Facundo Conte returns to the country and will play in the Argentine League for Club Ciudad

The top recipient Facundo Conteone of the figures of the Argentine volleyball team that won a bronze medal at the last Olympic Games in Tokyo, will return to Argentina and play in the next League 2022/23 in city ​​of volleyball, his first club.

Conte, 32, came from climbing the podium of the powerful Polish Plusliga. Today he announced his return to Ciudad, the club where he learned to play volleyball, with an emotional video via his social networks.

“15 years ago this wonderful journey began. In volleyball I traveled the world, I played in many countries, in the best clubs and in the best leagues. I had the privilege of fulfilling many of my dreams, but I always have something pending: to return home Because it really all started when it was just a game and at my club I learned to love volleyball, so I decided it was time to go home, to return to the City with 7, ”said the volleyball player .

Conte will arrive in the country in the coming weeks to join the Argentine National Team and will have his presentation in the City before the commitments to the selected team he leads Marcelo Mendezwho will play on June 2 and 3 against the Netherlands at the Héctor Etchart de Ferro stadium.

“At the most important signing in the history of the Club and, without a doubt, at one of the most popular volleyball events in our country in recent decades, Facundo decided to return to Argentina for a beautiful personal moment to wear again. the shirt, along with taking his first step in discipline, “Muni reported.

Facundo, son of Hugo Conte (one of the glories of Argentine volleyball, bronze medal at the 82nd World Cup and at the 88th Seoul Olympic Games, considered one of the eight best volleyball players of the 20th century by the FIVB), he passed through the leagues of Italy, Poland , Brazil, Russia and China. On the national team, of which he has been a part since 2007 -the year he played in the Under 19 Youth World Cup-, his main achievement was the Olympic bronze medal in Tokyo 2020. He also won a gold medal at the 2015 Toronto Pan American Games.

Ciudad Vóley is the runner-up in the last two seasons of the Argentine ACLAV League after losing in the finals with UPCN de San Juan.