Trentino Volley

Italian volleyball team
Itas Trentino
Full nameTrentino Volley
Founded2000
GroundPalaTrento
Trento, Italy
(Capacity: 4,360)
ChairmanBruno Da Re
ManagerFabio Soli
CaptainNot yet decided
LeagueItalian Volleyball League
WebsiteClub home page
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Trentino Volley is a professional Italian volleyball team based in Trento, in northern Italy. It plays in the Italian Volleyball League without interruption since 2000. It has won five times the Italian Volleyball League, three times the Italian Cup, three times the Italian Super Cup, three consecutive times the CEV Champions League and a record of five the FIVB Men's Club World Volleyball Championship. In the 2010–11 season it won national, continental and world championship. It was the first team in volleyball history to have done that.

Trentino Volley is a Joint stock company, and its president is Diego Mosna.[1] The company has a budget of 4,500,000 euros and about 225 employees.[2] The actions of the company was awarded at continental level with the acknowledgment Testimonial of the Year at the Sport Business Ambitions Awards 2010 and the awarding of the 2010–11 Champions League Final Four, held at PalaOnda, Bolzano.

Achievements

European memorial banner

History

First trophies of Trentino Club

Trentino Volley was founded on 23 May 2000;[3] and two days later, it purchased the rights to play in the Serie A1 (Italy's First Division) from Ravenna, that had retired due to financial problems. The club played its first Serie A1 match in Parma on 15 October 2000 against Maxicono Parma, and was defeated 3–0.[4] The first home match of the Trentino Volley was played on 22 October 2000 against Padova, and the home team came out victorious with a result of 3–2.[5] Trentino Volley are by far the most successful side in the history of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship, having won the title a total of four times. However, the Italian club, founded in 2000 and based in the city of Trento in the northeast of the country, only managed a bronze in 2013, were knocked out during pool play in 2014 (ending up 5th) and missed out on the 2015 edition of the competition. During its first two seasons, the team managed a tenth,[6] and a ninth[7] place finish at the end of the regular season.

Players acquired by the team in his first Italian Serie A years included Lorenzo Bernardi and Andrea Sartoretti. In the summer of 2007 Trentino Volley made substantial purchases, as part of a strategy that would focus on a young team with talented players, such as Serbian Nikola Grbić, Bulgarians Vladimir Nikolov and Matey Kaziyski and Italian Emanuele Birarelli. Itas Trentino Diatec ended the following regular season with a first-place finish, and stepped into the finals. On 7 May 2008 Trentino Volley defeated Piacenza 3–0,[8] to win its first national championship title, and gain access to the CEV Champions League 2008–2009.

Trento run undefeated in the pool stages, with a first-place finish in Group E. On 5 April 2009, at the O2 Arena in Prague, Trento defeated Iraklis Thessaloniki 3–1 in the final.[9] In 2009, the team flew to Doha (Qatar), to compete in the FIVB Men's Club World Volleyball Championship. On Sunday 8 November Trentino Betclic won the final, with a score of 3–0[10] against the Poles of Skra Bełchatów, and became FIVB Club World Champion. In 2010, it won the Italian Cup and then successfully defended its Champions League title with a 3–0 victory (25–12, 25–20, 25–21) over Dynamo Moscow.

Trentino retired NO.1 jersey for Matey Kaziyski after all the achievements he helped to make for the team. The President of Trentino Volley Bruno Da Re said that "it will no longer be used by any Trentino Volley player", "unless he (Matey Kaziyski) wants to come back to use it again".[11]

Former names

2000–2001 Itas Gruppo Diatec Trentino
2001–2013 Itas Diatec Trentino
2013–2014 Diatec Trentino
2014–2015 Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino
2015–2018 Diatec Trentino
2018–present Itas Trentino

Symbols

Old logo club in the Building of the Trentino

Club logos and brand names are composed of a red ball. The eagle is the symbol of the club, Autonomous province of Trento is the club's flag.[12]

