GIOVANNI GUIDETTI
Volleyball
Vakıfbank, Canada Women's National Team
Volleyball Coach | VakıfBank SK & Canada Women’s National Team
Born: 20 September 1972 | Italy
Giovanni Guidetti is one of the most accomplished coaches in women’s volleyball. Born in Modena, Italy, he began his coaching career in 1994 and has since built an extensive career at both club and national-team level. He has been the head coach of VakıfBank SK since 2008, transforming the Istanbul-based club into one of the most successful teams in international women’s volleyball.
With VakıfBank SK, Guidetti has won 32 trophies, including seven CEV Champions League titles, four FIVB Club World Championship titles, nine Turkish League titles, seven Turkish Cup titles and five Turkish Super Cup titles. His seven CEV Champions League titles make him the most successful head coach in the history of the competition.
At international level, Guidetti has coached Bulgaria, Germany, the Netherlands, Türkiye, Serbia and Canada. He has guided national teams to major international medals, Olympic appearances and qualification, and has served as Canada Women’s National Team head coach since 2025. In 2026, Canada won its first NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship and qualified for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games under his leadership.
VakıfBank SK — Head Coach (2008–present)
Canada Women’s National Team — Head Coach (2025–present)
VAKIFBANK SK — MAJOR HONOURS
CEV Champions League — Champion: 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2026
FIVB Club World Championship — Champion: 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021
Turkish League — Champion: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026
Turkish Cup — Champion: 2013, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026
Turkish Super Cup — Champion: 2013, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2023
EARLIER CLUB HONOURS
2002 — Italian Super Cup (Supercoppa Italiana) — Champion, with Metodo Minetti Vicenza
2005 — CEV Top Teams Cup — Champion, with Bigmat Kerakoll Chieri
NATIONAL TEAM CAREER & ACHIEVEMENTS
Italy — Assistant Coach (1997–2000); part of the coaching staff at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
Bulgaria — Head Coach (2003); 7th place at the 2003 CEV European Championship
Germany — Head Coach (2006–2015)
2009 FIVB World Grand Prix — Bronze Medal
2011 CEV European Championship — Silver Medal
2013 CEV European Championship — Silver Medal
CEV European League — Gold Medal and Silver Medal
Netherlands — Head Coach (2015–2016)
2015 CEV European Championship — Silver Medal
2016 FIVB World Grand Prix — Bronze Medal
2016 Rio Olympic Games — Semifinalist
Türkiye — Head Coach (2017–2022)
2017 CEV European Championship — Bronze Medal
2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League — Silver Medal
2019 CEV European Championship — Silver Medal
2021 CEV European Championship — Bronze Medal
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games — Quarterfinalist (5th place)
Serbia — Head Coach (2023–2024)
2023 CEV European Championship — Silver Medal
2024 Paris Olympic Games — 7th place
Canada — Head Coach (2025–present)
2026 NORCECA Women’s Continental Volleyball Championship — Gold Medal
2026 — Canada qualified for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
7× CEV Champions League Champion with VakıfBank
4× FIVB Club World Championship Champion with VakıfBank
9× Turkish League Champion with VakıfBank
7× Turkish Cup Champion with VakıfBank
5× Turkish Super Cup Champion with VakıfBank
32 trophies with VakıfBank
3× Guinness World Record recognition during his VakıfBank tenure
Coached six national teams: Bulgaria, Germany, Netherlands, Türkiye, Serbia and Canada
Four Olympic appearances as a national-team coach
