Facundo Conte


Facundo Conte is an Argentinian volleyball player, a member of Argentina men's national volleyball team and Chinese club Shanghai Golden Age. He was a participant at the 2012 Summer Olympics, gold medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games, silver medalist at 2011 South American Championship. He was part of the Skra Bełchatów team that won the Polish championship in 2014 and the Shanghai Golden Age team that won the Chinese championship in 2017 and 2018.

Personal life

Facundo was born in Vicente López, Argentina. His father, Hugo Conte, is a former volleyball player, part of the team which was 1988 Olympic bronze medalist. He finished his secondary studies in Centro Cultural Italiano in Olivos.
in Piacenza.
as PGE Skra Bełchatów player.

Career

Facundo's first participation with the Argentine national team was at the under-19 level during the 2007 World Championship. He then debuted at senior level during the 2008 America's Cup, held in Brazil. Conte was also part of the youth national team that won the 2008 South American Championship, defeating Brazil in the final and breaking a 26-year period without winning the tournament.
In 2009, Conte played his first World League, finishing 5th with Argentina. After this participation, the player joined the Italian League's team Zinella Bologna, where he was coached by his father Hugo. During that year, Conte also helped Argentina finish third in the U-21 World Championship, the country's best position in the history of the tournament.
In 2010, Conte participated in the World League, but this time Argentina was unsuccessful, losing all 14 games. In September of that year, Conte was selected by coach Javier Weber to participate in the FIVB World Championship, and vice-captained the team despite being only 21 years old.
In 2015, Conte won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.
In 2013 he signed a contract with Polish club PGE Skra Bełchatów. He won a title of Polish Champion 2014 with PGE Skra Bełchatów. On October 8, 2014 his team won ENEA Polish SuperCup 2014. In February 2015 he signed next two-years contract with PGE Skra till 2017. On February 7, 2016 he played with PGE Skra and won the 2016 Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal in the 2015–16 PlusLiga championship. On April 29, 2016 he left team before the expiry of the contract.
After competing in PlusLiga for three seasons, Conte signed a contract with Shanghai Golden Age and played in the 2016-17 season of Chinese Volleyball League. He was then transferred to El Jaish in Qatar for the Qatar Cup and Emir Cup competitions.

Sporting achievements