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 place 2002 Argentina
World League
Gold medal – first place 2015 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal – first place 2017 Curitiba
Silver medal – second place 2006 Moscow
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lille
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kraków
Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lille
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bulgaria/Italy
Silver medal – second place 1948 Italy
Silver medal – second place 1987 Belgium
Silver medal – second place 2003 Germany
Silver medal – second place 2009 Turkey
Bronze medal – third place 1951 France
Bronze medal – third place 1985 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[change | change source]

Olympic Games[change | change source]

  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
Total 0 Titles 4/14 24 9 15 37 46

World Championship[change | change source]

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
Total 0 Titles 16/19

European Championship[change | change source]

  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
Total 1 Title 29/31

World League[change | change source]

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
Total 2 Titles 22/28

Nations League[change | change source]

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Rank Pld W L SW SL
France 2018 2nd place 19 15 4 47 23
United States 2019 6th place 17 11 6 39 24
Italy 2020 Qualified – – – – –
United States 2021 Qualified – – – – –
Total 2/2 36 26 10 86 47

World Grand Champions Cup[change | change source]

World Grand Champions record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1993 Did not qualify
Japan 1997
Japan 2001
Japan 2005
Japan 2009
Japan 2013
Japan 2017 Round Robin 5th place 5 1 4 6 12 Squad
Total 0 Titles 1/7 5 1 4 6 12 —

Team[change | change source]

Current squad[change | change source]

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
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) Italy 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) Italy 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) Italy 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) Italy 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) Poland 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) Italy 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) Russia 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) Russia 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) Italy 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) France 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) Germany 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) France 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) France 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) Italy 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) Poland 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) Italy 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) Germany 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) France 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) France 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) France 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) France 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) France Montpellier VUC

Coach history[change | change source]

  • 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[change | change source]

# 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 | change source]

  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

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