Volley Piacenza

Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza

Full name	Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
Nickname	The Wolves
Founded	2018
Ground	PalaBanca Piacenza, Italy (Capacity: 3,800)
Manager	Alberto Giuliani
League	Italian Volleyball League
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

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. 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, 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

• CEV Champions League

  2008

• CEV Cup

  2006

• CEV Challenge Cup

  2013

• Italian Championship (SuperLega)

  2009

  2007, 2008, 2013

• Italian Cup

  2014

• Italian SuperCup

  2009

• Italian Championship Serie A2

  2002

• Italian Cup Serie A2

  2002

Team

Team roster – season 2022–2023

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

Team roster – season 2021–2022
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Adis Lagumdzija	(1999-03-29) March 29, 1999	opposite
2	Aaron Russell	(1993-06-04) June 4, 1993	outside hitter
3	Francesco Recine	(1999-02-07) February 7, 1999	outside hitter
4	Damiano Catania	(2001-03-28) March 28, 2001	libero
5	Tonček Štern	(1995-11-14) November 14, 1995	opposite
6	Antoine Brizard (C)	(1994-05-22) May 22, 1994	setter
7	Alessandro Tondo	(1991-08-18) August 18, 1991	middle blocker
8	Oleg Antonov	(1988-07-28) July 28, 1988	outside hitter
9	Thibault Rossard	(1993-08-28) August 28, 1993	outside hitter
10	Leonardo Scanferla	(1998-12-04) December 4, 1998	libero
12	Enrico Cester	(1988-03-16) March 16, 1988	middle blocker
13	Pierre Pujol	(1984-07-13) July 13, 1984	setter
14	Max Holt	(1987-03-12) March 12, 1987	middle blocker
18	Edoardo Caneschi	(1997-01-26) January 26, 1997	middle blocker
Head coach: Lorenzo Bernardi

Team roster – season 2020–2021
Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Alberto Polo	(1995-09-07)September 7, 1995	middle blocker
2	Aaron Russell	(1993-06-04)June 4, 1993	outside hitter
3	Marco Izzo	(1994-11-17)November 17, 1994	setter
4	Leonardo Scanferla	(1998-12-04)December 4, 1998	libero
5	Davide Candellaro	(1899-06-07)June 7, 1899	middle blocker
7	Alessandro Tondo	(1991-08-18)August 18, 1991	middle blocker
8	Oleg Antonov	(1988-07-28)July 28, 1988	outside hitter
9	Georg Grozer	(1984-11-27)November 27, 1984	opposite
10	Iacopo Botto	(1987-09-22)September 22, 1987	outside hitter
13	James Shaw	(1994-03-05)March 5, 1994	opposite
14	Raydel Hierrezuelo	(1987-07-14)July 14, 1987	setter
15	Fabio Fanuli	(1985-02-10)February 10, 1985	libero
17	Trevor Clévenot (C)	(1994-06-28)June 28, 1994	outside hitter
21	Mohammad Mousavi	(1987-08-22)August 22, 1987	middle blocker
23	Michal Finger	(1993-09-02)September 2, 1993	opposite
25	Michele Baranowicz	(1989-08-05)August 5, 1989	setter
Head coach: Alberto Giuliani Assistant: Francesco Cadeddu

Team roster – season 2019–2020
Gas Sales Piacenza
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Riccardo Copelli	(1996-03-16)March 16, 1996	middle blocker
2	Leonardo Scanferla	(1998-12-04)December 4, 1998	libero
3	Alessandro Fei (C)	(1978-11-29)November 29, 1978	opposite
4	Maximiliano Cavanna	(1988-07-02)July 2, 1988	setter
5	Dick Kooy	(1987-12-03)December 3, 1987	outside hitter
6	Igor Yudin	(1987-06-17)June 17, 1987	outside hitter
7	Dragan Stanković	(1985-10-18)October 18, 1985	middle blocker
9	Iacopo Botto	(1987-09-22)September 22, 1987	outside hitter
10	Matteo Paris	(1983-09-13)September 13, 1983	setter
12	Alexander Berger	(1988-09-27)September 27, 1988	outside hitter
14	Alessandro Tondo	(1991-08-18)August 18, 1991	middle blocker
15	Fabio Fanuli	(1985-02-10)February 10, 1985	libero
18	Matteo Pistolesi	(1995-03-14)March 14, 1995	setter
20	Gabriele Nelli	(1993-12-04)December 4, 1993	opposite
21	Petar Krsmanović	(1990-06-21)June 21, 1990	middle blocker
Head coach: Andrea Gardini Assistant: Fabio Storti

Team roster – season 2016–2017
LPR Piacenza
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position

Team roster – season 2016–2017
LPR Piacenza
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Loris Manià	(1979-01-27)January 27, 1979	libero
3	Simone Parodi	(1986-06-16)June 16, 1986	outside hitter
4	Aimone Alletti	(1988-06-28)June 28, 1988	middle blocker
6	Samuele Papi	(1973-05-20)May 20, 1973	outside hitter
7	Leonel Marshall Jr.	(1979-09-25)September 25, 1979	outside hitter
10	Georgios Tzioumakas	(1995-01-23)January 23, 1995	outside hitter
11	Hristo Zlatanov	(1976-04-21)April 21, 1976	Outside Hitter
12	Viktor Yosifov	(1985-10-16)October 16, 1985	middle blocker
13	Luca Tencati	(1979-03-16)March 16, 1979	middle blocker
14	Raydel Hierrezuelo	(1987-07-14)July 14, 1987	setter
15	Fernando Hernandez	(1989-09-11)September 11, 1989	outside hitter
17	Trevor Clévenot	(1994-06-28)June 28, 1994	outside hitter
18	Francesco Cottarelli	(1996-10-16)October 16, 1996	setter
Head coach: Alberto Giuliani Assistant: Marco Camperi

Notable players

2002–2003 Đula Mešter 2003–2004 Simone Rosalba 2003–2004 Osvaldo Hernández 2003–2007 Nikola Grbić 2003–2007 2008–2010 Leonel Marshall 2003–2008 Vigor Bovolenta 2004–2005 Anderson Rodrigues 2005–2008 Vencislav Simeonov 2006–2008 Paolo Cozzi 2007–2008 Frantz Granvorka 2007–2008 Sérgio Santos 2007–2008 Israel Rodríguez 2006–2010 João Paulo Bravo 2007–2010 Novica Bjelica 2007–2010 Dante Boninfante 2007–2010 2014–2015 Marco Meoni 2008–2009 Guillermo Falasca 2009–2010 Valdir Sequeira 2010–2013, Maxwell Holt 2011–2012 Vladimir Nikolov 2011–2012 Andrey Zhekov 2012–2014 Robertlandy Simón 2013–2014 Kévin Le Roux 2014–2014 Valerio Vermiglio 2014–2015 Aleksey Ostapenko

2003–2017 Hristo Zlatanov 2010–2017 Luca Tencati 2011–2017 Samuele Papi 2020–2022 Aaron Russell

External links

• Official website