Trentino Volley unveiled their new logo on 4 July 2022 after sticking with the same for some 22 years. The new logo is to specifically for a digital and young audience. The aim is to make TRENTINO Volley more interesting and captivating, with a focus on the actual name of the club – summarised in the initials “TV”, which stand for TRENTINO Volley.[13]

Team

Team roster – season 2022/2023

No. Name Date of birth Position
1 Bulgaria Matey Kaziyski (C) (1984-09-23) 23 September 1984 (age 39) outside hitter
2 Italy Gabriele Nelli (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 30) opposite
3 Belgium Wout D'Heer (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 23) middle blocker
4 Czech Republic Donovan Džavoronok (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 26) outside hitter
5 Italy Alessandro Michieletto (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 22) outside hitter
6 Italy Riccardo Sbertoli (1998-05-23) 23 May 1998 (age 25) setter
7 Italy Oreste Cavuto (1996-12-05) 5 December 1996 (age 27) outside hitter
8 Italy Domenico Pace (2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 (age 23) libero
10 Italy Martin Berger (2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 21) middle blocker
11 Italy Niccolò Depalma (2002-11-09) 9 November 2002 (age 21) setter
13 Italy Gabriele Laurenzano (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 20) libero
15 Italy Daniele Lavia (1999-11-04) 4 November 1999 (age 24) outside hitter
18 Serbia Marko Podraščanin (1987-08-29) 29 August 1987 (age 36) middle blocker
20 Serbia Srećko Lisinac (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 32) middle blocker
Head coach: Italy Angelo Lorenzetti
Assistant: Italy Francesco Petrella
Team roster – season 2021/2022
No. Name Date of birth Position
1 Bulgaria Matey Kaziyski (C) (1984-09-23) September 23, 1984 (age 39) outside hitter
3 Belgium Wout D'Heer (2001-04-26) April 26, 2001 (age 23) middle blocker
5 Italy Alessandro Michieletto (2001-12-05) December 5, 2001 (age 22) outside hitter
6 Italy Riccardo Sbertoli (1998-05-23) May 23, 1998 (age 25) setter
7 Italy Oreste Cavuto (1996-12-05) December 5, 1996 (age 27) outside hitter
10 Italy Giulio Pinali (1997-04-02) April 2, 1997 (age 27) opposite
12 Italy Daniele Albergati (1993-06-21) June 21, 1993 (age 30) opposite
15 Italy Daniele Lavia (1999-11-04) November 4, 1999 (age 24) outside hitter
16 Germany Julian Zenger (1997-08-26) August 26, 1997 (age 26) libero
18 Serbia Marko Podraščanin (1987-08-29) August 29, 1987 (age 36) middle blocker
20 Serbia Srećko Lisinac (1992-05-17) May 17, 1992 (age 32) middle blocker
22 Italy Lorenzo Sperotto (1999-04-28) April 28, 1999 (age 25) setter
24 Italy Carlo De Angelis (1996-01-10) January 10, 1996 (age 28) libero
Head coach: Angelo Lorenzetti
Team roster – season 2020/2021
Diatec Trentino
No. Name Date of birth Position
