Roberto Russo | |
Birth Date: | February 27, 1997 |
Hometown: | Palermo, Italy[1] |
Height: | 207 cm |
Weight: | 91 kg |
Spike: | 340 cm |
Block: | 320 cm |
Position: | Middle Blocker |
Currentclub: | Sir Safety Umbria Volley |
Currentnumber: | 12 |
Years1: | 2015-2018 |
Team1: | Club Italia Roma |
Years2: | 2018-2019 |
Team2: | Consar Ravenna |
Years3: | 2019-Present |
Team3: | Sir Safety Umbria Volley |
Medaltemplates-Expand: | yes |
Roberto Russo (born 27 February 1997) is an Italian volleyball player, a member of the Italy men's national volleyball team and Italian club Sir Safety Perugia.
Russo wanted to become a football player. His uncle was a volleyball player who introduced him into volleyball.[2]
Russo signed his first club in 2014.[2]
In 2015 he was called up for the U19 national team and in 2016 for the U21 and U23 national team.[3]
2018 was the year he first time to call for senior national team, with which he won, in the same year, the gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. He later won another gold at the 2022 world championship.[4]
2019–20 SuperLega – Best U23 Player [3]