Bianca Cugno

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Bianca Cugno
Personal information
Born (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 22)
Devoto, Córdoba, Argentina
Height1,94 m
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Number9
Career
YearsTeams
2017-2018Selección Argentina Juvenil
2018-2019Universitario Córdoba
2019-2020Estudiantes de La Plata
2020-2021Boca Juniors
2021-2023Béziers Volley [fr]
2023-2025Levallois Paris Saint-Cloud [fr]
2025-presentOsasco Voleibol Clube

Bianca Cugno (born April 22, 2003, Devoto, Córdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine volleyball player who plays as an opposite for the Brazilian club Osasco Voleibol Clube and for the Argentina women's national volleyball team.

History

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After training in the Sociedad Sportiva de Devoto[1] Cugno jumped to the Club Universitario de Córdoba, then ended up in Estudiantes de La Plata and Boca Juniors to finally emigrate to French volleyball at the age of 18. With Béziers Volley [fr] she achieved the title of the French Cup in 2023,[2] to be transferred to Levallois Paris Saint-Cloud [fr], also in the French first division, in mid-2023.[3] With this team, she was crowned league champion in the 2023/24 season after defeating Nantes Neptunes, and was recognized as the most valuable player in the first of two finals.[4][5] In the same season they managed to reach the semi-finals of the CEV Cup (second most important in Europe), being eliminated by the Italian Chieri '76, later champion of the competition.[6][7] The following season she and her team played in the Champions League, where they were eliminated in the first round.[8] At the end of the 24/25 season, the Brazilian club Osasco announced his signing.[9]

At the national team level, she participated in two youth world championships before making it to the senior team, with which he played the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship She was named by the FIVB as "a player to watch" and "one of Argentina's most promising talents" during the under-20 world cup of 2021.[10] In 2023, she was crowned champion of the Pan American Cup with the Argentine national team, after scoring 16 points in the final (14 attacks, 1 block, 1 serve). In the tournament, she also won the individual awards for best scorer, best server, best opposite player, and most valuable player of the tournament.[11] The following year, they won the competition twice after defeating the United States in the final.[12] In July 2025, she was crowned Copa América champion, also winning the awards for best opposite number and most valuable player of the tournament.[13]

Career

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International career

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Youth tournaments

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Competition Host Position
2017 South American Women's Under-16 Volleyball Championship[14]  Paraguay Oro 1º
2018 Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship[14]  Colombia Oro 1º
2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship[15]  Egypt 12°
2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship[14]  Mexico 11°
2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship[14]  Netherlands 11°

Major tournaments

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Competition Host Position
2021 Women's South American Volleyball Championship  Colombia Bronce 3º
2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship  Slovenia/ Poland 16°
2023 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup  Puerto Rico Oro 1º
2025 Copa América  Brazil Oro 1º

Individual distinctions

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References

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  1. ^ "SOCIEDAD SPORTIVA DEVOTO Y UN RECONOCIMIENTO GIGANTE A BIANCA CUGNO". Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. ^ Justo, La Voz de San. "Cugno se coronó en Francia". La Voz de San Justo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ^ Justo, La Voz de San. "Cugno cambió de club en Francia". La Voz de San Justo | La Voz de San Justo te brinda noticias e información fehaciente, las 24 hs. del día, de San Francisco, la región y el país. (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  4. ^ WoV (2024-04-26). "FRA W: Levallois Paris Saint-Cloud Clinch French Championship Title WorldOfVolley". WorldOfVolley. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  5. ^ Justo, La Voz de San. "Bianca Cugno fue figura en la final de la liga de Francia". La Voz de San Justo | La Voz de San Justo te brinda noticias e información fehaciente, las 24 hs. del día, de San Francisco, la región y el país. (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  6. ^ "Bianca Cugno y Candelaria Herrera se metieron en semifinales de la Copa CEV de Europa". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  7. ^ WoV (2024-02-29). "CEV Cup W: Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri Secures Spot in CEV Cup Final WorldOfVolley". WorldOfVolley. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  8. ^ WoV (2024-11-27). "CEV CL W: Eczacibasi Dynavit Triumphs Over Levallois WorldOfVolley". WorldOfVolley. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  9. ^ Zito, Rafael (2025-07-06). "Brasil sofre com reforço do Osasco e Argentina conquista Copa América". Olimpíada Todo Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  10. ^ volleyballworld.com. "Argentina's Bianca Cugno dreams of the Olympics". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
  11. ^ "JMV para Bianca Cugno de Argentina". norceca.net. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
  12. ^ "¡Las Panteras son bicampeonas de la Copa Panamericana!". FeVA (in Spanish). 2024-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
  13. ^ a b "ARGENTINA CONQUISTA LA PRIMERA COPA AMÉRICA EN UNA VIBRANTE JORNADA FINAL EN BETIM". voleysur.web-ded-411540a.kinghost.net. 2024. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
  14. ^ a b c d e https://web.archive.org/web/20220912174247/https://en.volleyballworld.com/en/volleyball/worldchampionships/u18/women/2019/tea
  15. ^ "De Devoto al mundo: Bianca Cugno se irá a jugar a Francia". Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  16. ^ Corradini, Florencia (2020-01-28). "Bianca Cugno, una promesa cordobesa para el vóley argentino". www.lavoz.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-27.
  17. ^ Mastri, María Eugenia (2023-08-14). "Es cordobesa y fue elegida MVP de la Copa Panamericana que ganaron Las Panteras: su historia". www.lavoz.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-27.
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