Benjamin Toniutti


Benjamin Toniutti is a French volleyball player, a member of France men's national volleyball team and Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, 2015 European Champion, a gold medalist of the World League, Polish Champion.

Personal life

Toniutti was born and raised in Alsace by his father Maurizio, an Italian French, and French mother Cathy.
His parents often travel to attend Toniutti's league matches. Toniutti is fluent in Italian. He is married. In August 2015 his wife gave birth to their daughter.

Career

On April 13, 2015 Toniutti signed a contract with Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. On October 18, 2015 the French national team, including him, achieved title of the European Champion 2015. On April 26, 2016 he won with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle a title of 2016 Polish Champion. Toniutti was Most Valuable Player of the whole season, during the league he received individual MVP awards ten times. On May 2, 2016 it was announced that Toniutti extended his contract for the next two seasons. On July 9, 2017 France won 2017 World League after beating Brazil in the finale. ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle confirmed on January 1, 2018 Toniutti's contract extension until 2019.

Sporting achievements