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]
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 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]