Unione Sportiva Pro Victoria Pallavolo Monza
Unione Sportiva Pro Victoria Pallavolo, also known as Vero Volley Milano, is the professional volleyball department of Italian sports club U.S. Pro Victoria and is based in Monza. It has male and female teams and is better known for its women's team which currently plays in the Serie A1.
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| Full name | Unione Sportiva Pro Victoria Pallavolo | ||
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| Founded | 1981 | ||
| Ground | Monza Arena, Monza, Italy (Capacity: 4,500) | ||
| Chairman | Carlo Rigaldo | ||
| Head coach | Marco Gaspari | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie A1 | ||
| 2021–22 |  2nd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- Pro Victoria Pallavolo (1981–2008)
- Saugella Team Monza (2008–2017)
- Vero Volley Monza (2018-2021)
- Vero Volley Milano (2022-present)
History
Early years
Unione Sportiva Pro Victoria volleyball department was created in 1981 to provide the local community with a regular and organized sports activity. In few years the club becomes more professionally structured with the men's team playing in the regional league and the creation of a women's team. When the men's team reached the national Serie B, the club lack of economic resources to remain professional forced it to focus on the youth teams. In 2002 the club created a technical department providing better support for its teams.[1]
Vero Volley
On 9 September 2008, Pro Victoria Pallavolo was one of the seven volleyball clubs from the Lombardy region which formed a consortium called Vero Volley based in Monza. The consortium was designed to provide supporting structure to its members through organisational strategies to offer the region physical activity and sport socialization, with focus on young people.[2]
Pro Victoria teams grew and developed under the consortium, when the men's team gained promotion to Serie A2 in 2010, Pro Victoria sold its professional men's team assets and licence to Volley Milano, another member of the Vero Volley consortium.[3] That allowed Pro Victoria to focus on the women's team and youth teams (men and women).[1] In 2013 the women's team was promoted to Serie A2, eventually reaching the Serie A1 in 2016.[4]
Team
The following is the roster for the 2022–2023 season.[5]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Pauline Martin |
Opposite | 1.85 | 4 September 2002 |
| 3 |  Magdalena Stysiak |
Outside Hitter | 2.03 | 3 December 2000 |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Averie Allard |
Setter | 1.84 | 21 April 1999 |
| 7 |  Raphaela Folie |
Middle Blocker | 1.86 | 7 March 1991 |
| 8 | Alessia Orro |
Setter | 1.80 | 18 July 1998 |
| 9 | Letizia Camera |
Setter | 1.75 | 1 October 1992 |
| 10 | Beatrice Parrocchiale |
Libero | 1.67 | 26 December 1995 |
| 11 |  Edina Begić |
Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 9 October 1992 |
| 12 |  Jordan Thompson |
Opposite | 1.93 | 5 May 1997 |
| 14 | Dana Rettke |
Middle Blocker | 2.03 | 21 January 1999 |
| 15 |  Jovana Stevanović |
Middle Blocker | 1.91 | 30 June 1992 |
| 16 | Beatrice Negretti |
Libero | 1.70 | 16 November 1999 |
| 17 | Myriam Sylla |
Outside Hitter | 1.81 | 8 January 1995 |
| 18 | Anna Davyskiba |
Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 8 February 2000 |
| 23 | Jordan Larson |
Outside Hitter | 1.87 | 16 October 1986 |
| 28 | Sonia Candi |
Middle Blocker | 1.87 | 8 November 1993 |
| 2016–2017 Team[6][7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
| 3 | Chiara Arcangeli |
Libero | 1.67 | 14 February 1983 | |
| 5 | Martina Balboni |
Setter | 1.80 | 29 January 1991 | |
| 6 | Berenika Tomsia |
Outside hitter | 1.89 | 18 March 1988 | |
| 7 | Francesca Devetag |
Middle blocker | 1.86 | 13 November 1986 | |
| 8 | Sonia Candi |
Middle blocker | 1.87 | 8 November 1993 | |
| 9 | Freya Aelbrecht |
Middle blocker | 1.89 | 10 February 1990 | |
| 10 | Edina Begić |
Outside hitter | 1.85 | 10 September 1992 | |
| 11 | Silvia Lussana |
Libero | 1.69 | 30 October 1988 | |
| 13 | Stefania Dall'Igna |
Setter | 1.75 | 22 November 1984 | |
| 15 | Anna Nicoletti |
Outside hitter | 1.89 | 3 January 1996 | |
| 16 |  María Segura |
Outside hitter | 1.85 | 10 June 1992 | |
| 17 | Milica Bezarević |
Outside hitter | 1.82 | 27 December 1991 | |
| 18 | Haley Eckerman |
Outside hitter | 1.90 | 10 November 1992 | |
References
- "Presentazione". Pro Victoria Pallavolo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- "Storia". Consorzio Vero Volley (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- "La nostra storia". Pro Victoria Pallavolo (in Italian). Consorzio Vero Volley. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- "Saugella Team Monza". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- "Team". Lega Volley (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- "2016-17 Team". Consorzio Vero Volley (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- "Saugella Team Monza - Team". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2017.
External links
- Vero Volley official website (in Italian) - Professional team info
- Official website (in Italian) - Youth teams info