Neruda Volley
| Full name | Neruda Volley | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 | ||
| Ground |
PalaResia, Bolzano, Italy (Capacity: 3,000) | ||
| Chairman | Rodolfo Favretto | ||
| Head coach | François Salvagni | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie A1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 13th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Neruda Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bronzolo and currently playing in the Serie A1.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- Neruda Volley Bolzano (1978–2013)
- Volksbank Südtirol Bolzano (2013–2015)
- Südtirol Bolzano (2015–present)
History
Founded in 1978 as a cultural club dedicated to Pablo Neruda, volleyball become one of the club's activities in the early 1980's as youth teams began to compete in the regional leagues. The team did well achieving promotions but for financial reasons it declined competing at the higher national leagues. That changed in 2008 when Rudy Favretto became its president with a project to bring the club to the forefront of Italian volleyball. Personnel with experience at the Italian national youth teams were brought into the club and in 2012, the club acquired a licence to play in the Serie B1 from Pallavolo Vigevano. After playoffs and repechage the club gain promotion to the Serie A2 in 2013 and moved to the PalaResia.[1]
The club reached the Serie A1 in 2015.[2]
Team
Season 2016–2017, as of February 2017.[3][4]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Floriana Bertone |
Middle blocker | 2.02 | 19 November 1992 | |
| 2 | Alessia Zancanaro |
Libero | 1.68 | 23 April 1998 | |
| 3 | Eleonora Bruno |
Libero | 1.80 | 15 April 1994 | |
| 6 |  Tereza Rossi Matuszkova |
Outside hitter | 1.92 | 3 December 1982 | |
| 7 | Natasha Spinello |
Setter | 1.73 | 15 December 1998 | |
| 8 |  Christina Bauer |
Middle blocker | 1.96 | 1 January 1998 | |
| 9 | Valeria Papa |
Outside hitter | 1.83 | 9 September 1989 | |
| 10 | Giulia Pincerato |
Setter | 1.82 | 16 March 1987 | |
| 11 |  Sanja Popović |
Opposite | 1.86 | 31 May 1984 | |
| 14 |  Michelle Bartsch |
Outside hitter | 1.92 | 12 February 1990 | |
| 18 | Marina Zambelli |
Middle blocker | 1.87 | 1 January 1990 | |
| Matea Ikic |
Outside hitter | 1.85 | 25 May 1989 |
References
- ↑ Igini, Matteo. "La nostra storia". Neruda Volley (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "Südtirol Bolzano". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ "Team". Neruda Volley (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ "Neruda Volley Team". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
| 2016–17 teams | |
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| Defunct teams |
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