The 57-year-old former Brazil international outside hitter took over the reigns of his country’s men’s national team this year, after Bernardo ‘Bernardinho’ de Rezende completed a 16-year cycle at the helm which included two gold and three silver Olympic medals. Dal Zotto enjoyed a playing career in Brazil and Italy, as well as silver medals at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games and the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Argentina. As coach he worked mostly with clubs in Brazil, plus a season in Italy, all in the 1990s and 2000s.