2 Italy Lorenzo Cortesia (1999-09-26)September 26, 1999 middle blocker
3 Italy Andrea Argenta (1996-06-01)June 1, 1996 opposite
5 Italy Alessandro Michieletto (2001-12-05)December 5, 2001 outside hitter
6 Italy Lorenzo Sperotto (1999-04-28)April 28, 1999 setter
7 Italy Salvatore Rossini (1986-07-13)July 13, 1986 libero
8 Brazil Ricardo Lucarelli (1992-02-14)February 14, 1992 outside hitter
9 Italy Simone Giannelli (C) (1996-08-09)August 9, 1996 setter
11 Netherlands Dick Kooy (1987-12-03)December 3, 1987 outside hitter
14 Netherlands Nimir Abdel-Aziz (1992-02-05)February 5, 1992 opposite
16 Cuba Luis Tomas Sosa (1995-05-18)May 18, 1995 outside hitter
18 Serbia Marko Podraščanin (1987-08-29)August 29, 1987 middle blocker
20 Serbia Srećko Lisinac (1992-05-17)May 17, 1992 middle blocker
24 Italy Carlo De Angelis (1996-01-10)January 10, 1996 libero
Head coach: Angelo Lorenzetti
Team roster – season 2019/2020
Diatec Trentino
No. Name Date of birth Position
2 United States Aaron Russell (1993-06-04)June 4, 1993 outside hitter
6 Italy Nicola Daldello (1983-05-06)May 6, 1983 setter
7 Italy Luca Vettori (1991-04-26)April 26, 1991 opposite
8 Italy Carlo De Angelis (1996-01-10)January 10, 1996 libero
9 Italy Simone Giannelli (C) (1996-08-09)August 9, 1996 setter
10 France Jenia Grebennikov (1990-08-13)August 13, 1990 libero
11 Italy Davide Candellaro (1989-06-07)June 7, 1989 middle blocker
12 Greece Mitar Tzourits (1989-04-25)April 25, 1989 opposite
15 Italy Lorenzo Codarin (1996-09-13)September 13, 1996 middle blocker
16 Cuba Luis Tomas Sosa (1995-05-18)May 18, 1995 outside hitter
18 Slovenia Klemen Čebulj (1992-02-21)February 21, 1992 outside hitter
20 Serbia Srećko Lisinac (1992-05-17)May 17, 1992 middle blocker
93 Serbia Uroš Kovačević (1993-05-06)May 6, 1993 outside hitter
Head coach: Angelo Lorenzetti
Team roster – season 2018/2019
Diatec Trentino
No. Name Date of birth Position
2 United States Aaron Russell (1993-06-04)June 4, 1993 outside hitter
3 Netherlands Maarten van Garderen (1990-01-24)January 24, 1990 outside hitter
4 Italy Gabriele Nelli (1993-12-04)December 4, 1993 opposite
5 Italy Oreste Cavuto (1996-12-05)December 5, 1996 outside hitter
6 Italy Nicola Daldello (1983-05-06)May 6, 1983 setter
7 Italy Luca Vettori (1991-04-26)April 26, 1991 opposite
8 Italy Carlo De Angelis (1996-01-10)January 10, 1996 libero
9 Italy Simone Giannelli (C) (1996-08-09)August 9, 1996 setter
10 France Jenia Grebennikov (1990-08-13)August 13, 1990 libero
11 Italy Davide Candellaro (1989-06-07)June 7, 1989 middle blocker
15 Italy Lorenzo Codarin (1996-09-13)September 13, 1996 middle blocker
20 Serbia Srećko Lisinac (1992-05-17)May 17, 1992 middle blocker
93 Serbia Uroš Kovačević (1993-05-06)May 6, 1993 outside hitter
Head coach: Angelo Lorenzetti
Team roster – season 2017/2018
Diatec Trentino
No. Name Date of birth Position
2 Serbia Uroš Kovačević (1993-05-06)May 6, 1993 outside hitter
