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French national volleyball team

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France
Nickname(s)Roosters
Team Yavbou
AssociationFédération Française de Volley-Ball (FFVB)
ConfederationCEV
Head coachFranceLaurent Tillie
FIVB ranking5 (as of May 31, 2021)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 1988)
Best result8th (1988)
World Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1949)
Best resultBronze (2002)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 1965)
Best result5th (2003)
European Championship
Appearances28 (First in 1948)
Best resultGold (2015)
www.ffvb.org (in French)

France team in World Championship 2014
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2002 Argentina
World League
Gold medal – first place2015 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal – first place2017 Curitiba
Silver medal – second place2006 Moscow
Silver medal – second place2018 Lille
Bronze medal – third place2016 Kraków
Nations League
Silver medal – second place2018 Lille
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 Bulgaria/Italy
Silver medal – second place1948 Italy
Silver medal – second place1987 Belgium
Silver medal – second place2003 Germany
Silver medal – second place2009 Turkey
Bronze medal – third place1951 France
Bronze medal – third place1985 Netherlands

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.

Results

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Olympic Games

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 1964 Did not qualify
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988 8th place 8 3 5 12 13 Squad
Spain 1992 11th place 6 2 4 9 14 Squad
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000 Did not qualify
Greece 2004 9th place 5 2 3 8 10 Squad
China 2008 Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012 Did not qualify
Brazil 2016 9th place 5 2 3 8 9 Squad
Japan 2020 Qualified
France 2024 Automatically qualified as hosts
United States 2028 Future event
Total0 Titles4/14249153746

World Championship

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France in the FIVB World Championship
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Czechoslovakia 1949 6th place Squad
Soviet Union 1952 6th place Squad
France 1956 7th place Squad
Brazil 1960 9th place Squad
Soviet Union 1962 Did not enter
Czechoslovakia 1966 18th place Squad
Bulgaria 1970 17th place Squad
Mexico 1974 16th place Squad
Italy 1978 15th place Squad
Argentina 1982 16th place Squad
France 1986 6th place Squad
Brazil 1990 8th place Squad
Greece 1994 Did not qualify
Japan 1998
Argentina 2002 Semifinals 3rd Place Squad
Japan 2006 6th place Squad
Italy 2010 11th place Squad
Poland 2014 Semifinals 4th place Squad
Italy Bulgaria 2018 7th place Squad
Total0 Titles16/19

European Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Italy 1948 2nd Place Squad
Bulgaria 1950 Did not enter
France 1951 3rd Place Squad
Romania 1955 8th place Squad
Czechoslovakia 1958 8th place Squad
Romania 1963 8th place Squad
Turkey 1967 10th place Squad
Italy 1971 14th place Squad
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975 8th place Squad
Finland 1977 10th place Squad
France 1979 4th place Squad
Bulgaria 1981 8th place Squad
East Germany 1983 12th place Squad
Netherlands 1985 3rd Place Squad
Belgium 1987 Final 2nd Place Squad
Sweden 1989 5th place Squad
Germany 1991 9th place Squad
Finland 1993 9th place Squad
Greece 1995 Did not qualify
Netherlands 1997 Semifinals 4th place Squad
Austria 1999 6th place Squad
Czech Republic 2001 7th place Squad
Germany 2003 Final 2nd Place Squad
Italy / Serbia and Montenegro 2005 7th place Squad
Russia 2007 9th place Squad
Turkey 2009 Final 2nd Place Squad
Austria / Czech Republic 2011 7th place Squad
Denmark / Poland 2013 5th place Squad
Bulgaria / Italy 2015 Champions 1st Place 6 6 0 18 6 Squad
Poland 2017 Playoffs 9th place 4 2 2 9 8 Squad
Belgium / France / Netherlands / Slovenia 2019 Semifinals 4th place 9 7 2 23 7 Squad
Poland / Czech Republic / Estonia / Finland 2021 Squad
Total1 Title29/31

World League

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2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil v France

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB World League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 1990 5th place Squad
Italy 1991 7th place Squad
Italy 1992 10th place Squad
Brazil 1993 Did not enter
Italy 1994
Brazil 1995
Netherlands 1996
Russia 1997
Italy 1998
Argentina 1999 7th place Squad
Netherlands 2000 7th place Squad
Poland 2001 5th place Squad
Brazil 2002 7th place Squad
Spain 2003 10th place Squad
Italy 2004 5th place Squad
Serbia and Montenegro 2005 10th place Squad
Russia 2006 Final 2nd Place Squad
Poland 2007 6th place Squad
Brazil 2008 10th place Squad
Serbia 2009 9th place Squad
Argentina 2010 12th place Squad
Poland 2011 12th place Squad
Bulgaria 2012 7th place Squad
Argentina 2013 10th place Squad
Italy 2014 G2 Final 10th place Squad
Brazil 2015 G1 Final 1st Place Squad
Poland 2016 G1 Semifinals 3rd Place Squad
Brazil 2017 G1 Final 1st Place Squad
Total2 Titles22/28

Nations League

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Rank Pld W L SW SL
France 20182nd place191544723
United States 20196th place171163924
Italy 2020Qualified–––––
United States 2021Qualified–––––
Total2/23626108647

World Grand Champions Cup

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World Grand Champions record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1993Did not qualify
Japan 1997
Japan 2001
Japan 2005
Japan 2009
Japan 2013
Japan 2017Round Robin5th place514612Squad
Total0 Titles1/7514612—

