Marcello Abbondanza

Marcello Abbondanza
File:Marcello Abbondanza 2015 Turkish Cup.JPG Marcello Abbondanza at the 2015 Turkish Cup Finals
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1970-08-24) August 24, 1970 Cesena, Italy
Volleyball information
Position	Head coach
Current club	Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü
Career
Years Teams 1996–1997 1998–2000 2002–2003 2003–2006 2006–2008 2008–2009 2009–2012 2012–2013 2013–present 20px Ol. Ravenna 20px Foppapedretti Bergamo 20px Volley Mazzano Robursport Scavolini Pesaro 20px Pieralisi Jesi 20px Volley 2002 Forlì 20px GSO Villa Cortese Rabita Baku Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü
National team
2011–2014 Bulgaria
Honours Coach for Women's Volleyball Bulgaria European League 2012, Czech Republic 2013, Bulgaria Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü 2015–16 Turkish Super Cup Team 2015–16 Champions League Team 2014–15 Turkish League Team 2014–15 Turkish Cup Team 2014–15 Turkish Super Cup Team 2013–14 CEV Cup Team 2013–14 Turkish League Team 2013–14 Turkish Cup Team Rabita Baku 2012–13 Azerbaijan League Team 2012–13 Champions League Team 2012–13 FIVB Club World Championship Team GSO Villa Cortese 2011-12 Italian Championship Team 2010-11 Italian Cup Team 2010-11 Italian Championship Team 2009-10 Italian Cup Team 2009-10 Italian Championship Team Robursport Pesaro 2005-06 CEV Cup Team
Last updated: November 20, 2015

Marcello Abbondanza (born August 24, 1970 in Cesena, Italy) is an Italian volleyball coach. He's currently coaching in Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü since 2013 and also he was coach of the Bulgaria National Team between 2011–2014.

Career

He started as an assistant coach on the bench of Big Power Ravenna Team between 1996 and 1997. He was again an assistant coach between 1998 and 2000 in Foppapedretti Bergamo Team and then in 2002–2003 season he started as a head coach with the Meccanica Pierre OML Mazzano, in Serie A2 (Italian second league) and was very close to win the league.

Afterwards he transferred Robursport Scavolini Pesaro Team in first league, for 3 seasons which won the 2005-06 CEV Cup, and for 2 seasons in Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi where he led the team to a playoffs in 2006–2007 league.

After he started coaching in Infidel Forlì Team in the 2008-09 season in Serie A2. He was subsequently hired by MC PietroCarnaghi Villa Cortese, rookie in A1 in the 2009-10 season. He won the Italian Cup for two years consecutively, and led the team to the playoffs finals in 2009-10, 2010–11 and 2011-12. He was also coach of the Italian national team at the World University Games.

He also coached the Bulgaria Women’s National Team between 2011 and 2014, and won the silver medal in European League in 2012 in Czech Republic and a bronze medal in European League in 2013 in Bulgaria.

In the 2012–13 season he moved to Azerbaijan hired by Rabita Baku, which immediately won one silver medal in the World Cup for Clubs in Doha. During this season he qualified for the Final Four of the Champions League finishing the competition at second place and also he won the Azerbaijan’s championship in the same season.

After signing Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü, Abbondanza started to improve their volleyball day by day, and he won the CEV Cup in 2013–14 season. Fenerbahçe won historic double the following season, by winning the 2014–15 Turkish Cup first, and the 2014–15 Turkish Championship after.

He currently started his 3rd season in Fenerbahce and won the Turkish Super Cup 2015–16. Today, Fenerbahçe is current Turkish champions and going on the winning streak under his coaching in all competitions.