Volley Bergamo
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Volley Bergamo is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bergamo and currently playing in the Serie A1.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- Volley Bergamo (1991–1992)
- Foppapedretti Bergamo (1992–2000)
- Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo (2000–2006)
- Play Radio Foppapedretti Bergamo (2006–2007)
- Foppapedretti Bergamo (2007–2010)
- Norda Foppapedretti Bergamo (2010–2012)
- Foppapedretti Bergamo (2012–2018)
- Zanetti Bergamo (2018–2021)
- Volley Bergamo 1991 (2021– )
History
Beginnings (1991–1994)
Volley Bergamo was founded in 1991 by Mauro Ferraris and first played in the 1991–92 Serie B1 (third tier). In the following season (1992–93) it started a partnership with Foppapedretti and gained promotion to the Serie A2 (second tier). The club gain a second successive promotion in 1993–94 by winning the Serie A2 and being promoted to the Serie A1 (first tier).[1]
Major success (1995–2007)
In 1994–95, its debut season at Serie A1, the club finished in fifth position, earning for the first time qualification for a European competition (CEV Cup).[2] In the following season it won both the Serie A1 and the Coppa Italia for the first time. In the 1996–97 the club won the Serie A1, Coppa Italia, Italian Super Cup and the CEV Champions League.[3] For the next decade the club became one of the strongest women's volleyball clubs in Europe, winning another five Serie A1 (1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06), two Coppa Italia (1997–98, 2005–06), four Italian Super Cups (1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05), four CEV Champions League (1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2006–07) and one CEV Cup (2003–04).[4]
Recent years (2008–present)
Despite not being as dominant as before, the club after 2008 won the Serie A again (2010–11), the Coppa Italia (2007–08 and 2015–16), the Italian Super Cup (2011–12) and the CEV Champions League (2008–09 and 2009–10).[4] It is the most successful Italian team in the CEV Champions League history with 7 titles and the second most successful team in Serie A history with 8 titles.
In June 2021 Volley Bergamo Foppapedretti sold its rights to play in Serie A1 to a new company, Volley Bergamo 1991 S.r.l.[5][6]
Team
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| 2025–2026 Team[7] | ||||
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| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Monique Strubbe | Middle Blocker | 1.89 | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Martina Armini | Libero | 1.75 | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 15 | Template:Flagicon Linda Manfredini | Middle Blocker | 1.86 | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 16 | Template:Flagicon Michaela Mlejnková | Outside Hitter | 1.85 | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Flagicon Federica Ferrario | Libero | 1.62 | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Template:Flagicon Denise Meli | Middle Blocker | 1.83 | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Template:Flagicon Kendall Kipp | Opposite | 1.96 | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Template:Flagicon Emilia Weske | Opposite | 1.88 | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Template:Flagicon Alessia Bolzonetti | Outside Hitter | 1.87 | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Template:Flagicon Ailama Cesé | Outside Hitter | 1.90 | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Template:Flagicon Jenny Mosser | Outside Hitter | 1.80 | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Template:Flagicon Roberta Carraro | Setter | 1.81 | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Template:Flagicon Chidera Blessing Eze | Setter | 1.81 | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
Notable players
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- 11 Template:Flagicon Giseli Gavio; the number was retired in 1999
- 12 Template:Flagicon Francesca Piccinini; the number was retired in 2013
Head coaches
- Template:Flagicon Francesco Sbalchiero (1993–1995)
- Template:Flagicon Atanas Malinov (1995–1997)
- Template:Flagicon Marco Bonitta (1997–2000)
- Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Cuccarini (2000–2002)
- Template:Flagicon Mario Di Pietro (2002–2003)
- Template:Flagicon Giovanni Caprara (2003–2005)
- Template:Flagicon Marco Fenoglio (2005–2007)
- Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Micelli (2007–2010)
- Template:Flagicon Davide Mazzanti (2010–2012)
- Template:Flagicon Stefano Lavarini (2012–2017)
- Template:Flagicon Stefano Micoli (2017–2018)
- Template:Flagicon Matteo Bertini (2018–2019)
- Template:Flagicon Marcello Abbondanza (2019)
- Template:Flagicon Marco Fenoglio (2019–2020)
- Template:Flagicon Daniele Turino (2020–2021)
- Template:Flagicon Pasqualino Giangrossi (2021–2022)
- Template:Flagicon Stefano Micoli (2022–2023)
- Template:Flagicon Matteo Solforati (2023)
- Template:Flagicon Alberto Bigarelli (2023–2024)
- Template:Flagicon Carlo Parisi (2024–)
Honours
National competitions
- 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2010–11
- 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2015–16
- 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2011–12
International competitions
- 2003–04
- 1996
- 1998 (January)
References
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External links
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