| Luciano De Cecco | |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Nickname: | Cachete |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Weight: | 88 kg |
| Spike: | 345 cm |
| Block: | 330 cm |
| Position: | Setter |
| Currentclub: | Modena Volley |
| Years: | 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2014 2014–2020 2020–2024 2024– |
| Teams: | Gimnasia y Esgrima Santa Fe Bolívar Voley Gabeca Pallavolo Belgrano de Córdoba Top Volley Latina Dynamo Kaliningrad Bolívar Voley Gabeca Pallavolo Volley Piacenza Sir Safety Perugia Volley Lube Modena Volley |
| Nationalyears: | 2006– |
Luciano De Cecco (born 2 June 1988) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for Modena Volley and the Argentina national team.[1] He won the bronze medal at 2020 Summer Olympics.
In May 2014, De Cecco signed a 3-year contract with Sir Safety Perugia.[2] For the 2020–21 season, he moved to Cucine Lube Civitanova.
Luciano was first appointed to Argentine national team in 2006 before the World League, but he did not play in any match. He began his participation during the World Championship where Argentina took 13th place. His national team won silvers medals at South American Championship in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 because four losses to Brazil in the finals. In 2009 and 2011, he was awarded Best Setter of South American Championship. In 2011, he achieved the title of the Best Setter of the World League. On 4 December 2011, he was Best Setter of World Cup.[3]
In 2015, De Cecco won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Luciano won the bronze medal at 2020 Summer Olympics.
In 2023, Luciano won the gold medal at the South American Championship held in Recife, Brazil.
On 3 July 2024, the Argentine Olympic Committee appointed De Cecco and the field hockey player Rocío Sánchez Moccia as the flag bearers to 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]