Volley Callipo
Volley Callipo is a professional volleyball team based in Vibo Valentia, Italy. The club plays in SuperLega (previous Serie A1), highest level of the Italian Volleyball League. In season 2017/18 the club is named Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia.
| Full name | Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 | ||
| Ground | PalaValentia (Capacity: 2,500) | ||
| Chairman | Filippo Callipo | ||
| Manager | Marcelo Fronckowiak | ||
| League | Italian Volleyball League | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Achievements
- Italian Cup Serie A2
(x3) 2003, 2015, 2016
History
The club was founded in 1993 in Italian Vibo Valentia by Filippo Callipo. In 2004 was promoted to Serie A1, but in 2007 fell down to Serie A2. After one season came back to Serie A1. In 2014-2016 the club spent in Serie A2, because of Serie A1 reorganization. In these two seasons club won two Italian Cups Serie A2. Since 2016 Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia has been playing in SuperLega (previous Serie A1).[1] Also in June 2016, was chosen new Argentine head coach Waldo Kantor.[2]
Team
| Team roster - season 2017/2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 1 |  Deivid Junior Costa | April 26, 1988 | middle blocker | ||
| 2 |  Manuel Coscione | January 29, 1980 | setter | ||
| 3 | Davide Marra | March 12, 1984 | libero | ||
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} François Lecat | April 19, 1993 | outside hitter | ||
| 5 | Marco Izzo | November 17, 1994 | setter | ||
| 6 | Francesco Corrado | May 10, 1997 | outside hitter | ||
| 7 | Oleg Antonov | July 28, 1988 | outside hitter | ||
| 8 | Jacopo Massari | June 2, 1988 | outside hitter | ||
| 10 |  Damian Domagała | April 23, 1998 | outside hitter | ||
| 11 | Ernesto Torchia | July 3, 1998 | libero | ||
| 12 | Pieter Verhees | December 8, 1989 | middle blocker | ||
| 13 |  Benjamin Patch | June 21, 1994 | outside hitter | ||
| 18 | Luca Presta | December 6, 1995 | middle blocker | ||
| Head coach: Lorenzo Tubertini Assistant: Antonio Valentini | |||||
| Team roster - season 2016/2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 1 | Deivid Junior Costa | April 26, 1988 | middle blocker | ||
| 2 | Manuel Coscione | January 29, 1980 | setter | ||
| 3 | Davide Marra | March 12, 1984 | libero | ||
| 4 |  Baptiste Geiler | March 12, 1987 | outside hitter | ||
| 5 | Ugo Buzzelli1 | May 7, 1994 | setter | ||
| 5 | Marco Izzo2 | November 17, 1994 | setter | ||
| 6 | Ernesto Torchia | July 30, 1998 | libero | ||
| 7 |  Peter Michalovic | May 26, 1990 | opposite | ||
| 8 | Carlos Eduardo Silva | August 8, 1994 | outside hitter | ||
| 9 | Rocco Barone | December 14, 1987 | middle blocker | ||
| 10 | Thiago Soares Alves | July 26, 1986 | outside hitter | ||
| 11 | Graziano Maccarone | August 26, 1996 | middle blocker | ||
| 12 | Enrico Diamantini | April 4, 1993 | middle blocker | ||
| 13 | Francesco Corrado | May 10, 1997 | opposite | ||
| 18 |  Filip Rejlek | May 10, 1981 | opposite | ||
| Head coach: Marcelo Fronckowiak Assistant: Antonio Valentini 1 Ugo Buzzelli left the club on November 23, 2016. | |||||
References
- La Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia «promossa» in Superlega A1 - tuttosport.com - 17-02-2017
- Waldo Kantor č il nuovo condottiero giallorosso - legavolley.it - 17-02-2017
