Daniel Castellani returns to the Argentina coaching bench. The former coach of the Polish men’s national team has been appointed as the new coach of the women’s team. “I am happy and honored. Being the coach of Las Panteras is a unique opportunity and a huge challenge. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Thank you all for your confidence, he admitted.
Daniel Castellani, who led the white and red team in 2009-2010, returns to the post of coach in his own country (he had already led the Argentina team in 1993-1999). This time, he is entrusted with the female representation. – I am happy and honored. Being the coach of Las Panteras is a unique opportunity and a huge challenge. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Thank you all for your trust How did he.
The owners of the local association are happy with the transfer, which underlined the importance of the name of Daniel Castellani. – Her work in the country, her activities to promote women’s volleyball, seemed very important to us, because it is a very social sport, which is present in thousands of clubs in our country – she said Ines Arrondonational sports secretary.
– Thanks to the Sports Secretariat, ENARD and Daniel for their support and dedication to the development of Las Panteras. This job is the best response we can provide to ensure the development, dynamics and strength of women’s volleyball. Castellani comes to do versatile work, to contribute his knowledge and experience, but also to collaborate in building a solid base for continuous improvement throughout the discipline. We are very satisfied with this contract – added Juan SardoPresident of the Argentine Volleyball Federation.
Castellani joined the federation with a rather unusual form of contract for a coach – the agreed contract includes a full-time mode (12 months a year), since the objective is that the coach, in addition to managing the women’s team , coordinate the work in the base teams and cooperate with the federation, ensuring future growth . The first major sporting challenge for Las Panteras will be the 2023 Pan American Games, which will be held in Santiago de Chile.
The work was also highlighted during the meeting Hernan Ferrarothe current coach who qualified for the second round of the 2022 World Cup for the first time in history.
Bronze medalist at the 1982 World Cup in Argentina and at the 1988 Seoul Olympics as a player, Daniel Castellani also had a long coaching career, notably with men’s teams in Argentina (1993/1999), Poland (2009/2010) and Finland (2012) . He is currently working in the Turkish Fenerbahce of Istanbul