3 Canada Nicholas Hoag (1992-05-19)May 19, 1992 outside hitter
4 Slovenia Jan Kozamernik (1995-12-24)December 24, 1995 middle blocker
5 Italy Oreste Cavuto (1996-12-05)December 5, 1996 outside hitter
7 Italy Luca Vettori (1991-04-26)April 26, 1991 opposite
8 Italy Matteo Chiappa (1993-07-06)July 6, 1993 libero
9 Italy Simone Giannelli (1996-08-09)August 9, 1996 setter
10 Italy Filippo Lanza (C) (1991-03-03)March 3, 1991 outside hitter
11 Australia Aidan Zingel (1990-11-19)November 19, 1990 middle blocker
12 Estonia Renee Teppan (1993-09-26)September 26, 1993 opposite
15 Italy Pier Paolo Partenio (1993-02-06)February 6, 1993 setter
16 Brazil Eder Carbonera (1983-10-19)October 19, 1983 middle blocker
17 Italy Daniele De Pandis (1984-06-30)June 30, 1984 libero
Head coach: Angelo Lorenzetti
Assistant: Francesco Petrella
Team roster – season 2016/2017
Diatec Trentino
No. Name Date of birth Position
2 Italy Gabriele Nelli (1993-12-04)December 4, 1993 opposite
3 Italy Matteo Burgsthaler (1981-02-18)February 18, 1981 middle blocker
4 Italy Oleg Antonov (1988-07-28)July 28, 1988 outside hitter
5 Italy Tiziano Mazzone (1995-07-22)July 22, 1995 outside hitter
6 Italy Alessandro Blasi (1992-03-22)March 22, 1992 setter
8 Italy Matteo Chiappa (1993-07-06)July 6, 1993 libero
9 Italy Simone Giannelli (1996-08-09)August 9, 1996 setter
10 Italy Filippo Lanza (C) (1991-03-03)March 3, 1991 outside hitter
11 Argentina Sebastián Solé (1991-06-12)June 12, 1991 middle blocker
12 Belgium Simon Van De Voorde (1989-12-19)December 19, 1989 middle blocker
13 Italy Massimo Colaci (1985-02-21)February 21, 1985 libero
14 Czech Republic Jan Štokr (1983-01-16)January 16, 1983 outside hitter
17 Slovenia Tine Urnaut (1988-09-03)September 3, 1988 outside hitter
18 Italy Daniele Mazzone (1992-06-04)June 4, 1992 middle blocker
Head coach: Angelo Lorenzetti
Assistant: Dario Simoni
Team roster – season 2015/2016
Diatec Trentino
No. Name Date of birth Position
1 Bulgaria Matey Kaziyski (1984-09-23)September 23, 1984 outside hitter
2 Italy Gabriele Nelli (1993-12-04)December 4, 1993 opposite
4 Italy Oleg Antonov (1988-07-28)July 28, 1988 outside hitter
6 Bulgaria Georgi Bratoev (1987-10-21)October 21, 1987 setter
8 Italy Carlo De Angelis (1996-01-10)January 10, 1996 libero
9 Italy Simone Giannelli (1996-08-09)August 9, 1996 setter
10 Italy Filippo Lanza (C) (1991-03-03)March 3, 1991 outside hitter
11 Argentina Sebastian Solé (1991-06-12)June 12, 1991 middle blocker
12 Greece Mitar Tzourits (1989-04-25)April 25, 1989 opposite
13 Italy Massimo Colaci (1985-02-21)February 21, 1985 libero
14 Belgium Simon Van De Voorde (1989-12-19)December 19, 1989 middle blocker
16 Italy Tiziano Mazzone (1995-07-22)July 22, 1995 outside hitter
17 Slovenia Tine Urnaut (1988-09-03)September 3, 1988 outside hitter
18 Italy Daniele Mazzone (1992-06-04)June 4, 1992 middle blocker
Head coach: Radostin Stoychev
Assistant: Dario Simoni

