have many examples of Football clubs or NTs recruiting great coaches from other sports to improve their management, but also something more: f.e. in France ex France Rugby NT coach Bernard Laporte was named French Secretary of State for Sport.

Pearl, you’re right, Bebeto de Freitas became a football manager, doing well in his new sport. It’s common here in Brazil successful vball coaches migrating to football. It happened to José Carlos Brunoro, another famous vball coach in Brazil. You probably heard that José Roberto Guimarães, our women’s NT coach and Bernardo’s archenemy, spent three years as a football manager in one of our biggest football clubs. Vball called him back in early 2000s and he said “yes” – José Roberto is the only coach in history to win an Olympic gold medal in both men’s and women’s competition. Football clubs here in Brazil consider vball a great school for managers. Bernardinho has been invited several times to work for football teams, but he said he’s not interested. We’ll see what he’s gonna do after London Olympics, when he’ll stop coaching our men’s team.

@Someone: hahaha it's true!! Andrea is a very common man's name in Italy!! Fantastic match...incredible players. I would like you to notice two things: 1. Marco Bracci in this video shows what a great spiker he was; 2. Fefè De Giorgi...14 years and 40kg ago LOL @HCLT: what is Bebeto currently doing? I mean, the last thing I know about him was his commitment as a football manager :o

We can notice Andrea Gardini the assistant of Andrea Anastasi :) Nice to see Giba and Gustavo too. Andrea Satroretti, Andrea Giani... somebody can think that all Italians is named Andrea :P

I remember that in the same time are played both semifinals WCH Serbia- Cuba and Brazil- Italy. first, I was watching Serbia- Cuba, and than Brazil- Italy recording of the game on Serbian TV:) Great match!!!

i quote hclt this is the match that made me love volley

Vatreni, you're the man! This is one of the best matches I ever saw. Loved the "Archeologia dello sport". lol