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3 unusual facts about Gian Paolo Montali


Gian Paolo Montali

After a short parenthesis in the secondary Schio's team, Montali was called to lead Sisley Treviso, property of the Benetton family, which had till then scored little success despite strong financial investments.

In 1998 he was attracted by another ambitious project: to take the reins of the newly formed team of Rome, deploying famous but aging champions like Andrea Gardini or Marco Bracci, and try to win something after a devoid of victories lasting twenty years.

Montali began his career as volleyball coach for the junior team of the Santal Parma (Calisto Tanzi's club).



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