Asterix Kieldrecht Explained

Clubname:Asterix Avo
Founded:1969
Chairman: Jan Bens
Season:2016–17
Position:1st
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Website:http://www.asterix-avo.be

Asterix Avo is a Belgian women's volleyball club based in Kieldrecht (Beveren).

The team was founded in 1969 as . By the end of the 1980s, the team climbed to the highest level of women's volleyball in Belgium. The club won its first trophy in 1996, when Datovoc Tongeren was defeated in the Belgian cup final.

A highlight in the history of Asterix Kieldrecht was the 2001 CEV Top Teams Cup victory against the Austrian club Telekom Post Wien.

Previous names

The club have competed under the following names:

Honours

National competitions

1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17[1]

1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

1999–00, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16

International competitions

2000–01

Team squad

Season 2016–2017, as of January 2017.[2] [3]

NumberPlayerPositionHeight (m)Weight (kg)Birth date
1 Amber De TantLibero1.776622 March 1998
2 Jasmien BiebauwSetter1.807924 September 1990
3 Britt HerbotsOutside hitter1.826324 September 1999
4 Nathalie LemmensMiddle blocker1.928212 March 1995
6 Silke Van AvermaetMiddle blocker1.92762 June 1999
7 Charlotte CoppinSetter1.86671 December 1998
8 Britt RuysschaertLibero1.766027 May 1994
9 Manon StragierOutside hitter1.846912 March 1999
10 Justine D'HondtOutside hitter1.75608 July 1999
11 Hanne CoppensMiddle blocker1.85707 May 1998
13 Sarah SmitsOutside hitter1.707022 March 1988
14 Celine Van GestelOutside hitter1.82727 November 1997
Coach

Gert Vande Broek

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asterix opnieuw kampioen . Dutch . TopVolley Belgium . 4 May 2017 . 5 May 2017 .
  2. Web site: Team . Dutch . Asterix Avo . 8 January 2017 . 9 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170109021622/http://www.asterix-avo.be/team/liga-a/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Asterix Avo Beveren - Team 2016–17 . . 7 January 2017.