What is Julio Velasco?
[[File:Julio Velasco.jpg|thumbnail|Julio Velasco]] '''Julio Velasco''' (born February 9, 1952 in [[La Plata]], [[Argentina]]) is a professional [[volleyball]] coach from [[Argentina]]. He guided the Italian national men's team to several successes in the 1990s. After the [[1996 Summer Olympics]], where the Italians won silver, he switched to the Italian women's team (1996–1997). In 2011, Velasco was signed as the head coach of the Iran men's national team. He became coach of the Argentina men's national team before his contract expired with the Iranian national team on 1 March 2014. The [[President of Argentina]] asked him to take this job. The change was approved by the Iranian volleyball confederation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Julio Velasco will be the Argentine Seniors Men's coach|url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=44309&Language=en#.U1-n5ab7sjg|publisher=FIVB|accessdate=April 24, 2014|archive-date=May 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507083807/http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=44309&Language=en#.U1-n5ab7sjg|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.volleyhall.org/jvelasco.html Coach profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203044719/http://www.volleyhall.org/jvelasco.html |date=2013-12-03 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Velasco, Julio}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Argentine volleyball players]] [[Category:Volleyball coaches]]