Team

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Current squad

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The 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
1Jonas Aguenier28 April 19922.02 m (6 ft 8 in)92 kg (203 lb)340 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in)Italy NBV Verona
2Jenia Grebennikov13 August 19901.88 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)345 cm (136 in)330 cm (130 in)Italy Modena Volley
3Luka Bašič29 January 19952.01 m (6 ft 7 in)77 kg (170 lb)330 cm (130 in)302 cm (119 in)Italy Allianz Milano
4Jean Patry27 December 19962.07 m (6 ft 9 in)94 kg (207 lb)357 cm (141 in)334 cm (131 in)Italy Allianz Milano
5Raphaël Corre21 November 19891.96 m (6 ft 5 in)85 kg (187 lb)335 cm (132 in)315 cm (124 in)
6Benjamin Toniutti30 October 19891.83 m (6 ft 0 in)72 kg (159 lb)320 cm (130 in)300 cm (120 in)Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
7Kévin Tillie2 November 19902.00 m (6 ft 7 in)85 kg (187 lb)345 cm (136 in)325 cm (128 in)Italy Top Volley Cisterna
8Julien Lyneel15 April 19901.92 m (6 ft 4 in)88 kg (194 lb)345 cm (136 in)325 cm (128 in)
9Earvin N'Gapeth12 February 19911.94 m (6 ft 4 in)96 kg (212 lb)358 cm (141 in)327 cm (129 in)Russia Zenit Kazan
10Kévin Le Roux11 May 19892.09 m (6 ft 10 in)95 kg (209 lb)365 cm (144 in)345 cm (136 in)
11Antoine Brizard(C)22 May 19941.96 m (6 ft 5 in)96 kg (212 lb)340 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in)Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
12Stéphen Boyer10 April 19961.96 m (6 ft 5 in)77 kg (170 lb)355 cm (140 in)334 cm (131 in)Italy NBV Verona
13Gildas Prevert15 June 19962.04 m (6 ft 8 in)90 kg (200 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in)France RENNES EC
14Nicolas Le Goff15 February 19922.06 m (6 ft 9 in)114 kg (251 lb)365 cm (144 in)345 cm (136 in)Germany SCC BERLIN
15Jérémie Mouiel4 May 19951.76 m (5 ft 9 in)52 kg (115 lb)290 cm (110 in)260 cm (100 in)France Chaumont
16Daryl Bultor17 November 19951.97 m (6 ft 6 in)94 kg (207 lb)352 cm (139 in)327 cm (129 in)France Arago de Sète
17Trévor Clévenot28 June 19941.99 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)345 cm (136 in)326 cm (128 in)Italy Revivre Axipower Milano
18Thibault Rossard28 August 19931.94 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)350 cm (140 in)320 cm (130 in)Poland Rzeszów
19Yacine Louati4 March 19921.98 m (6 ft 6 in)92 kg (203 lb)345 cm (136 in)320 cm (130 in)Italy Kioene Padova
20Nicolas Rossard23 May 19901.83 m (6 ft 0 in)64 kg (141 lb)315 cm (124 in)305 cm (120 in)Germany SCC BERLIN
21Barthélémy Chinenyeze28 February 19982.01 m (6 ft 7 in)81 kg (179 lb)357 cm (141 in)332 cm (131 in)France Tours Volley-Ball
22Meliuahel Takaniko29 May 19851.94 m (6 ft 4 in)92 kg (203 lb)340 cm (130 in)330 cm (130 in)France TOAC TUC
23Timothée Carle30 November 19951.95 m (6 ft 5 in)83 kg (183 lb)336 cm (132 in)314 cm (124 in)France GFCA VOLLEY BALL
25Kévin Kaba8 June 19942.03 m (6 ft 8 in)98 kg (216 lb)335 cm (132 in)315 cm (124 in)France Montpellier VUC
25Benjamin Diez4 April 19981.83 m (6 ft 0 in)80 kg (180 lb)320 cm (130 in)305 cm (120 in)France Montpellier VUC

Coach history

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  • 1938–1946 : Poland Plaswick
  • 1946–1947 : France René Verdier
Current head coach – Laurent Tillie.
  • 1947–1965 : France Marcel Mathor
  • 1965-1965 : Japan Nagasaki
  • 1965–1968 : Romania Nicolae Sotir
  • 1968–1970 : France Georges Derose
  • 1970–1979 : France Roger Schmitt
  • 1979–1983 : France Jean-Marc Buchel
  • 1983-1983 : Bulgaria Georges Komatov
  • 1983–1984 : France Éric Daniel
  • 1984–1985 : France Jean-Marc Buchel
  • 1985–1988 : France Éric Daniel
  • 1988–1992 : France Gérard Castan
  • 1993–1994 : France Jean-Marie Fabiani
  • 1994–1995 : France Jean-Michel Roche
  • 1995-1995 : France Gérard Castan
  • 1995–1999 : Russia Vladimir Kondra
  • 1999–2000 : France Pierre Laborie
  • 2001–2012 : France Philippe Blain
  • 2012– : France Laurent Tillie

Record Attendance

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# Player Years Appearances
1Hervé Mazzon1980–1991417
2Christophe Meneau1986–2000407
3Laurent Tillie1982–1995406
4Alain Fabiani1977–1992392
5Stéphane Faure1977–1988350
6Philippe Blain1980–1991340
7Laurent Chambertin1987–2002336
8Éric Bouvier1979–1992325
9Luc Marquet1990–2003325
10Stéphane Antiga1998–2010306
11Laurent Capet1993–2004300
12Olivier Rossard1986–1995294
13Jean-Marc Jurkovitz1983–1993290
14Frantz Granvorka1996–2007288
15Dominique Daquin1994–2006267
  • Last updated table : December 2012.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ "Team Roster - France - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2019". www.volleyball.world. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  2. ↑ Records att in France A team

Other websites

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