Facundo Conte


Facundo Conte is an Argentine former professional volleyball player. Conte won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Personal life

Facundo was born in Vicente López, Argentina. His father, Hugo Conte, is a former volleyball player who was part of the national team that won a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. He finished his secondary studies in Centro Cultural Italiano in Olivos.
File:Facundo Conte 2014-15 season.jpg|thumb|Conte during the 2014–15 PlusLiga season as PGE Skra Bełchatów player.

Career

Conte made his debut in the Argentina men's national [volleyball team|Argentina national team] during the U19 World Championship in 2007, and in the senior team during the 2008 America's Cup, held in Brazil. Conte was also a part of the junior national team that won the 2008 South American Championship, defeating Brazil in the final and breaking a 26–year period without winning the tournament.
In 2009, Conte took part in his first World League, finishing 5th with Argentina. After that, he joined Zinella Bologna, where he was coached by his father, Hugo. During that year, Conte also helped Argentina finish third at the U21 World Championship, the country's best position in the history of the tournament.
In 2010, Conte participated in the World League, but this time Argentina was unsuccessful, losing all 14 games. In September of that year, Conte was selected by coach Javier Weber to participate in the 2010 FIVB Volleyball [Men's World Championship|World Championship].
In 2015, Conte won a gold medal in the 2015 Pan American Games.
In 2013, he signed a contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów. He won the Polish Champion title in 2014. On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup. In February 2015, he signed a contract with Skra until 2017. On 7 February 2016, he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. On 29 April 2016, he left the team from Bełchatów.
After competing in PlusLiga for three seasons, Conte signed a contract with Shanghai Golden Age, and played there for two seasons. In 2017, he moved to El Jaish in Qatar for the Qatar Cup and Emir Cup competitions.

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