Volleyball Legends
Indoor and beach volleyball legends from around the world.
The All-Time Greatest Volleyball Players
Ranked by career honours, records and our FSP GOAT Score.
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All Volleyball Athletes
Browse 41 of the greatest volleyball players of all time.
Brazilian
Bruno Rezende
Setter
Brazilian volleyball libero and three-time Olympic champion whose extraordinary defensive reading, p…
Argentine
Luciano De Cecco
Setter
Argentine volleyball setter whose elite ball-setting, exceptional distribution and consistent intern…
American
Micah Christenson
Setter
American volleyball setter whose elite game management, impressive physical tools and consistent per…
Russian
Dmitry Muserskiy
Middle Blocker
Russian volleyball giant whose extraordinary 7'2" height, devastating blocking and overwhelming phys…
Polish
Bartosz Kurek
Outside Hitter
Polish volleyball outside hitter whose explosive attacking, consistent international performances an…
Italian
Simone Giannelli
Setter
Italian volleyball setter who took over from Cristian Savani as Italy's principal setter and has pro…
Brazilian
Yoandy Leal
Outside Hitter
Cuban-born Brazilian volleyball outside hitter whose powerful spike, consistent international perfor…
Cuban
Robertlandy Simón
Opposite Spiker
Cuban volleyball giant and one of the most physically dominant opposite spikers the game has produce…
Serbian
Tijana Bošković
Outside Hitter
Serbian volleyball outside hitter and two-time World Championship MVP whose extraordinary attacking …
Turkish
Ebrar Karakurt
Outside Hitter
Turkish volleyball sensation whose explosive attacking, exceptional power and consistent performance…
South Korean
Kim Yeon-koung
Outside Hitter
South Korean volleyball captain and the most celebrated player in South Korean volleyball history, w…
American
Jordan Thompson
Outside Hitter
Australian volleyball outside hitter whose consistent international performances and leadership of t…
American
Andrea Drews
Outside Hitter
American volleyball outside hitter whose exceptional athleticism, powerful attacking and consistent …
Dutch
Nimir Abdel-Aziz
Outside Hitter
Dutch volleyball outside hitter whose phenomenal power, elite serve and consistent international per…
American
Karch Kiraly
Volleyball Player
The only player to win Olympic gold in both indoor volleyball and beach volleyball.…
American
Misty May-Treanor
Beach Volleyball Player
Three consecutive Olympic gold medals with Kerri Walsh — the greatest partnership in beach volleybal…
American
Kerri Walsh Jennings
Beach Volleyball Player
Three Olympic golds and the partner of Misty May-Treanor — the most decorated beach volleyball champ…
American
Logan Tom
Outside Hitter
Four-time Olympian — the most decorated American women's indoor volleyball player.…
Russian
Sergey Tetyukhin
Outside Hitter
Russia's volleyball legend — four Olympic medals across five consecutive Games from 1996 to 2012, in…
Italian
Ivan Zaytsev
Outside Hitter
The Tsar — Italy's most powerful server and one of the sport's most recognisable personalities.…
French
Earvin Ngapeth
Outside Hitter
France's Earvin Ngapeth — two Olympic gold medals at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, transforming the Fre…
American
Matt Anderson
Outside Hitter
The USA's top scorer — Olympic silver medallist and one of the sport's finest servers.…
Brazilian
Bernardo Rezende
Coach
The most successful volleyball coach in history — eight Olympic medals and a World Championship dyna…
American
Destinee Hooker
Outside Hitter
The most athletic blocker in women's volleyball history — Olympic silver medallist.…
Brazilian
Gilberto Filho
Volleyball Player
Three-time World Champion and the backbone of Brazil's most dominant volleyball era — Gilberto is on…
Brazilian
Giba
Volleyball Player
Three-time World Champion and three consecutive World League MVP awards — Giba is the greatest volle…
Iranian
Saeid Marouf
Volleyball Player
The greatest setter in volleyball history — Saeid Marouf's leadership of Iran's national team and hi…
Cuban
Regla Torres
Volleyball Player
Three consecutive Olympic gold medals with Cuba — Regla Torres is one of the greatest middle blocker…
Argentine
Hugo Conte
Volleyball Player
The most celebrated volleyball player in South American history outside Brazil — Hugo Conte led Arge…
Polish
Wilfredo León
Volleyball Player
The most powerful server in volleyball history — the Cuban-born Polish citizen is considered the mos…
American
Matthew Anderson
Volleyball Player
The most versatile outside hitter of the modern era — Matthew Anderson's career with both the US nat…
American
Gabrielle Reece
Outside Hitter (Beach)
The most influential figure in the globalisation of beach volleyball — model, athlete and ambassador…
Chinese
Zhang Changning
Outside Hitter
China's most prolific match-winner in the modern era of women's volleyball — two-time World Champion…
Russian
Ekaterina Gamova
Outside Hitter
The most physically dominant volleyball player in history at 2.02m — two-time Olympic silver medalli…
Brazilian
Sheilla Castro
Opposite Spiker
Brazil's most decorated volleyball player — three Olympic gold medals across a career of extraordina…
Chinese
Lang Ping
Outside Hitter/Coach
The most influential figure in women's volleyball history as both player and coach — Olympic champio…
Japanese
Yuji Nishida
Outside Hitter
Japan's most powerful attacker and the most exciting young player in men's volleyball — his serve ha…
Italian
Paola Egonu
Opposite Hitter
The most powerful hitter in women's volleyball history — Italian Olympic champion at Paris 2024 whos…
Brazilian
Wallace de Souza
Opposite Hitter
Olympic gold medallist and one of Brazil's most decorated volleyball players — his blocking and atta…
Chinese
Zhu Ting
Outside Hitter
The most dominant women's volleyball player of the 2010s — Olympic gold medallist, World Cup MVP and…
Brazilian
Sérgio Santos (Escadinha)
Setter
The greatest setter in Brazilian volleyball history — Olympic gold medallist at Athens 2004 and a ke…
Volleyball Nations
American
11
athletes
Brazilian
8
athletes
Russian
3
athletes
Italian
3
athletes
Chinese
3
athletes
Argentine
2
athletes
Polish
2
athletes
Cuban
2
athletes