Trentino Volley is a professional Italian volleyball team based in Trento. It has played in the Italian Volleyball League since 2000. The team has five wins in the Italian Volleyball League, three in the Italian Cup, three in the Italian Super Cup, three consecutive wins in the CEV Champions League and a record of five in the FIVB Men's Club World Volleyball Championship. In the 2010–11 season, the team made history by being the first to win the national, continental and world championship.
Trentino Volley is a Joint stock company, and its president is Diego Mosna.[1] The company has a budget of 4,500,000 euros and about 225 employees.[2] The actions of the company was awarded at continental level with the acknowledgment Testimonial of the Year at the Sport Business Ambitions Awards 2010 and the awarding of the 2010–11 Champions League Final Four, held at PalaOnda, Bolzano.
(×1) 2012
(×1) 2019
(×5) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018
(×1) 2022
(×5) 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2023
(×3) 2010, 2012, 2013
(×6) 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023
(×3) 2011, 2013, 2021
(×5) 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018
Trentino Volley was founded on 23 May 2000;[3] and two days later, it purchased the rights to play in the Serie A1 (Italy's First Division) from Ravenna, that had retired due to financial problems. The club played its first Serie A1 match in Parma on 15 October 2000 against Maxicono Parma, and was defeated 3–0.[4] The first home match of the Trentino Volley was played on 22 October 2000 against Padova, and the home team came out victorious with a result of 3–2.[5] Trentino Volley are by far the most successful side in the history of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship, having won the title a total of four times.However, the Italian club, founded in 2000 and based in the city of Trento in the northeast of the country, only managed a bronze in 2013, were knocked out during pool play in 2014 (ending up 5th) and missed out on the 2015 edition of the competition.During its first two seasons, the team managed a tenth,[6] and a ninth[7] place finish at the end of the regular season.
Players acquired by the team in his first Italian Serie A years included Lorenzo Bernardi and Andrea Sartoretti. In the summer of 2007 Trentino Volley made substantial purchases, as part of a strategy that would focus on a young team with talented players, such as Serbian Nikola Grbić, Bulgarians Vladimir Nikolov and Matey Kaziyski and Italian Emanuele Birarelli. Itas Trentino Diatec ended the following regular season with a first-place finish, and stepped into the finals. On 7 May 2008 Trentino Volley defeated Piacenza 3–0,[8] to win its first national championship title, and gain access to the CEV Champions League 2008–2009.
Trento run undefeated in the pool stages, with a first-place finish in Group E. On 5 April 2009, at the O2 Arena in Prague, Trento defeated Iraklis Thessaloniki 3–1 in the final.[9] In 2009, the team flew to Doha (Qatar), to compete in the FIVB Men's Club World Volleyball Championship. On Sunday 8 November Trentino Betclic won the final, with a score of 3–0[10] against the Poles of Skra Bełchatów, and became FIVB Club World Champion. In 2010, it won the Italian Cup and then successfully defended its Champions League title with a 3–0 victory (25–12, 25–20, 25–21) over Dynamo Moscow.
Trentino retired NO.1 jersey for Matey Kaziyski after all the achievements he helped to make for the team. The President of Trentino Volley Bruno Da Re said that "it will no longer be used by any Trentino Volley player", "unless he (Matey Kaziyski) wants to come back to use it again".[11]
| 2000–2001 | Itas Gruppo Diatec Trentino | |
| 2001–2013 | Itas Diatec Trentino | |
| 2013–2014 | Diatec Trentino | |
| 2014–2015 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | |
| 2015–2018 | Diatec Trentino | |
| 2018–present | Itas Trentino |
Club logos and brand names are composed of a red ball. The eagle is the symbol of the club, Autonomous province of Trento is the club's flag.[12]
Trentino Volley unveiled their new logo on 4 July 2022 after sticking with the same for some 22 years. The new logo is to specifically for a digital and young audience. The aim is to make TRENTINO Volley more interesting and captivating, with a focus on the actual name of the club – summarised in the initials “TV”, which stand for TRENTINO Volley.[13]
