After almost three incredible decades of inspiring volleyball fans across the world, Italy international Francesca Piccinini is retiring from professional volleyball - for a second time.
Piccinini, 42, had previously announced her retirement in 2019, but returned to action a few months later when she signed up with UY Busto Arsizio for one more season in the Italian League, leading her latest side through to the quarterfinals.
A four-time Olympian, Piccinini was crowned a world champion in 2002 and a European champion in 2009. That's in addition to her appearances for Italy when they won the 2007 FIVB Volleyball World Cup and the 2009 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup.
#VcomeVolley @francypicci12 #FrancescaPiccinini dice addio al volley @federvolley https://t.co/B7wEShxLA7 #volley
- LaGazzettadelloSport (@Gazzetta_it) April 14, 2021
At club level she picked up five national titles at home and as many as seven European Champions League gold medals - the latest in 2019 with Igor Gorgonzola Novara. In 1998 she became the first Italian player to star in Brazil's top flight when she joined Parana Volei Clube in Curitiba (later to become Rio de Janeiro Volei Clube).
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