Daniele Santarelli in Rome for the 2026 Euro-Mediterranean Excellence Award

In recent years Daniele Santarelli has written important pages in the history of international volleyball. At the helm of the Turkish national team he achieved historic results, winning prestigious trophies such as the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) and the European Championship, bringing Turkey to the top of world volleyball. Before his experience with the Turkish national team, Santarelli had already built a winning path in Italy, achieving numerous successes at club level and establishing himself as one of the most prepared and innovative coaches of the new generation. Its philosophy based on organization, teamwork, winning mentality and valorization of athletes has become a recognized model on the international scene.

Thestory of Daniele Santarelli represents one of the best expressions of Italian sport in the world: a coach capable of bringing the method, competence and quality of the Italian school beyond national borders. The Organizing Committee of the 2026 Euro Mediterranean Excellence Award underlined how the results obtained by Santarelli represent an example of professionalism, dedication and sporting culture, values ​​which are the basis of the event. His presence in Rome will therefore be a moment dedicated not only to sporting victories, but also to the recognition of the role of Italian coaches as ambassadors of international sport. Daniele Santarelli had already been awarded in 2024 during the previous edition of the Euro-Mediterranean Excellence Award. The new call-up for 2026 confirms the prestige achieved by the Italian coach and the international value of his results. The Roman event will bring together Olympic, world and European champions, great personalities from sport, culture, diplomacy, the media and institutions. Among the most anticipated protagonists will be Daniele Santarelli, the Italian coach who transformed sporting success into an international story. The 2026 edition will take place under the patronage of the Single Guarantee Committee (CUG) of the Ministry of Culture, Ussi – Italian Sports Press Union, Aips Europa – International Sports Press Association.