Andrea Lucchetta | |||
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Personal information | |||
Nickname | Crazy Lucky | ||
Born | Treviso, Province of Treviso, Italy | 25 November 1962||
Height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Middle blocker | ||
Number | 12 | ||
National team | |||
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Andrea Lucchetta (born 25 November 1962) is an Italian former volleyball player who is a three-time Olympian. Among his achievements, he won a World Championship with the Italian national volleyball team in 1990. He was born in Treviso, Italy, and is nicknamed "Crazy Lucky" for his bizarre hair style.
Standing at 199 cm (6 ft 6 in), Lucchetta played as middle blocker/hitter. Lucchetta debuted in Italian Major League in 1982 with Panini Modena, where he remained until 1990, winning five Italian titles and one European Champions Cup.
With the Italian team, he made 292 appearances, winning a World Championship in 1989, a European Championship in 1989, and three World Leagues from 1990 to 1992.
Lucchetta won the MVP award in the 1990 World Championship.
Lucchetta is also the creator of the Italian animated series Spike Team.