Raision Loimu

Loimu

Full name	Raision Loimu
Founded	1958
Ground	Kerttula Raisio, Finland
Ground Capacity	1500
Chairman	Jukka Rajakangas
League	Finland Champion League
2009-2010	SM-league, 3. place

Raision Loimu is volleyball team from Finland. It is based on Raisio city. It has played volleyball in Finland's highest level since 1977. During these years Loimu has won six championships, two silver and six bronze medals. The team won the Finland Cup in 2004.

Achievements

Finland Champion - 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1997 ja 2001
Finland league silver - 1980 ja 1981
Finland league bronze - 1978, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1994, 2010
Nordic countries champion 2008
Finland Cup champion - 2004
Finland Cup silver - 2005
Champions league - 1998, 2001

History

Raision Loimu club was founded in 1958. The team rose to the Finland Volleyball league for first time in 1977. After that the team had its first medal season in 1978 with theclub earning a bronze medal. Loimu won its first Finland Championship in 1982. Aftert that the team has been Finland Champion six times. It has played in the Champions league in 1998 and 2001.

Loimu has had many famous players such as Mikko Oivanen, Matti Oivanen, Simo-Pekka Olli, Tuomas Sammelvuo, Janne Heikkinen and many others.

Team

Season 2010–2011

Setters:

Simo-Pekka Olli
Jani Puputti
Jose Carrasco (VEN)

Middle blockers:

Kimmo Kutinlahti
Henri Tuomi (C)
Juha-Pekka Mikkola

Outside hitters:

Jimmy Hernandez
Ossi Rumpunen
Eemeli Kouki

Opposite:

Ronald Jimenez (COL)

Libero:

Dustin Watten (USA)

Other

Loimu's audience arithmetic mean in the 2009-2010 season was 721 per game.

Famous players

Mikko Oivanen
Tuomas Sammelvuo
Janne Heikkinen
Matti Oivanen
Diego Bonini
Jukka Rajakangas
Kai Rumpunen
Kari Kalin
Jussi Jokinen
Jouni Koskela