Fabio Vullo

Fabio Vullo
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	1 September 1964 (1964-09) (age 59) Massa, Italy
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Number	9
National team
1984–1992  Italy
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team Mediterranean Games 1983 Casablanca Team

Vullo, standing at 1.98 m for 87 kg, was born in Massa, and played as setter (although at the beginning of his long career was employed also as hitter). Vullo revolutionized the role of the setter, because he was, along with the Dutch Peter Blangé, one of the first setters in the world capable to set the ball from a greater height and to be dangerous in attack, block, and serve. Before Vullo and Blangé, most of the setters were much shorter (usually not taller than 1.90 m), but nowadays it is common to see setters who are over 2.00m tall, and are effective blockers and servers.

Despite being widely considered one of world's best setters ever, Vullo was rarely given playing time by the Italian national team, due to his conflicts with coach Julio Velasco. He therefore did not take part in many of the victories of that team during the 1990s. With the Italian national team, he only won one World League in 1992.

On the other hand, Vullo had a long and very successful career at club level in the Italian Serie A1, where he won eight Italian titles, seven Champions Leagues (four with Modena, three with Ravenna), one European Champions cup, and other less important trophies, both in Italy and in Europe.

Vullo stopped playing in 2004, and is currently working as a television commentator.

• Fabio Vullo at the European Volleyball Confederation  
• Fabio Vullo at Olympics.com
• Fabio Vullo at Olympedia  
• Fabio Vullo at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
• Fabio Vullo at Beach Volleyball Database
• Volleybox.net Profile