Volley Pesaro

Volley Pesaro is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Pesaro currently playing in the Serie A1. The club won three Italian leagues and international titles.

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Full nameVolley Pesaro
Founded1967
GroundPadiglione D,
Pesaro, Italy
ChairmanBarbara Rossi
Giancarlo Sorbini
Head coachMatteo Bertini
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
2016–172nd in Serie A2 (Promotion playoff winners)
WebsiteClub home page
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Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:

  • Fiam ITA Meta Pesaro (2000–2001)
  • Vitrifrigo Fiam Italia Pesaro (2001–2003)
  • Scavolini Pesaro (2003–2012)
  • Robursport Volley Pesaro (2012–2013)
  • myCicero Pesaro (2013–2017)
  • myCicero Volley Pesaro (2017–present)

History

The club was created in 1967 and made its way from regional tournaments during the 1970s to the national leagues in the 1980s and 1990s. It reached the Serie A1 (highest Italian league) in 2003.[1] Home games took place at the PalaCampanara and success soon followed, with the club winning its first major title, the CEV Challenge Cup in 2005–06. Since then, three successive Serie A1 titles, one Italian Cup, four Italian Supercups and a CEV Cup title were added in just four years.[1][2] The club also played in five editions of the CEV Women's Champions League.[3]

In 2013, the club withdrew from the Serie A1 and along with Snoopy Pallavolo (another volleyball club from Pesaro) started a project called Volley Pesaro which apart from the professional level had also the goal of focusing on youth players.[4]

In 2017 the club returned to the Serie A1, after winning the promotion playoffs of the 2016–17 Serie A2.[5]

Team

Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.[6]

Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date
1 Montenegro Tatjana Bokan Outside hitter 1.86 72 (1988-04-09) 9 April 1988
2 Italy Carlotta Cambi Setter 1.76 66 (1996-05-28) 28 May 1996
3 Italy Rossella Olivotto Middle blocker 1.84 (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991
5 Argentina Yamila Nizetich Outside hitter 1.83 76 (1989-01-27) 27 January 1989
7 Italy Alessia Ghilardi Libero 1.63 (1979-05-05) 5 May 1979
8 Italy Silvia Bussoli Outside hitter 1.83 (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993
9 Belgium Freya Aelbrecht Middle blocker 1.89 74 (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990
10 Belgium Lise Van Hecke Opposite 1.92 70 (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992
11 Italy Gloria Baldi Opposite 1.85 (1993-05-31) 31 May 1993
12 Italy Giulia Carraro Setter 1.75 65 (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994
16 Italy Alessia Arciprete Outside hitter 1.80 (1997-09-06) 6 September 1997
18 Italy Chiara Lapi Middle blocker 1.82 (1991-03-03) 3 March 1991

Notable players

Honours

National competitions

2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
2008–09
  • Italian Super Cup: 4
2006, 2008, 2009, 2010

International competitions

2007–08
2005–06

References

  1. "Robursport storia". Volley Pesaro (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. "Scavolini PESARO". CEV. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. "Scavolini PESARO joins CEV Volleyball Champions League for fifth time in history". CEV. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  4. "Volley Pesaro". Volley Pesaro (in Italian). Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. "Samsung Gear Volley Cup A2: la Lega premia Lardini Filottrano e myCicero Pesaro. Le due marchigiane festeggiano con i tifosi la promozione in Serie A1". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  6. "Volley Pesaro 2017-2018". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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