Andrea Gardini (born 1 October 1965) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player, a silver (Atlanta 1996) and bronze (Sydney 2000) Olympic Games medallist, three–time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), and four–time European Champion (1989, 1993, 1995, 1999).

In 2011, Gardini became an assistant coach of Andrea Anastasi in the Polish national volleyball team.

[4] On 18 September 2011, Poland, led by Anastasi and Gardini, won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championship.

[5] In the same year, their team won a silver medal at the 2011 World Cup and qualified for the Olympic Games London 2012.

On 8 July 2012, Poland won the final match of the 2012 World League against United States (3–0).