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Julio Velasco

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Julio Velasco (born 9 February 1952) is an Argentine-Italian volleyball coach and former professional player. He is currently the head coach of the Italy women's national volleyball team, which he led to victory at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2025 World Championship. During his career, Velasco has coached several national teams to podium finishes. He has won two Olympic medals (one gold and one silver), three World Championships (becoming the first – and so far only – coach to win both the men's and the women's titles), three European Championships, two Asian Championships, three Mediterranean Games medals (two gold and one silver), and a gold medal at the Pan American Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julio Velasco is the 12,082nd most popular politician (up from 12,354th in 2019), the 243rd most popular biography from Argentina (up from 289th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Argentinean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Julio Velasco ranks 12,082 out of 19,576. Before him are Daouda Malam Wanké, Alamgir II, Burgred of Mercia, Henck Arron, Devlet II Giray, and Hélène Prévost. After him are Prasat Thong, Charles James Fox, Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, William VI, Duke of Aquitaine, Publius Valerius Comazon, and Ur-Ninurta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Julio Velasco ranks 248. Before him are Gianfranco Fini, James Ingram, Guzal Sitdikova, Renaud, Ali Mohammed Ghedi, and Karl Bartos. After him are Wim Rijsbergen, Christopher Doyle, Mehmet Ali Talat, Marinho Chagas, Steve James, and Sandra Kalniete.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Julio Velasco ranks 243 out of 1,154. Before him are René Favaloro (1923), Raúl Alberto Lastiri (1915), Fernando Paternoster (1903), Roberto Arlt (1900), José Evaristo Uriburu (1831), and Lautaro Martínez (1997). After him are Marga López (1924), Roberto Perfumo (1942), Ezequiel Lavezzi (1985), Sandro de América (1945), José María Guido (1910), and Julio Libonatti (1901).

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Among POLITICIANS In Argentina

Among politicians born in Argentina, Julio Velasco ranks 52. Before him are Manuel Blanco Encalada (1790), Vicente López y Planes (1785), Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear (1868), Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean (1926), Raúl Alberto Lastiri (1915), and José Evaristo Uriburu (1831). After him are José María Guido (1910), Luis Sáenz Peña (1822), Roberto M. Levingston (1920), Juan Bautista Alberdi (1810), Victorino de la Plaza (1840), and Luis Moreno Ocampo (1952).

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