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Clubname: | Rana Verona |
Fullname: | Rana Verona Volley |
Founded: | 2001 |
Ground: | PalaSport Verona |
Capacity: | 5,350 |
Chairman: | Stefano Fanini |
Manager: | Radostin Stoychev |
League: | Italian Volleyball League |
Website: | https://www.veronavolley.it/ |
Pattern B1: | _navyshoulders |
Body1: | 000060 |
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Body2: | FFB000 |
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Rana Verona is a professional volleyball team based in Verona, Italy. The club plays in Serie A1 of the Italian Volleyball League.
The company API Volleyball Verona Ltd. was founded in June 2001 when two prominent volleyball companies in Verona, API Volleyball and Volleyball Verona Isola della Scala, merged. The then club team Volleyball Verona that played in Serie B1 won the championship and received promotion to Serie A2. The following season 2002, the team played with a new name AESSSE VRB Verona. They finished 3rd in the regular season.[1]
In 2003 the club received a short noticed offer to play in Serie A1 when Volley Parma withdrew from the competition. The club accepted the offer despite having little time to prepare. This was the club's appearance debut in Serie A1. The club was then relegated back to A2 for the next season.
In 2004 the club went on to win the A2 championship without defeats. They were promoted again to A1. They also secured a five-year sponsorship with company MARMI LANZA. The team's performance were positive in the next two seasons. The team were relegated to A2 in 2007 but quickly regained promotion to play in A1 for the 2008 season. Since then the team has been playing in Serie A1. The club changed its name in 2014 to Calzedonia Verona when Calzedonia Group acquired the title sponsorship rights.
With the change of sponsor, the club used WithU Volley Verona for Season 2022–2023.
Starting from the season 2023–2024, the club will be called Rana Verona, as the club signed a multi year sponsorship contract with Verona's company Giovanni Rana
Team roster – season 2023/2024
No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | |
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1 | Aidan Zingel | 19 November 1990 | middle blocker | |
2 | Lorenzo Cortesia | 26 September 1999 | middle blocker | |
4 | Donovan Džavoronok | 23 July 1997 | outside hitter | |
6 | Francesco D'Amico | 9 October 1999 | libero | |
7 | Nikola Jovović | 13 February 1992 | setter | |
9 | Noumory Keita | 26 June 2001 | outside hitter | |
10 | Amin Esmaeilnezhad | 17 December 1996 | opposite | |
11 | Aleks Grozdanov | 28 March 1998 | middle blocker | |
13 | Luca Spirito | 30 October 1993 | setter | |
15 | Pietro Bonisoli | 11 February 2005 | libero | |
18 | Leandro Mosca | 5 September 2000 | middle blocker | |
19 | Rok Možič | 17 January 2002 | outside hitter | |
20 | Marco Gaggini | 7 April 2002 | libero | |
21 | Andrea Zanotti | 28 October 1997 | middle blocker | |
Head coach: Radostin Stoychev Assistant: Dario Simoni |
Team roster – season 2017/2018 | |||||
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No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
1 | Stefano Mengozzi | 6 May 1985 | middle blocker | ||
2 | Sebastián Solé | 12 June 1991 | middle blocker | ||
3 | Adriano Paolucci | 11 February 1979 | setter | ||
5 | Toncek Stern | 14 November 1995 | outside hitter | ||
6 | Federico Marretta | 9 August 1990 | outside hitter | ||
7 | Emanuele Birarelli | 8 February 1981 | middle blocker | ||
8 | Stephen Maar | 6 December 1994 | outside hitter | ||
10 | Thomas Frigo | 19 May 1997 | libero | ||
11 | Aleks Grozdanov | 28 March 1998 | middle blocker | ||
12 | Mitar Tzourits | 25 April 1989 | outside hitter | ||
13 | Luca Spirito | 30 October 1993 | setter | ||
14 | Mohammadjavad Manavinejad | 27 November 1995 | outside hitter | ||
17 | Thomas Jaeschke | 4 September 1993 | outside hitter | ||
18 | Nicola Pesaresi | 11 February 1991 | libero | ||
Head coach: Nikola Grbić Assistant: Giancarlo D'Amico |
Team roster – season 2016/2017 | |||||
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Calzedonia Verona | |||||
No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
Aidan Zingel | 19 November 1990 | middle blocker | |||
Uroš Kovačević | 6 May 1993 | outside hitter | |||
Adriano Paolucci | 11 February 1979 | setter | |||
François Lecat | 19 April 1993 | outside hitter | |||
Alexandre Ferreira | 13 November 1991 | outside hitter | |||
Andrea Giovi | 19 August 1983 | libero | |||
Michele Baranowicz | 5 August 1989 | setter | |||
Samuel Holt1 | 20 June 1993 | outside hitter | |||
10 | Thomas Frigo | 19 May 1997 | libero | ||
11 | Stefano Mengozzi | 6 May 1985 | middle blocker | ||
12 | Mitar Tzourits | 25 April 1989 | outside hitter | ||
14 | Toncek Stern | 14 November 1995 | outside hitter | ||
17 | Simone Anzani | 24 February 1992 | middle blocker | ||
18 | Luigi Randazzo2 | 30 April 1994 | outside hitter | ||
Head coach: Andrea Giani (2016–Dec 2016) Nikola Grbić (Dec 2016–present) Assistant: Matteo De Cecco 1 Samuel Holt moved to Sieco Service Ortona on November 28, 2016. 2 Luigi Randazzo joined the club on November 29, 2016. |
Team roster – season 2015/2016 | |||||
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Calzedonia Verona | |||||
No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
Aidan Zingel | 19 November 1990 | middle blocker | |||
Uroš Kovačević | 6 May 1993 | outside hitter | |||
Nicola Pesaresi | 11 February 1991 | libero | |||
Carmelo Gitto | 3 July 1987 | middle blocker | |||
François Lecat | 19 April 1993 | outside hitter | |||
Luca Spirito | 30 October 1993 | setter | |||
Thomas Frigo | 19 May 1997 | libero | |||
Michele Baranowicz | 5 August 1989 | setter | |||
10 | Saša Starović | 19 October 1988 | opposite | ||
13 | Giacomo Bellei | 7 February 1988 | opposite | ||
15 | Taylor Sander | 17 March 1992 | outside hitter | ||
17 | Simone Anzani | 24 February 1992 | middle blocker | ||
18 | Bartosz Bućko | 6 January 1995 | opposite | ||
Head coach: Andrea Giani Assistant: Matteo De Cecco |
2004
2008
2004, 2008
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Verona team.
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Calzedonia other sponsors: Petas, UnipolSai, Corsini Cancelleria, AGSM Verona, La Fortezza, Enoteca zero7, STAServizi and 30 different companies.