Olivier Faucher Explained

Olivier Faucher
Birth Date:September 14, 1984
Hometown:Plessisville, Quebec, Canada
Height:1.910NaN0
Weight:850NaN0
Spike:3300NaN0
Block:3050NaN0
College:Université Laval
Position:Setter
Years:2004–2009
2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
Teams:Laval Rouge et Or
SL Benfica
Saint-Nazaire VBA
Pärnu VK
Nationalyears:2007–2013
Medaltemplates-Expand:yes
Updated:2024-08-07

Olivier Faucher (born September 14, 1984) is a Canadian former professional volleyball player who played for the Canada men's national volleyball team for six years, representing Canada at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[1]

Career

Faucher played university volleyball at Université Laval for the Laval Rouge et Or from 2004 to 2009.[2]

He signed his first professional contract with Portuguese club SL Benfica in January of 2011, replacing the injured Dustin Schneider.[3] Faucher went on to play for French club Saint-Nazaire VBA and Estonian club Pärnu VK, before retiring in 2013.[4]

Faucher is currently the head coach of the Rouge et Or women's volleyball team.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player's biography . fivb.org . 9 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230607162027/https://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/2010/Men/Players.asp?Tourn=MWCH2010&Team=CAN&No=124695 . 7 June 2023 . live.
  2. Web site: Volleyball Canada . Coach Profile: Olivier Faucher . volleyball.ca . 9 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202103404/https://volleyball.ca/en/news/coach-profile-olivier-faucher . 2 December 2021 . live.
  3. Web site: aguiavitoria . Olivier Faucher No S.L.Benfica . Águia Vitoria . 9 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809062808/https://aguiavitoria.blogs.sapo.pt/19598.html . 9 August 2024 . pt . 7 January 2011 . live.
  4. Web site: Olivier Faucher . rougeetor.ulaval.ca . 9 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240415192920/https://rougeetor.ulaval.ca/entraineurs/olivier-faucher/ . 15 April 2024 . fr . live.