In 2011, he grabbed back-to-back Best Setter plums at the World League and the World Cup. Fast forward to the year 2021, the Argentine playmaker was named to the Dream Team of the Olympic Games in Tokyo as Best Setter, who steered the team to win bronze medal – an achievement that took 33 years to achieve for the South American team.
He had an outstanding level of success achieved at the club level in various clubs in the Italian League, where he has spent most of his professional career. His current club, Volley Lube, finished as runners-up of the Italian Championship.
"First of all, this whole year in Lube, I learned so many things from De Cecco and I am so glad that I got the chance to play with him. He taught me a lot, especially in hitting, and about character, and how the mental game is supposed to be played," said De Cecco's club teammate Aleksandar Nikolov.
"He is one-of-one. He is the only setter in the world who is capable of doing the things he does, by far. I don’t think there is anybody else who plays his style of game - the way he plays and sees volleyball - because his vision is something that is out of this world. I am looking forward to playing with him longer. We’ve got at least three more years together in Lube, so I’m looking forward to them."
