Julio Velasco

Julio Velasco (born February 9, 1952 in La Plata, Argentina) is an Argentine-born Italian professional volleyball coach and Athletic administrator.

Coach

Velasco who guided the Italy national men's team to several successes in the 1990s. He became assistant coach on the Argentinian National Team from 1981-1983. In 1983, he was invited to coach for Tre Valli Jesi in Italy, staying until 1985. He coached at Panini Modena 1985-1989 and led them to four Italian national championships in 1986-1989. Velasco After the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Italians won silver, he switched to the Italy women's team 1996 to 1997. Julio Velasco left the Italy national men’s Team in 1996 to coach the Italian national women’s Team, whom he coached to a Gold Medal at the Mediterranean Games. He coached the Czech Republic men's national team in 2001. He returned to Italy to coach the Copra Piacenza club in 2002. Velasco in 2005 added at the Volleyball Hall of Fame. In 2011, Velasco was signed as the head coach of the Iran men's national team. He became coach Argentina men's national team before his contract expires with Iranian national team on 1 March 2014. This change of the team was due to request of the people and country president of Argentina, and was approved by the Iranian volleyball confederation because of Iranians respect for their coach.

Administrator

Velasco being during the years 1998-99 General Director of the S.S. Lazio, that at that year won the UEFA Cup. He was also a consultant Massimo Moratti for some time in Inter Milan.

Pallavolo Modena:

• 4 Italian Volleyball League: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
• 3 Coppe Italia: 1986, 1988, 1989
• 1 Coppa delle Coppe: 1986

Italy men's national volleyball team:

• 2 FIVB World Championship: 1990, 1994
• 3 European Volleyball Championship: 1989, 1993, 1995
  • Runner-up 1: 1991
• 5 FIVB World League: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995
  • Runner-up 1: 1996
  • 3rd place 1: 1993
• 1 FIVB World Cup: 1995
• 1 Summer Olympics: Silver medal 1996
• 1 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup: 1993
• 1 World Top Four FIVB: 1994
• 1 World Super Six FIVB: 1996

Italy women's national volleyball team

• 1 Mediterranean Games: 1997

Spain men's national volleyball team

• 1 Mediterranean Games: Runner-up 2009
• 2 European Volleyball League: Runner-up 2009, 2010

Iran men's national volleyball team

• 2 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship: 2011, 2013

Argentina men's national volleyball team

• 1 Pan American Games: 2015

• 1990 FIVB World Championship - Best Coach
• 1991 Medal of Merit Sport Organization Italy
• 1993 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup - Best Coach
• 1995 FIVB World Cup - Best Coach
• 2000 Konex Award - Technical Director
• 2014 Coach of the Year in Iran

He has discussed coaching with football mastermind Pep Guardiola multiple times. he when lived in Italy, Pep travelled hundreds of kilometres so that he could meet Argentinian volleyball coach Julio Velasco personally, simply because he had seen him in a TV interview and wanted to learn from him.