VC Zenit-Kazan

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
2013–14	1st
Uniforms
Home Away

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 (7-time champion). The team won the 2007–08, 2011–12 and 2014–15 CEV Champions League titles.

The club was founded on 13 May 2000.^[1]

Team roster season 2015–16

Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Height (cm)	Position[2]
1	United States	Matthew Anderson	(1987-04-18) 18 April 1987	204	Outside hitter
2	Russia	Aleksey Kuleshov	(1979-02-24) 24 February 1979	206	Middle blocker
4	Russia	Ivan Demakov	(1993-01-06) 6 January 1993	209	Middle blocker
6	Russia	Evgeny Sivozhelez	(1986-06-08) 8 June 1986	196	Outside hitter
7	Russia	Aleksandr Volkov	(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985	210	Middle blocker
8	Russia	Sergey Bagrey	(1987-08-14) 14 August 1987	194	Setter
9	Cuba	Wilfredo León	(1993-07-31) 31 July 1993	201	Outside hitter
10	Russia	Semen Dimitriev	(1994-01-14) 14 January 1994	200	Outside hitter
11	Russia	Andrey Ashchev	(1983-05-10) 10 May 1983	202	Middle Blocker
12	Russia	Victor Poletaev	(1995-07-27) 27 July 1995	193	Opposite hitter
13	Russia	Igor Kobzar	(1991-04-13) 13 April 1991	196	Setter
14	Russia	Aleksandr Gutsalyuk	(1988-01-15) 15 January 1988	204	Middle blocker
15	Russia	Aleksey Spiridonov	(1988-06-26) 26 June 1988	196	Outside hitter
16	Bulgaria	Teodor Salparov	(1982-08-16) 16 August 1982	187	Libero
16	Russia	Aleksey Verbov	(1982-01-31) 31 January 1982	183	Libero
17	Russia	Vladislav Babichev	(1981-02-18) 18 February 1981	185	Libero
18	Russia	Maxim Mikhaylov	(1988-03-19) 19 March 1988	202	Opposite hitter

Coach : Vladimir Alekno  Russia

Achievements

National competitions

• Russian Volleyball Super League (7)

• Winner: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
• 3rd place: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013

• Russian Volleyball Cup (4)

• Winner: 2004, 2007, 2009, 2014

• Russian Volleyball Super Cup (3)

• Winner: 2010, 2011, 2012

International competitions

• CEV Champions League (3)

• Winner: 2008, 2012, 2015
• Runner-up: 2011
• 3rd place: 2013

Notable players

• 2002-2006 Ruslan Olikhver
• 2004-2007 Igor Shulepov
• 2006-2007 Vadim Khamuttskikh
• 2006-2010 Clay Stanley
• 2006-2011 Lloy Ball
• 2006-2008;2009-2011 Sergey Tetyukhin
• 2006-2008;2010-2011 Andrey Egorchev
• 2007-2008 Aleksandr Gerasimov
• 2007-2009;2011-2013 Aleksey Obmochaev
• 2009-2010 Aleksey Verbov
• 2010-2012 William Priddy
• 2011-2013 Valerio Vermiglio
• 2010-? Maxim Mikhaylov
• 2011-? Aleksandr Volkov
• 2012-? Matthew Anderson
• 2013-? Wilfredo León
• 2013-2014 Roman Yakovlev
• 2013-2014 Łukasz Żygadło
• 2013-2014 Nikola Grbić
• 2014-2014 Benjamin Toniutti
• 2014-2015 Saeid Marouf

External links

• Official website (Russian)
• Official website (English)

References