By Canadian Press

Volleyball Canada names Giovanni Guidetti as new coach of women’s national team

Jan 21, 2025 | 12:26 PM

OTTAWA — Giovanni Guidetti has been named the new head coach of the Canadian women’s volleyball team, Volleyball Canada announced Tuesday.

The 52-year-old Italian has been the head coach of Turkish club Vakifbank Spor Kulubu since 2008.

Vakifbank has won seven Turkish League titles, five FIVB Club World Championship gold medals and five CEV (European) Champions League titles under Guidetti’s watch.

Internationally, Guidetti most recently led Serbia to a seventh-place finish at the Paris 2024 Olympics. He also coached Turkey from 2017 to 2022.

Guidetti will take over for Shannon Winzer, who has coached the team since 2021. Winzer is moving into a new role as the team’s high-performance director.

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Winzer led the team to its highest-ever world ranking of eighth and a program-high 10th-place finish at the Volleyball Nations League in both 2023 and 2024.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 21, 2025.

The Canadian Press