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Revision as of 18:11, 26 August 2022

Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
Full nameGas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
NicknameThe Wolves
Founded2018
GroundPalaBanca
Piacenza, Italy
(Capacity: 3,800)
ManagerAlberto Giuliani
LeagueItalian Volleyball League
WebsiteClub home page
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Piacenza team in October 2010.

Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza is a professional Italian volleyball team based in Piacenza, northern Italy. It plays in Italian Volleyball League. Piacenza is ranked 17th (as of October 2016) in the Men's European clubs ranking.[1] Although the club reached the Italian 1st division for the first time only in 2002, after have dominated the Italian 2nd division and winning also the Italian Cup, it has already played 9 finals in Italy, including 5 for the Italian Title(winning only in 2009 versus the strong Trento), 2 for the Italian Cup(won in 2013 and lost in 2006) and 2 for the Italian Supercup (beating Macerata 3–2 in 2009 and losing versus the same team in 2014 again after a tie-break). Piacenza played also a Champion's League final, lost 3–2 in Poland versus Russia's Zenit Kazan, 2 Cev Cup finals (again losing twice) and won 2 other European cups: in 2006 the Top Teams Cup, and in 2013 the Challenge Cup, defeating Ural Ufa from Russia with a 3–0 win in both first and second legs of final,[2] achieving also an impressive 12–0 record, without losing a single set. It's among the strongest teams in Italy and also in Europe since 2003.

Achievements

Team

Team roster – season 2022–2023

No. Name Date of birth Position
1 France Luka Basic (1995-01-29) January 29, 1995 (age 29) opposite
2 Italy Nicolò Hoffer (2000-05-06) May 6, 2000 (age 24) libero
3 Italy Francesco Recine (1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 (age 25) outside hitter
4 Italy Fabrizio Gironi (2000-03-18) March 18, 2000 (age 24) outside hitter
5 Cuba Roamy Alonso (1997-07-24) July 24, 1997 (age 27) middle blocker
6 France Antoine Brizard (C) (1994-05-22) May 22, 1994 (age 30) setter
8 Brazil Ricardo Lucarelli (1992-02-14) February 14, 1992 (age 32) outside hitter
9 Brazil Yoandy Leal (1988-08-31) August 31, 1988 (age 36) outside hitter
10 Italy Leonardo Scanferla (1998-12-04) December 4, 1998 (age 26) libero
12 Italy Enrico Cester (1988-03-16) March 16, 1988 (age 36) middle blocker
13 Cuba Robertlandy Simón (1987-06-11) June 11, 1987 (age 37) middle blocker
16 Italy Yuri Romanò (1997-07-26) July 26, 1997 (age 27) opposite
18 Italy Edoardo Caneschi (1997-01-26) January 26, 1997 (age 27) middle blocker
19 Netherlands Freek De Weijer (1995-10-30) October 30, 1995 (age 29) setter
Head coach: Italy Lorenzo Bernardi

Notable players

References