Voléro Zürich

Volero Zürich
Full name Volero Zürich AG
Short name Volero Zürich
Founded 1973
Ground Sporthalle Im Birch and Saalsporthalle,
both in Zürich
Chairman Stav Jacobi
Head coach Avital Selinger
League National League A (NLA)
2016–17 1st
Website Club home page
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Volero Zürich is a Swiss volleyball club based in Zürich. It has many teams (men's, women's and youth volleyball) with the women's team being the most successful and currently playing in the National League A. Since the mid 2000s, the club has also frequently participated in European competitions, most notably the CEV Women's Champions League.

Previous names

The club have competed under the following names:

  • VBC Voléro Zürich (1973–2011)
  • Volero Zürich (2011–present)

History

Established in 1973 as VBC Voléro Zürich, the early success came from the men's team which won a national championship in 1977 and two national cups (in 1975 and 1978).[1]

From the late 1990s, the women's team started to progress in the national leagues arriving at the National League A (NLA), but after just a couple seasons, due to financial reasons, the club was relegated. In 2003, part of the club (female elite squad and more than 120 young volleyball talents) was professionalized by founding the independent Volero Zürich AG, and the rest of the club remained as VBC Voléro Zürich (male and youth teams).[1][2] Soon after the women's team started dominating the national league and cup, winning each on 12 occasions.[3][4] The national success allowed the club to take part in European competitions, playing the Women's CEV Cup twice (in 2005–06 and 2009–10) and the CEV Women's Champions League over ten times with a best result of fourth place in 2006–07.[5][6] The club also participated in multiple editions of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship finishing third place in 2015 and 2017.[7] The club has won the Women's Top Volley International (a minor international tournament) twice, in 2007 and in 2010.[8]

Venues

Volero Zürich AG hosts matches in two main venues, both located in Zürich:

  • Sportanlage Im Birch (National League / Swiss Cup) - 850 capacity[9]
  • Saalsporthalle (Champions League) - 2,500 capacity[10]

Honours

Men

National competitions
  • National League A: 1
1976–77
  • Swiss Cup: 2
1974–75, 1977–78

Women

National competitions
  • National League A: 12
2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
  • Swiss Cup: 12
2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

Team

Season 2017–2018, as of December 2017.[11][12]

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block Position
1Russia Angelina Lazarenko13 April 19981.93 m (6 ft 4 in)80 kg (180 lb)320 cm (130 in)305 cm (120 in)Middle-blocker
2Finland Tiiamari Sievänen19 July 19941.65 m (5 ft 5 in)60 kg (130 lb)275 cm (108 in)287 cm (113 in)Libero
3Serbia Ljubica Milojević13 February 19991.93 m (6 ft 4 in)70 kg (150 lb)300 cm (120 in)300 cm (120 in)Middle-blocker
4Brazil Samara Almeida16 July 19921.85 m (6 ft 1 in)61 kg (134 lb)293 cm (115 in)278 cm (109 in)Outside-spiker
5Bulgaria Gergana Dimitrova28 February 19961.84 m (6 ft 0 in)71 kg (157 lb)305 cm (120 in)288 cm (113 in)Outside-spiker
6Switzerland Gabi Schottroff8 February 19971.92 m (6 ft 4 in)78 kg (172 lb)302 cm (119 in)285 cm (112 in)Middle-blocker
7Serbia Ana Antonijević26 August 19871.85 m (6 ft 1 in)71 kg (157 lb)282 cm (111 in)269 cm (106 in)Setter
8Serbia Silvija Popović15 March 19861.78 m (5 ft 10 in)65 kg (143 lb)286 cm (113 in)276 cm (109 in)Libero
11Bulgaria Mira Todorova12 April 19941.87 m (6 ft 2 in)77 kg (170 lb)312 cm (123 in)300 cm (120 in)Middle-blocker
12Russia/Cuba Rosir Calderón28 December 19841.91 m (6 ft 3 in)73 kg (161 lb)330 cm (130 in)325 cm (128 in)Opposite
13Russia Anastasia Kornienko9 September 19921.84 m (6 ft 0 in)71 kg (157 lb)290 cm (110 in)278 cm (109 in)Setter
14Switzerland Julie Lengweiler6 November 19981.86 m (6 ft 1 in)70 kg (150 lb)302 cm (119 in)285 cm (112 in)Opposite
17Switzerland Laura Unternährer11 July 19931.79 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (150 lb)303 cm (119 in)285 cm (112 in)Outside-spiker
18Sweden Alexandra Lazić24 September 19941.85 m (6 ft 1 in)72 kg (159 lb)318 cm (125 in)307 cm (121 in)Outside-spiker
Head coach: Brazil Anderson Rodrigues (until December 2017) / Netherlands Avital Selinger (from December 2017)[13]

Notable players

References

  1. 1 2 "Vereinsportrait - Voléro - ein Zürcher Traditionsverein" (in German). VBC Voléro Zürich. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "VOLERO ZÜRICH - MEHR ALS NUR VOLLEYBALL" (in German). Volero Zürich AG. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "NLA Schweizermeister seit 1957" (PDF) (in German / French). Swiss Volley (SV). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Swiss Volley Cup - Cupsieger" (PDF) (in German / French). Swiss Volley (SV). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Volero Zürich - Team History". CEV. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Aus der erfolgreichen Geschichte von Volero Zürich" (in German). Volero Zürich AG. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Volero Zürich - Team Profile". FIVB. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Die Sieger in 25 Jahren topvolley". Women’s Top Volley International (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sportanlage Im Birch". Stadt Zürich (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Sportanlage Saalsporthalle". Stadt Zürich (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Team" (in German). Volero Zürich AG. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Team Roster – Voléro Zürich 2017–18". CEV. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Selinger wird erneut Head Coach von Volero Zürich" (in German). Volero Zürich AG. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Team Roster – Voléro Zürich 2016–17". CEV. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Team Roster – Voléro Zürich 2014–15". CEV. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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