VC Zenit-Kazan
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| Full name | Volleyball Club "Zenit-Kazan" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) (formerly "Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan") is a professional Volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia. It plays in the Russian Volleyball Super League (4-time champion). The team won the 2007-08 and 2011-12 CEV Champions League titles.
The club was founded on 13 May 2000.[1]
Team roster season 2012–13
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Height | Position[2] |
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| 1 |  United States | Matthew Anderson | April 18, 1987 | 204 | Outside Hitter |
| 3 | Russia | Nikolay Apalikov | August 26, 1982 | 203 | Middle blocker |
| 4 | Russia | Ivan Demakov | June 1, 1993 | 209 | Middle blocker |
| 5 |  Italy | Valerio Vermiglio | March 1, 1976 | 189 | Setter |
| 6 | Russia | Eugeniy Sivozhelez | June 8, 1986 | 196 | Outside hitter |
| 7 | Russia | Aleksandr Volkov | February 14, 1985 | 210 | Middle blocker |
| 8 | Russia | Igor Kolodinsky | July 7, 1983 | 197 | Setter |
| 9 | Russia | Alexey Cheremisin | September 23, 1980 | 204 | Opposite hitter |
| 10 | Russia | Yury Berezhko | January 27, 1981 | 198 | Outside hitter |
| 13 | Russia | Vitaliy Matychenko | August 4, 1983 | 194 | Setter |
| 14 | Russia | Alexander Abrosimov | August 25, 1983 | 207 | Middle blocker |
| 15 | Russia | Alexey Obmochaev | May 22, 1989 | 188 | Libero |
| 17 | Russia | Vladislav Babichev | February 18, 1981 | 185 | Libero |
| 18 | Russia | Maxim Mikhaylov | May 19, 1988 | 202 | Opposite hitter |
Coach : Vladimir Alekno Russia
New players in season 2013–14
- Roman Yakovlev
- Nikola Grbić
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 (3)
- Winner: 2010, 2011, 2012
International competitions
- Winner: 2008, 2012
- Runner-up: 2011
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
- Official website (Russian)
- Official website (English)
References
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