Team roster – season 2022/2023
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matey Kaziyski | 23 September 1984 | outside hitter | |
| 2 |  Gabriele Nelli | 4 December 1993 | opposite | |
| 3 |  Wout D'Heer | 26 April 2001 | middle blocker | |
| 4 |  Donovan Džavoronok | 23 July 1997 | outside hitter | |
| 5 | Alessandro Michieletto | 5 December 2001 | outside hitter | |
| 6 | 23 May 1998 | setter | ||
| 7 | Oreste Cavuto | 5 December 1996 | outside hitter | |
| 8 | Domenico Pace | 2 October 2000 | libero | |
| 10 | Martin Berger | 3 April 2003 | middle blocker | |
| 11 | Niccolò Depalma | 9 November 2002 | setter | |
| 13 | Gabriele Laurenzano | 12 June 2003 | libero | |
| 15 | Daniele Lavia | 4 November 1999 | outside hitter | |
| 18 |  Marko Podraščanin | 29 August 1987 | middle blocker | |
| 20 | Srećko Lisinac | 17 May 1992 | middle blocker | |
| Head coach: Angelo Lorenzetti Assistant: Francesco Petrella | ||||
| Team roster – season 2021/2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| Matey Kaziyski | 23 September 1984 | outside hitter | |||
| Wout D'Heer | 26 April 2001 | middle blocker | |||
| Alessandro Michieletto | 5 December 2001 | outside hitter | |||
| Riccardo Sbertoli | 23 May 1998 | setter | |||
| Oreste Cavuto | 5 December 1996 | outside hitter | |||
| 10 | Giulio Pinali | 2 April 1997 | opposite | ||
| 12 | Daniele Albergati | 21 June 1993 | opposite | ||
| 15 | Daniele Lavia | 4 November 1999 | outside hitter | ||
| 16 | Julian Zenger | 26 August 1997 | libero | ||
| 18 | Marko Podraščanin | 29 August 1987 | middle blocker | ||
| 20 | Srećko Lisinac | 17 May 1992 | middle blocker | ||
| 22 | Lorenzo Sperotto | 28 April 1999 | setter | ||
| 24 | Carlo De Angelis | 10 January 1996 | libero | ||
| Head coach: Angelo Lorenzetti | |||||
| Team roster – season 2020/2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatec Trentino | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| Lorenzo Cortesia | 26 September 1999 | middle blocker | |||
| Andrea Argenta | 1 June 1996 | opposite | |||
| Alessandro Michieletto | 5 December 2001 | outside hitter | |||
| Lorenzo Sperotto | 28 April 1999 | setter | |||
| Salvatore Rossini | 13 July 1986 | libero | |||
 Ricardo Lucarelli | 14 February 1992 | outside hitter | |||
| Simone Giannelli | 9 August 1996 | setter | |||
| 11 | Dick Kooy | 3 December 1987 | outside hitter | ||
| 14 | Nimir Abdel-Aziz | 5 February 1992 | opposite | ||
| 16 |  Luis Tomas Sosa | 18 May 1995 | outside hitter | ||
| 18 | Marko Podraščanin | 29 August 1987 | middle blocker | ||
| 20 | Srećko Lisinac | 17 May 1992 | middle blocker | ||
| 24 | Carlo De Angelis | 10 January 1996 | libero | ||
| Head coach: Angelo Lorenzetti | |||||
| Team roster – season 2019/2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatec Trentino | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
 Aaron Russell | 4 June 1993 | outside hitter | |||
| Nicola Daldello | 6 May 1983 | setter | |||
| Luca Vettori | 26 April 1991 | opposite | |||
| Carlo De Angelis | 10 January 1996 | libero | |||
| Simone Giannelli | 9 August 1996 | setter | |||
| 10 |  Jenia Grebennikov | 13 August 1990 | libero | ||
| 11 | Davide Candellaro | 7 June 1989 | middle blocker | ||
| 12 |  Mitar Tzourits | 25 April 1989 | opposite | ||
| 15 | Lorenzo Codarin | 13 September 1996 | middle blocker | ||
| 16 | Luis Tomas Sosa | 18 May 1995 | outside hitter | ||
| 18 | Klemen Čebulj | 21 February 1992 | outside hitter | ||
| 20 | Srećko Lisinac | 17 May 1992 | middle blocker | ||
| 93 | Uroš Kovačević | 6 May 1993 | outside hitter | ||
| Head coach: Angelo Lorenzetti | |||||
| Team roster – season 2018/2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatec Trentino | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| Aaron Russell | 4 June 1993 | outside hitter | |||
| Maarten van Garderen | 24 January 1990 | outside hitter | |||
| Gabriele Nelli | 4 December 1993 | opposite | |||
| Oreste Cavuto | 5 December 1996 | outside hitter | |||
| Nicola Daldello | 6 May 1983 | setter | |||
| Luca Vettori | 26 April 1991 | opposite | |||
| Carlo De Angelis | 10 January 1996 | libero | |||
| Simone Giannelli | 9 August 1996 | setter | |||
| 10 | Jenia Grebennikov | 13 August 1990 | libero | ||
| 11 | Davide Candellaro | 7 June 1989 | middle blocker | ||