Coach history

Stoytchev with Mosna
Years (seasons) Coach Matches Win Lost Titles won
2000 – 2003 (3) Italy Bruno Bagnoli 88 40 48
2003 – 2005 (2) Italy Silvano Prandi 61 38 23
2005 (1) Italy Andrea Burattini 10 3 7
2005 – 2007 (2) Brazil Radames Lattari 64 31 33
2007 – 2013 (6) Bulgaria Radostin Stoychev 293 244 49 14 (3x 3x 1x 3x 4x )
2013 – 2014 (1) Italy Roberto Serniotti 47 29 18 1x
2014 – 2016 (2) [note 1] Bulgaria Radostin Stoychev 96 75 21 1x
2016 – present Italy Angelo Lorenzetti 156 110 46 1x 1x 1x

Notable players

Individual records

  • Number of matches
Matches Player Position Seasons
345 Italy Emanuele Birarelli C 2007–2015 (8)
Italy Massimo Colaci L 2010–present (7)
339 Italy Andrea Bari L 2005–2013 (8)
334 Bulgaria Matey Kaziyski R/A 2007–2013 & 2014–16 (8)
252 Italy Filippo Lanza R/A 2011–present (6)
215 Italy Dore Della Lunga R/A 2005–2009 & 2010–2012 (6)
193 Cuba Italy Osmany Juantorena R/A 2009–2013 (4)
191 Poland Łukasz Żygadło A 2008–2012 & 2014–2015 (5)
Brazil Raphael A 2009–2013 (4)
Czech Republic Jan Štokr O 2010–2013 & 2016–2017 (4)
  • Points Record
Points Player Position Seasons
4945 Bulgaria Matey Kaziyski[citation needed] R/A 2007–2013 & 2014–16 (8)
2622 Cuba Italy Osmany Juantorena R/A 2009–2013 (4)
2539 Italy Emanuele Birarelli C 2007–2015 (8)
2535 Czech Republic Jan Štokr O 2010–2013 y 2016–2017 (4)
2301 Italy Filippo Lanza R/A 2011–present (6)
1425 Bulgaria Tsvetan Sokolov O 2009–2012 & 2013–14 (4)
1401 Greece Mitar Djuric [note 2] C/O 2011–2013 & 2014–16 (4)
1362 Brazil Leandro Vissotto O 2008–2010 (2)
1209 Italy Andrea Sartoretti O 2003–2005 (3)
1191 Poland Michał Winiarski R/A 2006–2009 (3

Stadium

One match in PalaTrento

The PalaTrento arena has always been the place where the club's at home games have been disputed, ever since its opening in 2000 during the first at home game in the history of Trentino Volley (Itas Diatec Trentino-European Padua 3–2 on 22 October 2000), The arena is in the south of the city of Trento on the Ghiaie sport groundsthat also includes the PalaGhiaccio, a football field, and a ballpark.[14]

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Trentino team.

Period Kit provider
2000– Mikasa
Kappa
Erreà

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Diatec Group other sponsors: Volkswagen, Consorzio Melinda, Dorigoni Trento, Scania, Mediocredito Italiano, McDonald's, Intesa Sanpaolo, Marzadro Distillery, Südtiroler Volksbank, Grand Hotel Trento, Sparco, Forst, Superpoli, Menz & Gasser and Policura.

Notes

  1. ^ Total de Stoytchev: 8 temporadas, 389 partidos, 319 ganados, 70 perdidos y 15 títulos ganados.
  2. ^ En la temporada 2014–15 Djuric disputó solamente los playoff sumando 9 partidos y 119 puntos.

References

  1. ^ "Elezione di Diego Mosna alla lega pallavolo" (in Italian). Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  2. ^ "Intervista a Diego Mosna" (in Italian). Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  3. ^ "Storia dell'Itas Diatec Trentino" (in Italian). Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  4. ^ "legavolley.it – 1a giornata 2000–2001" (in Italian). Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  5. ^ "legavolley.it – 2a giornata 2000–2001" (in Italian). Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  6. ^ "Classifica stagione 2000–2001" (in Italian). Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  7. ^ "Classifica stagione 2001–2002" (in Italian). Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  8. ^ "L'Itas è Campione d'Italia" (in Italian). Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  9. ^ "Trento-Salonicco 5 aprile 2009" (in Italian). Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  10. ^ "PGE Skra Bełchatów-Trentino BetClic" (in Italian). Archived from the original on November 11, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  11. ^ "As a King between present and future. "The number 1 jersey will be retired"". Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "Symbol".
  13. ^ "TRENTINO Volley unveil new, modern logo | CEV". www.cev.eu. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  14. ^ pubblicita, Prima. "BLM Group Arena".

External links

  • Official website (in English)
  • Official website (in Italian)
  • Team profile at Volleybox.net