Volley Pesaro

Volley Pesaro is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Pesaro currently playing in the Serie A1. The club won three Italian leagues and international titles.

myCicero Volley Pesaro

Full name	Volley Pesaro
Founded	1967
Ground	Padiglione D, Pesaro, Italy
Chairman	Barbara Rossi Giancarlo Sorbini
Head coach	Matteo Bertini
League	FIPAV Women's Serie A1
2016–17	2nd in Serie A2 (Promotion playoff winners)
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:

• Fiam ITA Meta Pesaro (2000–2001)
• Vitrifrigo Fiam Italia Pesaro (2001–2003)
• Scavolini Pesaro (2003–2012)
• Robursport Volley Pesaro (2012–2013)
• myCicero Pesaro (2013–2017)
• myCicero Volley Pesaro (2017–present)

History

The club was created in 1967 and made its way from regional tournaments during the 1970s to the national leagues in the 1980s and 1990s. It reached the Serie A1 (highest Italian league) in 2003.[1] Home games took place at the PalaCampanara and success soon followed, with the club winning its first major title, the CEV Challenge Cup in 2005–06. Since then, three successive Serie A1 titles, one Italian Cup, four Italian Supercups and a CEV Cup title were added in just four years.[1][2] The club also played in five editions of the CEV Women's Champions League.[3]

In 2013 the club withdrew from the Serie A1 and along with Snoopy Pallavolo (another volleyball club from Pesaro) started a project called Volley Pesaro which apart from the professional level has also the goal of focusing on youth players.[4]

In 2017 the club returned to the Serie A1, after winning the promotion playoffs of the 2016–17 Serie A2.[5]

Team

Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.[6]

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Tatjana Bokan	Outside Hitter	1.86	72	9 April 1988
2	Carlotta Cambi	Setter	1.76	66	28 May 1996
3	Rossella Olivotto	Middle Blocker	1.84		27 April 1991
5	Yamila Nizetich	Outside Hitter	1.83	76	27 January 1989
7	Alessia Ghilardi	Libero	1.63		5 May 1979
8	Silvia Bussoli	Outside Hitter	1.83		22 November 1993
9	Freya Aelbrecht	Middle Blocker	1.89	74	10 February 1990
10	Lise Van Hecke	Opposite	1.92	70	1 July 1992
11	Gloria Baldi	Opposite	1.85		31 May 1993
12	Giulia Carraro	Setter	1.75	65	25 July 1994
16	Alessia Arciprete	Outside Hitter	1.80		6 September 1997
18	Chiara Lapi	Middle Blocker	1.82		3 March 1991

Notable players

• Sheilla Castro (2004–2008)
• Marianne Steinbrecher (2006–2008)
• Jaqueline Carvalho (2008–2009)
• Antonella Del Core (2003–2006)
• Nadia Centoni (2003–2005)
• Simona Rinieri (2004–2006)
• Carolina Costagrande (2005–2010)
• Kinga Maculewicz (2005–2007)
• Lindsey Berg (2004–2007)
• Christiane Fürst (2007–2009)
• Katarzyna Skowrońska (2008–2010)
• Elke Wijnhoven (2007–2010)

Honours

National competitions

• National League: 3

2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10

• Coppa Italia: 1

2008–09

• Italian Super Cup: 4

2006, 2008, 2009, 2010

International competitions

• CEV Cup: 1

2007–08

• CEV Challenge Cup: 1

2005–06

References

1. "Robursport storia". Volley Pesaro (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2017.
2. "Scavolini PESARO". CEV. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
3. "Scavolini PESARO joins CEV Volleyball Champions League for fifth time in history". CEV. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
4. "Volley Pesaro". Volley Pesaro (in Italian). Retrieved 8 March 2017.
5. "Samsung Gear Volley Cup A2: la Lega premia Lardini Filottrano e myCicero Pesaro. Le due marchigiane festeggiano con i tifosi la promozione in Serie A1". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
6. "Volley Pesaro 2017-2018". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2017.

External links

• Official website (in Italian)