Volley Milano
# Volley Milano

Volley Milano is an Italian professional men's volleyball club based in Milan which plays in SuperLega.

## Achievements

### CEV Cup (1)

* (×1) 2022

### Italian Championship

* (×1) 2001

## History

Volley Milano was founded in 1999 following the separation of a part of the corporate group from Gonzaga Milano from whom it acquires the title sport, starting his racing activities in the 1999–00 season from A2 Series: thanks to the second place in the standings, the team is promoted to Serie A1.

In the 2000–01 season so, Volley Milano makes its debut in the maximum Italian division, obtaining at the end of the regular season fourth in the standings and then coming to the championship final series lost against Sisley Treviso: these results allow the Milanese team to participate for the first time in European competition, namely the 2000-01 CEV Cup, which will be eliminated in the semifinals by Cuneo, then winning the final for third place. In the two following seasons the club always keeps mid-table positions, without going beyond the Scudetto semifinals: in 2003 the first team is melted in Volley Piacenza and now starts from the lower categories.

In 2008 he formed the Vero Volley, a consortium of eight teams operating between Milan and Brianza, who also participates in the Volley Milano: in 2010 the company acquired the sporting title of one of these teams, the Sporting Union Pro Victoria, who had won the championship of B1 series getting the chance to play the A2 Series [1]; in the 2010–11 season the Milanese club then returns in the cadet championship. In the 2012–13 season moves headquarters of play from Milan to Monza, using as a sponsor the name of the consortium, while the following season, after reaching the final in the Italian Cup category, he was promoted to Serie A1, with a victory in the promotion play-off.

## Team

Team roster – season 2022/2023

| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Petar Višić | (1998-02-11)February 11, 1998 | setter |
| 2 | Luka Marttila | (2003-06-30)June 30, 2003 | outside hitter |
| 3 | Matteo Pirazzoli | (2000-10-26)October 26, 2000 | libero |
| 5 | Lorenzo Magliano | (2005-12-14)December 14, 2005 | outside hitter |
| 6 | Fernando Kreling | (1996-01-13)January 13, 1996 | setter |
| 7 | Filippo Federici | (2000-12-26)December 26, 2000 | libero |
| 8 | Stephen Maar | (1994-12-06)December 6, 1994 | outside hitter |
| 9 | Georg Grozer | (1984-11-27)November 27, 1984 | opposite |
| 11 | Gianluca Galassi | (1997-07-24)July 24, 1997 | middle blocker |
| 12 | Yosvany Hernandez | (1991-06-23)June 23, 1991 | outside hitter |
| 13 | Thomas Beretta | (1990-04-18)April 18, 1990 | middle blocker |
| 15 | Vlad Davyskiba | (2001-03-31)March 31, 2001 | outside hitter |
| 17 | Jan Zimmermann | (1993-12-02)December 2, 1993 | setter |
| 18 | Gabriele Di Martino | (1997-07-20)July 20, 1997 | middle blocker |
| 31 | Arthur Szwarc | (1995-03-30)March 30, 1995 | opposite |
| Head coach: Massimo Eccheli ||||

Team roster – season 2017/2018 :

| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Simone Buti | (1983-09-19)September 19, 1983 | middle blocker |
| 4 | Donovan Dzavoronok | (1997-03-23)March 23, 1997 | outside hitter |
| 5 | Davide Brunetti | (1995-07-05)July 5, 1995 | libero |
| 6 | Michal Finger | (1993-09-02)September 2, 1993 | outside hitter |
| 7 | Kawika Shoji | (1987-11-11)November 11, 1987 | setter |
| 8 | Brett James Walsh | (1994-02-19)February 19, 1994 | setter |
| 9 | Marco Rizzo | (1990-01-02)January 2, 1990 | libero |
| 10 | Jake Langlois | (1992-05-14)May 14, 1992 | outside hitter |
| 11 | Iacopo Botto | (1987-09-22)September 22, 1987 | outside hitter |
| 12 | Jernej Terpin | (1996-06-21)June 21, 1996 | outside hitter |
| 13 | Thomas Beretta | (1990-04-18)April 18, 1990 | middle blocker |
| 14 | Rocco Barone | (1987-12-14)December 14, 1987 | middle blocker |
| 15 | Simon Hirsch | (1992-04-03)April 3, 1992 | outside hitter |
| 16 | Federico Mazzai | (1996-03-08)March 8, 1996 | middle blocker |
| Head coach: Miguel Angel Falasca Assistant: Francesco Cattaneo ||||

Team roster – season 2016/2017 :

| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Christian Fromm | (1990-08-15)August 15, 1990 | outside hitter |
| 2 | Ivan Raič | (1989-06-03)June 3, 1989 | outside hitter |
| 4 | Donovan Dzavoronok | (1997-03-23)March 23, 1997 | outside hitter |
| 5 | Nicola Daldello | (1983-05-06)May 6, 1983 | setter |
| 6 | Andrea Galliani | (1988-01-06)January 6, 1988 | outside hitter |
| 7 | Marco Rizzo | (1990-01-02)January 2, 1990 | libero |
| 8 | Marcello $Forni^1$ | (1980-08-11)August 11, 1980 | middle blocker |
| 9 | Nikola Jovović | (1992-02-13)February 13, 1992 | setter |
| 10 | Jernej Terpin | (1996-06-21)June 21, 1996 | outside hitter |
| 11 | Iacopo Botto | (1987-09-22)September 22, 1987 | outside hitter |
| 12 | Pieter Verhees | (1989-12-08)December 8, 1989 | middle blocker |
| 13 | Thomas Beretta | (1990-04-18)April 18, 1990 | middle blocker |
| 15 | Simon Hirsch | (1992-04-03)April 3, 1992 | outside hitter |
| 16 | Leandro $Vissotto^2$ | (1983-04-30)April 30, 1983 | opposite |
| 17 | Davide Brunetti | (1995-07-05)July 5, 1995 | libero |
| Head coach: Miguel Angel Falasca Assistant: Francesco Cattaneo $^1$ Marcello Forni left the club on December 22, 2016. $^2$ Leandro Vissotto joined the club on January 13, 2017. ||||
