Monica De Gennaro facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Monica De Gennaro
De Gennaro during the 2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix in Łódź, Poland
Personal information
Nickname	Moki
Born	(1987-01-08) 8 January 1987 (age 37) Piano di Sorrento, Italy
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Spike	298 cm (117 in)
Block	215 cm (85 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Libero
Current club	Imoco Volley Conegliano
Number	10
Career
Years Teams 2001–2002 2002–2009 2009–2010 2010–2013 2013– Libertas Sorrento Vicenza Volley Aprilia Volley Scavolini Pesaro Imoco Volley Conegliano
National team
0000 Italy
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  Italy Olympic Games Gold 2024 Paris Team World Championship Silver 2018 Japan Team Bronze 2022 Poland/Netherlands Team World Cup Gold 2011 Japan Team FIVB Nations League Gold 2022 Ankara Team Gold 2024 Bangkok Team FIVB World Grand Prix Silver 2017 Nanjing Team Bronze 2006 Reggio Calabria Team European Championship Gold 2021 Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/Romania Team Bronze 2019 Turkey Team Montreux Volley Masters Gold 2018 Switzerland Team Mediterranean Games Gold 2013 Turkey Team

Monica "Moki" De Gennaro (born 8 January 1987) is an Italian professional volleyball player. She plays for Imoco Volley Conegliano and for the Italy women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics. In the 2024 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal and the best libero award. She is regarded as one of the greatest liberos of all time.

Career

De Gennaro played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship. There her team ended up in fourth place after losing 2–3 to Brazil the bronze medal match. She was selected to be tournament's Best Libero.

De Gennaro won the 2020–21 CEV Women's Champions League and was twice a runner-up with Imoco Volley Conegliano (2016-17 and 2018-19), receiving the award of Best Libero in those three editions of the Champions League.

She won both the 2019 FIVB Club World Championship and the Best Libero award in China.

She won the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix silver medal and the Best Libero individual award.

At the 2014 FIVB World Championship she won the Best Libero award, and at the 2018 FIVB World Championship in Japan, she won the silver medal and the Best Libero individual award.

She won the 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship and the Best Libero individual award.

Awards

Individuals

• 2006–07 Italian League "Best Receiver"
• 2006–07 Italian League "Best Under 20 Serie A1 player"
• 2007–08 CEV Challenge Cup "Best Receiver"
• 2013 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Receiver"
• 2014 FIVB World Championship "Best Libero"
• 2016–17 CEV Champions League "Best Libero"
• 2016–17 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) "MVP"
• 2017 World Grand Prix "Best Libero"
• 2018 FIVB World Championship "Best Libero"
• 2018–19 Italian League "MVP"
• 2021 European Championship "Best Libero"
• 2021 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Libero"
• 2022 FIVB Nations League "Best Libero"
• 2022 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Libero"
• 2024 Summer Olympics "Best Libero"

Clubs

• 2010 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Scavolini Pesaro
• 2013 Italian Supercup – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2015–16 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2016 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2016–17 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2016–17 CEV Champions League – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2017–18 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2018 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2018–19 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2018–19 CEV Champions League – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2019 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2019–20 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2020 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2020–21 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2020–21 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2020–21 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2021 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2021 FIVB Club World Championship – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2021–22 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2021–22 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2021–22 CEV Champions League – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2022 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2022 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2022–23 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2022–23 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2023 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2023–24 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2023–24 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2023–24 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2024 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano

Personal life

She has been married to the volleyball coach Daniele Santarelli since 2017.

See also

In Spanish: Monica De Gennaro para niños