VC Zenit-Kazan
| Full name | Volleyball Club "Zenit-Kazan" | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Ground | Kazan Volleyball Centre (Capacity: 4,570) | ||
| Chairman | Rafkat Kantyukov | ||
| Manager |  Vladimir Alekno | ||
| League | Russian Volleyball Super League | ||
| 2010–11 | 1st | ||
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VC Zenit-Kazan (Russian: Зенит-Казань) (former "Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan") is a professional Volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia. It plays in Russian Volleyball Super League (4-time champion). The team won the 2007-08 and 2011-12 CEV Champions League titles.
Club was founded on 13 May 2000.[1]
Team roster season 2011–12
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Height | Position[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Russia |
Nikolay Apalikov | August 26, 1982 | 203 | Middle blocker |
| 5 |  Italy |
Valerio Vermiglio | March 1, 1976 | 189 | Setter |
| 6 | Russia |
Evgeny Sivozhelez | June 8, 1986 | 196 | Outside hitter |
| 7 | Russia |
Aleksandr Volkov | February 14, 1985 | 210 | Middle blocker |
| 8 |  United States |
Reid Priddy | October 1, 1977 | 198 | Outside hitter |
| 9 | Russia |
Aleksei Cheremisin | September 23, 1980 | 204 | Opposite hitter |
| 10 | Russia |
Yury Berezhko | January 27, 1981 | 198 | Outside hitter |
| 12 | Russia |
Alexey Babeshin | August 4, 1983 | 194 | Setter |
| 15 | Russia |
Alexey Obmochaev | May 22, 1989 | 188 | Libero |
| 16 | Russia |
Aleksander Gutsalyuk | January 15, 1988 | 204 | Middle blocker |
| 17 | Russia |
Vladislav Babichev | February 18, 1981 | 185 | Libero |
| 18 | Russia |
Maxim Mikhaylov | May 19, 1988 | 202 | Opposite hitter |
Coach : Vladimir Alekno Russia
Achievements
National competitions
- Winner: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- 3rd place: 2004, 2005, 2008
- Russian Volleyball Cup (3)
- Winner: 2004, 2007, 2009
- Russian Volleyball Super Cup (1)
- Winner: 2010
International competitions
Notable players
Ruslan Olikhver (2002-06);- Igor Shulepov (2004-07);
- Vadim Khamuttskikh (2006-07);
- Sergey Tetyukhin (2006-08), (2009-2011);
Clay Stanley (2006-2010);- Lloy Ball (2006-11);
- Andrey Egorchev (2006-08), (2010-2011);
- Aleksandr Gerasimov (2007-08);
- Aleksey Verbov (2009-10);
- Maxim Mikhaylov (2010-);
External links
References
| Final Four | |
|---|---|
| Play-off 6 | |
| Eliminated in Play-off 12 | |
| Moved to CEV Cup | |
| Eliminated in Group stage | |
