Philippe Georges Antoine Blain (born 20 May 1960) is a French professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the France national team from 1984 to 1987 and a participant in the Olympic Games Seoul 1988. Blain has been the head coach of Japan national team since 2021. He also act as Secretary of FIVB Technical & Coaching commission.[1]
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| Full name | Philippe Georges Antoine Blain | ||||||
| Nationality | French | ||||||
| Born | 20 May 1960 Montpellier, France | ||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||
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| Current team | Japan Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | ||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||
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Career as coach edit
Since 1998 he coached in France, first at AS Cannes, then, since 2000, at Arago de Sète. Starting from 2001 he was a head coach of the France men's national volleyball team.
In 2013 he was announced a new assistant coach Stephane Antiga. They have been working with Poland men's national volleyball team. On September 21, 2014 Poland won a title of World Champion 2014.[2][3][4] On October 27, 2014 received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding contribution to the development of Polish sport.[5]
On 29 March 2016, he signed a contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów and replaced the previous head coach, Miguel Angel Falasca.[6]
Honours edit
As a coach edit
- CEV Cup
1998–99 – with AS Cannes
- Domestic
- 1994–95 French Cup, with AS Cannes
- 1994–95
French Championship, with AS Cannes - 1997–98 French Cup, with AS Cannes
- 2016–17
Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 1994–95
Individual awards edit
- 1986: FIVB World Championship – Most valuable player
- 1987: CEV European Championship – Most valuable player
State awards edit
- 2014:
Gold Cross of Merit[7] - 2014:
Medaille de la Jeunesse et des Sports
References edit
- ^ "FIVB Technical & Coaching Commission". www.fivb.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Poland win second World Championship title at home – fivb.org – 21-09-2014
- ^ Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil – fivb.org – 21-09-2014
- ^ FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem – plusliga.pl – 21-09-2014
- ^ "Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy" Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine – prezydent.pl – 27-10-2014
- ^ Mistrz Świata poprowadzi PGE Skrę – 29-03-2016
- ^ Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń – isap.sejm.gov.pl – 23-10-2014
External links edit
- Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net