Volley Academy Piacenza makes the first new step official in view of the 2024/25 sports season: Andy Delgado will take on the position of head coach. The Italian-Argentine coach, originally from Bahia Blanca, will play the role of technical director coordinating the work of the staff involved in the Under 18 and Under 16 categories who will participate respectively in the Serie B2 and D championships. After the first experiences in Argentina for Delgado the doors of the Junior National Team of his country are opened wide: this baggage allows him to land in Italy on the bench of Palermo: for him the promotion to Serie A1 as well as the beginning of the splendid period as coach of the Italian Junior National Team and Prejuniores as well as the position of manager of the Club Italia which he held between 2000 and 2002.
Delgado achieved many prestigious results: the silver medals of the European Junior Championships (1994 and 2000) stand out, as well as the spectacular gold medals at the European Junior Championships of 1998 and Prejuniores of 2001. In 1997 one of the most prestigious medals with the bronze at the Prejuniores World Championships.
Rewinding the tape to get to the most recent seasons for the new head coach of the Volley Academy Piacenza, the promotion playoffs achieved with Ravenna and the fifth place in the same category with Cuneo always at the helm of Under teams. Last experience in order of time was at Volley Villafranca where he held the role of Technical Director.
«The excellent organization and prestige of this company convinced me to choose VAP as well as the knowledge of Mauro Fresa with whom I worked for two years in Ravenna with excellent technical and human relationships. Lastly, the great resourcefulness and commitment of president Corrado”: these are the very first words of coach Delgado who expects to “give my best and create, together with the players, a true and strong team group, indispensable to achieve ambitious results”.
The coach has already conducted the first training sessions, meeting some of the staff members who will follow him throughout the season. “I’ve already been at work for three weeks and I’m finding a competitive and passionate staff on both a technical and organizational level.”
