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Facundo Conte (born 25 August 1989) 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.




Career


Conte made his debut in the Argentina national team during the U19 World Championship (4th place) in 2007, and in the senior team during the 2008 America's Cup, held in Brazil (4th place). 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 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 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.




Honours






= Club

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FIVB Club World Championship
Betim 2019 – with Sada Cruzeiro
CSV South American Club Championship
Contagem 2020 – with Sada Cruzeiro
Blumenau 2024 – with Ciudad Vóley
CEV Challenge Cup
2010–11 – with Lube Banca Macerata
Domestic
2005–06 Argentine Championship, with Rosario Sonder
2013–14 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
2014–15 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
2015–16 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
2016–17 Chinese Championship, with Shanghai Golden Age
2017–18 Chinese Championship, with Shanghai Golden Age
2018–19 Brazilian Championship, with Vôlei Taubaté
2019–20 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
2020–21 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
2022–23 Argentine Cup, with Ciudad Vóley
2022–23 Argentine Championship, with Ciudad Vóley
2023–24 Argentine Cup, with Ciudad Vóley
2023–24 Argentine Championship, with Ciudad Vóley




= Youth national team

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2006 CSV U19 South American Championship
2008 CSV U21 South American Championship




= Individual awards

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2014: Polish SuperCup – Most valuable player
2015: CEV Champions League – Best outside spiker
2015: Pan American Games – Most valuable player
2016: Polish Cup – Best receiver
2019: FIVB Club World Championship – Best outside spiker
2020: CSV South American Club Championship – Best outside hitter




= Statistics

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2015–16 PlusLiga – Best server (44 aces)




References






External links



Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
Player profile at Volleybox.net
Player profile at Olympics.com
Player profile at Olympedia

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• Daftar komponis
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• Skra Bełchatów
• List of international volleyball players
• Volleyball at the Pan American Games
• List of Argentine sportspeople
• List of Olympic medalists for Argentina
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• Wilfredo León
• Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
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