Volley Bergamo
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| Full name | Volley Bergamo | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Foppa Rossoblù (red and blues) | ||
| Founded | 1991 | ||
| Ground | PalaNorda, Bergamo, Italy (Capacity: 2,250) | ||
| Chairman | Luciano Bonetti | ||
| Head coach | Stefano Micoli | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie A1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 4th (Playoff quarter-finalist) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Volley Bergamo is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bergamo and currently playing in the Serie A1.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- Volley Bergamo (1991–1992)
- Foppapedretti Bergamo (1992–2000)
- Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo (2000–2006)
- Play Radio Foppapedretti Bergamo (2006–2007)
- Foppapedretti Bergamo (2007–2010)
- Norda Foppapedretti Bergamo (2010–2012)
- Foppapedretti Bergamo (2012–present)
History
Beginnings (1991–1994)
Volley Bergamo was founded in 1991 by Mauro Ferraris and first played in the 1991–92 Serie B1 (third tier). In the following season (1992–93) it started a partnership with Foppapedretti and gained promotion to the Serie A2 (second tier). The club gain a second successive promotion in 1993–94 by winning the Serie A2 and being promoted to the Serie A1 (first tier).[1]
Major success (1995–2007)
In 1994–95, its debut season at Serie A1, the club finished in fifth position, earning for the first time qualification for a European competition (CEV Cup).[2] In the following season it won both the Serie A1 and the Coppa Italia for the first time. In the 1996–97 the club won the Serie A1, Coppa Italia, Italian Super Cup and the CEV Champions League.[3] For the next decade the club became one of the strongest women's volleyball clubs in Europe, winning another five Serie A1 (1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06), two Coppa Italia (1997–98, 2005–06), four Italian Super Cups (1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05), four CEV Champions League (1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2006–07) and one CEV Cup (2003–04).[4]
Recent years (2008–present)
Despite not being as dominant as before, the club after 2008 won the Serie A oncd again (2010–11), the Coppa Italia (2007–08 and 2015–16), the Italian Super Cup (2011–12) and the CEV Champions League (2008–09 and 2009–10).[4] It is the most successful Italian team in the CEV Champions League history with 7 titles and the second most successful team in Serie A history with 8 titles, having never being relegated since its debut in the 1994–95 season.[5]
Team
Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.[6][7]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ema Strunjak
|
Middle Blocker | 1.88 | 24 September 1999 | |
| 2 |  Lucia Imperiali
|
Libero | 1.62 | 5 May 1999 | |
| 3 |  Sanja Malagurski
|
Opposite | 1.93 | 75 | 8 June 1990 |
| 4 | Valeria Battista
|
Opposite | 1.79 | 23 January 2001 | |
| 5 | Mina Popović
|
Middle Blocker | 1.87 | 73 | 14 September 1994 |
| 7 | Paola Cardullo
|
Libero | 1.62 | 56 | 18 March 1982 |
| 9 | Francesca Marcon
|
Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 65 | 9 July 1983 |
| 10 | Paola Paggi
|
Middle Blocker | 1.82 | 72 | 6 December 1976 |
| 13 | Jennifer Boldini
|
Setter | 1.87 | 6 April 1999 | |
| 15 | Ofelia Malinov
|
Setter | 1.80 | 70 | 29 February 1996 |
| 17 | Miriam Sylla
|
Outside Hitter | 1.81 | 80 | 8 January 1995 |
| 18 |  Roslandy Acosta
|
Outside Hitter | 1.90 | 62 | 25 February 1992 |
Notable players
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Maurizia Cacciatori (1995-1998/1999-2003)- Antonella Del Core (2008–2010)
- Paola Croce (2004–2008)
- Jenny Barazza (2003–2009)
- Paola Paggi (2002–2007/2014-current)
- Simona Rinieri (1999–2001)
- Eleonora Lo Bianco (2005–2011/2015-current)
- Serena Ortolani (2008–2011)
- Valentina Arrighetti (2007–2012)
- Francesca Piccinini (1999–2012)
Iuliana Nucu (2010–2012)
Antonina Zetova (2000–2001)
Jelena Nikolić (2002–2003)
Prikeba Phipps (1995-1997/2001-2002)- Tara Cross-Battle (2001–2002)
- Heather Bown (2002–2003)
Iryna Zhukova (2003–2005)
Christiane Fürst (2009–2010)- Angelina Grün (2003–2008)
Irina Kirillova (1998–1999)- Maja Poljak (2003–2008)
Lioubov Sokolova (2002–2005)
Mireya Luis (1998–2000)- Ana Fernández (1998–1999)
- Marlenys Costa (1998–1999)
Gabriela Pérez del Solar (1999–2001)
Retired numbers
- 11
Giseli Gavio; the number was retired in 1999 - 12 Francesca Piccinini; the number was retired in 2013
Head Coaches
- Francesco Sbalchiero (1993–1995)
- Atanas Malinov (1995–1997)
- Marco Bonitta (1997–2000)
- Giuseppe Cuccarini (2000–2002)
- Mario Di Pietro (2002–2003)
- Giovanni Caprara (2003–2005)
- Marco Fenoglio (2005–2007)
- Lorenzo Micelli (2007–2010)
- Davide Mazzanti (2010–2012)
- Stefano Lavarini (2012–2017)
- Stefano Micoli (2017–present)
Honours
National competitions
- 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2010–11
Coppa Italia: 6
- 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2015–16
Italian Super Cup: 6
- 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2011–12
International competitions
CEV Cup: 1
- 2003–04
References
- ^ "Storia". Volley Bergamo (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "1995/96 CEV CUP - Volley Bergamo". CEV. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "CHAMPION WOMEN - EC 96/97 - Final". CEV. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ a b "ALBO D'ORO". Volley Bergamo (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Volley Bergamo - Squads by season". Lega Pallavolo Seria A Femminile (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Team". Volley Bergamo (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "2017-18 Foppapedretti Bergamo Team". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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