Benjamin Toniutti


Benjamin Toniutti is a French professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for and captains both the Polish club Jastrzębski Węgiel and the France national team. Toniutti won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and is the 2015 European Champion and the 2021 Champions League winner with ZAKSA.

Personal life

Toniutti was born and raised in Alsace by his father Maurizio, an Italian French, and French mother Cathy. He is married to Emilie and has 3 daughters.

Career

On 13 April 2015, Toniutti signed a contract with the Polish PlusLiga team, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. On 18 October 2015, the France national team, including him, won the 2015 European Champion title, beating Slovenia in the final. On 26 April 2016, he won his first Polish Champion title with ZAKSA. Toniutti won the 2015–16 PlusLiga Most valuable player award, and throughout the season received an individual MVP award 10 times. On 2 May 2016, it was announced that Toniutti extended his contract for the next two seasons. On 9 July 2017, France won the World League after beating Brazil in the final. In 2018, ZAKSA extended the contract with Toniutti until 2019.

Honours

Club

CEV Champions League

Youth national team

2006 CEV U20 European Championship2007 CEV U19 European Championship2008 CEV U20 European Championship

Individual awards

2007: CEV U19 European Championship – Best setter2013: French Championship – Most valuable player2013: French Championship – Best setter2015: FIVB World League – Best setter2016: Polish Cup – Best setter2017: Polish Cup – Best setter2017: FIVB World League – Best setter2018: FIVB Nations League – Best setter2019: Polish Cup – Best setter2019: CEV European Championship – Best setter

State awards

2021: Knight of the Legion of Honour