| 15 | Lorenzo Codarin | 13 September 1996 | middle blocker | ||
| 20 | Srećko Lisinac | 17 May 1992 | middle blocker | ||
| 93 | Uroš Kovačević | 6 May 1993 | outside hitter | ||
| Head coach: Angelo Lorenzetti | |||||
| Team roster – season 2017/2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatec Trentino | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| Uroš Kovačević | 6 May 1993 | outside hitter | |||
 Nicholas Hoag | 19 May 1992 | outside hitter | |||
| Jan Kozamernik | 24 December 1995 | middle blocker | |||
| Oreste Cavuto | 5 December 1996 | outside hitter | |||
| Luca Vettori | 26 April 1991 | opposite | |||
| Matteo Chiappa | 6 July 1993 | libero | |||
| Simone Giannelli | 9 August 1996 | setter | |||
| 10 | Filippo Lanza | 3 March 1991 | outside hitter | ||
| 11 |  Aidan Zingel | 19 November 1990 | middle blocker | ||
| 12 |  Renee Teppan | 26 September 1993 | opposite | ||
| 15 | Pier Paolo Partenio | 6 February 1993 | setter | ||
| 16 | Eder Carbonera | 19 October 1983 | middle blocker | ||
| 17 | Daniele De Pandis | 30 June 1984 | libero | ||
| Head coach: Angelo Lorenzetti Assistant: Francesco Petrella | |||||
| Team roster – season 2016/2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatec Trentino | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| Gabriele Nelli | 4 December 1993 | opposite | |||
| Matteo Burgsthaler | 18 February 1981 | middle blocker | |||
| Oleg Antonov | 28 July 1988 | outside hitter | |||
| Tiziano Mazzone | 22 July 1995 | outside hitter | |||
| Alessandro Blasi | 22 March 1992 | setter | |||
| Matteo Chiappa | 6 July 1993 | libero | |||
| Simone Giannelli | 9 August 1996 | setter | |||
| 10 | Filippo Lanza | 3 March 1991 | outside hitter | ||
| 11 |  Sebastián Solé | 12 June 1991 | middle blocker | ||
| 12 | Simon Van De Voorde | 19 December 1989 | middle blocker | ||
| 13 | Massimo Colaci | 21 February 1985 | libero | ||
| 14 | Jan Štokr | 16 January 1983 | outside hitter | ||
| 17 | Tine Urnaut | 3 September 1988 | outside hitter | ||
| 18 | Daniele Mazzone | 4 June 1992 | middle blocker | ||
| Head coach: Angelo Lorenzetti Assistant: Dario Simoni | |||||
| Team roster – season 2015/2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatec Trentino | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 23 September 1984 | outside hitter | ||||
| | 4 December 1993 | opposite | |||
| | 28 July 1988 | outside hitter | |||
| 21 October 1987 | setter | ||||
| | 10 January 1996 | libero | |||
| | 9 August 1996 | setter | |||
| 10 | | 3 March 1991 | outside hitter | ||
| 11 | | 12 June 1991 | middle blocker | ||
| 12 | | 25 April 1989 | opposite | ||
| 13 | | 21 February 1985 | libero | ||
| 14 | | 19 December 1989 | middle blocker | ||
| 16 | | 22 July 1995 | outside hitter | ||
| 17 | 3 September 1988 | outside hitter | |||
| 18 | | 4 June 1992 | middle blocker | ||
| Head coach: Radostin Stoychev Assistant: Dario Simoni | |||||
| Years (seasons) | Coach | Matches | Win | Lost | Titles won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 – 2003 (3) | Bruno Bagnoli | 88 | 40 | 48 | ||
| 2003 – 2005 (2) | Silvano Prandi | 61 | 38 | 23 | ||
| 2005 (1) | Andrea Burattini | 10 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 2005 – 2007 (2) | Radames Lattari | 64 | 31 | 33 | ||
| 2007 – 2013 (6) |  Radostin Stoychev | 293 | 244 | 49 | 14 (3x 3x 1x 3x 4x) | |
| 2013 – 2014 (1) | Roberto Serniotti | 47 | 29 | 18 | 1x | |
| 2014 – 2016 (2) | Radostin Stoychev | 96 | 75 | 21 | 1x | |
| 2016 – present | Angelo Lorenzetti | 156 | 110 | 46 | 1x 1x 1x |
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The PalaTrento arena has always been the place where the club's at home games have been disputed, ever since its opening in 2000 during the first at home game in the history of Trentino Volley (Itas Diatec Trentino-European Padua 3–2 on 22 October 2000), The arena is in the south of the city of Trento on the Ghiaie sport groundsthat also includes the PalaGhiaccio, a football field, and a ballpark.[14]
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Trentino team.
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Diatec Group other sponsors: Volkswagen, Consorzio Melinda, Dorigoni Trento, Scania, Mediocredito Italiano, McDonald's, Intesa Sanpaolo, Marzadro Distillery, Südtiroler Volksbank, Grand Hotel Trento, Sparco, Forst, Superpoli, Menz & Gasser and Policura.