Ivan Vyacheslavovich Zaytsev (Italian: [ˈiːvan ˈdzaittsef, -ev]; Russian: Иван Вячеславович Зайцев, IPA: [ɪˈvan vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪdʑ ˈzajtsɨf]; born 2 October 1988), nicknamed lo Zar (“the Tsar“), is an Italian professional volleyball player of Russian origin, the captain of Italy men's national volleyball team, a bronze medalist of the Olympic Games London 2012, silver medalist of the European Championship (2011, 2013), bronze medalist of the World League (2013, 2014), Italian Champion (2014) and silver medalist of the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Individually 2010 Serie A2 – Most valuable player 2012 Italian Championship – Most valuable player 2013 FIVB World League – Best outside spiker 2013 CEV European Championship – Best server 2013 Best Italian Volleyball Player by Super Volley 2015 FIVB World Cup – Best opposite spiker 2015 CEV European Championship – Best opposite spiker 2016 Emir of Qatar
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