Facundo Conte | |||||
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Born | Vicente López, Argentina | 25 August 1989||||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||
Spike | 355 cm (140 in) | ||||
Block | 324 cm (128 in) | ||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||
Current club | Ciudad Vóley | ||||
Number | 7 | ||||
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Facundo Conte (born 25 August 1989) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Ciudad Vóley and the Argentina national team. Conte won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
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.[1] He finished his secondary studies in Centro Cultural Italiano in Olivos.
Facundo's first participation with the Argentine national volleyball team took place during the U19 World Championship (4th place) in 2007. He debuted at the senior level during the 2008 America's Cup, held in Brazil (4th place).[2] 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.[3]
In 2009, Conte played his first World League, finishing 5th with Argentina. After that participation, the player joined Italian team Zinella Bologna, where he was coached by his father Hugo.[4] 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.[5]
In 2010, Conte participated at 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 at the World Championship.
In 2015, Conte won a gold medal in the 2015 Pan American Games.
In 2013, he signed a contract with Polish club PGE Skra Bełchatów. He won the title of the Polish Champion in 2014. On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup.[6] In February 2015, he signed a new two–year contract with Skra until 2017.[7] On 7 February 2016, alongside Skra, he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. On 29 April 2016, he left team from Bełchatów.[8]
After competing in PlusLiga for three seasons, Conte signed a contract with Shanghai Golden Age, playing for two seasons. In 2017, he was transferred to El Jaish in Qatar for the Qatar Cup and Emir Cup competitions.[9]