French national volleyball team
men's national volleyball team representing France
The France national men's volleyball team is the national volleyball team of France. It represents France in international competitions and friendly matches. It has been the reigning European Champion since 2015. It is ranked 10th (as of August 2016) in the FIVB World Ranking after playing in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Nickname(s) | Roosters Team Yavbou | |||
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Association | Fédération Française de Volley-Ball (FFVB) | |||
Confederation | CEV | |||
Head coach | ![]() | |||
FIVB ranking | 5 (as of May 31, 2021) | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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Summer Olympics | ||||
Appearances | 4 (First in 1988) | |||
Best result | 8th (1988) | |||
World Championship | ||||
Appearances | 16 (First in 1949) | |||
Best result | ![]() | |||
World Cup | ||||
Appearances | 2 (First in 1965) | |||
Best result | 5th (2003) | |||
European Championship | ||||
Appearances | 28 (First in 1948) | |||
Best result | ![]() | |||
www.ffvb.org (in French) |
Results
changeOlympic Games
changeChampions Runners up Third place Fourth place
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World Championship
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | |
1949 | 6th place | Squad | |||||||
1952 | 6th place | Squad | |||||||
1956 | 7th place | Squad | |||||||
1960 | 9th place | Squad | |||||||
1962 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1966 | 18th place | Squad | |||||||
1970 | 17th place | Squad | |||||||
1974 | 16th place | Squad | |||||||
1978 | 15th place | Squad | |||||||
1982 | 16th place | Squad | |||||||
1986 | 6th place | Squad | |||||||
1990 | 8th place | Squad | |||||||
1994 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1998 | |||||||||
2002 | Semifinals | 3rd Place | Squad | ||||||
2006 | 6th place | Squad | |||||||
2010 | 11th place | Squad | |||||||
2014 | Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
2018 | 7th place | Squad | |||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 16/19 |
European Championship
changeChampions Runners up Third place Fourth place
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World League
changeChampions Runners up Third place Fourth place
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Nations League
changeChampions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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2018 | 2nd place | 19 | 15 | 4 | 47 | 23 |
2019 | 6th place | 17 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 24 |
2020 | Qualified | – | – | – | – | – |
2021 | Qualified | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 2/2 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 86 | 47 |
World Grand Champions Cup
changeWorld Grand Champions record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1997 | ||||||||
2001 | ||||||||
2005 | ||||||||
2009 | ||||||||
2013 | ||||||||
2017 | Round Robin | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | Squad |
Total | 0 Titles | 1/7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — |
Team
changeCurrent squad
changeThe following is the French roster in the 2019 Men's Nations League.[1]
Head coach: Laurent Tillie
No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2020–21 club |
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1 | Jonas Aguenier | 28 April 1992 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | NBV Verona |
2 | Jenia Grebennikov | 13 August 1990 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Modena Volley |
3 | Luka Bašič | 29 January 1995 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 302 cm (119 in) | Allianz Milano |
4 | Jean Patry | 27 December 1996 | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 357 cm (141 in) | 334 cm (131 in) | Allianz Milano |
5 | Raphaël Corre | 21 November 1989 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | |
6 | Benjamin Toniutti | 30 October 1989 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
7 | Kévin Tillie | 2 November 1990 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Top Volley Cisterna |
8 | Julien Lyneel | 15 April 1990 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | |
9 | Earvin N'Gapeth | 12 February 1991 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 358 cm (141 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | Zenit Kazan |
10 | Kévin Le Roux | 11 May 1989 | 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 365 cm (144 in) | 345 cm (136 in) | |
11 | Antoine Brizard(C) | 22 May 1994 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
12 | Stéphen Boyer | 10 April 1996 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 334 cm (131 in) | NBV Verona |
13 | Gildas Prevert | 15 June 1996 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | RENNES EC |
14 | Nicolas Le Goff | 15 February 1992 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 114 kg (251 lb) | 365 cm (144 in) | 345 cm (136 in) | SCC BERLIN |
15 | Jérémie Mouiel | 4 May 1995 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 52 kg (115 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 260 cm (100 in) | Chaumont |
16 | Daryl Bultor | 17 November 1995 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | Arago de Sète |
17 | Trévor Clévenot | 28 June 1994 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 326 cm (128 in) | Revivre Axipower Milano |
18 | Thibault Rossard | 28 August 1993 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Rzeszów |
19 | Yacine Louati | 4 March 1992 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Kioene Padova |
20 | Nicolas Rossard | 23 May 1990 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | SCC BERLIN |
21 | Barthélémy Chinenyeze | 28 February 1998 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 357 cm (141 in) | 332 cm (131 in) | Tours Volley-Ball |
22 | Meliuahel Takaniko | 29 May 1985 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | TOAC TUC |
23 | Timothée Carle | 30 November 1995 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 336 cm (132 in) | 314 cm (124 in) | GFCA VOLLEY BALL |
25 | Kévin Kaba | 8 June 1994 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Montpellier VUC |
25 | Benjamin Diez | 4 April 1998 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Montpellier VUC |
Coach history
change- 1947–1965 : Marcel Mathor
- 1965-1965 : Nagasaki
- 1965–1968 : Nicolae Sotir
- 1968–1970 : Georges Derose
- 1970–1979 : Roger Schmitt
- 1979–1983 : Jean-Marc Buchel
- 1983-1983 : Georges Komatov
- 1983–1984 : Éric Daniel
- 1984–1985 : Jean-Marc Buchel
- 1985–1988 : Éric Daniel
- 1988–1992 : Gérard Castan
- 1993–1994 : Jean-Marie Fabiani
- 1994–1995 : Jean-Michel Roche
- 1995-1995 : Gérard Castan
- 1995–1999 : Vladimir Kondra
- 1999–2000 : Pierre Laborie
- 2001–2012 : Philippe Blain
- 2012– : Laurent Tillie
Record Attendance
change# | Player | Years | Appearances |
1 | Hervé Mazzon | 1980–1991 | 417 |
2 | Christophe Meneau | 1986–2000 | 407 |
3 | Laurent Tillie | 1982–1995 | 406 |
4 | Alain Fabiani | 1977–1992 | 392 |
5 | Stéphane Faure | 1977–1988 | 350 |
6 | Philippe Blain | 1980–1991 | 340 |
7 | Laurent Chambertin | 1987–2002 | 336 |
8 | Éric Bouvier | 1979–1992 | 325 |
9 | Luc Marquet | 1990–2003 | 325 |
10 | Stéphane Antiga | 1998–2010 | 306 |
11 | Laurent Capet | 1993–2004 | 300 |
12 | Olivier Rossard | 1986–1995 | 294 |
13 | Jean-Marc Jurkovitz | 1983–1993 | 290 |
14 | Frantz Granvorka | 1996–2007 | 288 |
15 | Dominique Daquin | 1994–2006 | 267 |
- Last updated table : December 2012.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Team Roster - France - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2019". www.volleyball.world. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ↑ Records att in France A team
Other websites
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