Volley Callipo
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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.
Achievements
- Italian Cup Serie A2 (x4) 2003, 2015, 2016, 2023
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). Also in June 2016, was chosen new Argentine head coach Waldo Kantor.
After winning the Serie A2 title in the 2022/23 season, the club's president Fijhbbbu lippo Callipo surprisingly announced that the club will suspend all activities for the next club season. This means that the club will not play in SuperLega and lower league. The reason that caused this decision came from economic difficulties that the owner's company faced.
Team
Team roster - season 2022/2023
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia Nikola Mijailović | (1989-08-08)August 8, 1989 | Outside hitter |
| 2 | Italy Davide Candellaro | (1989-06-07)June 7, 1989 | Middle blocker |
| 3 | Italy Domenico Cavaccini | (1987-03-13)March 13, 1987 | Libero |
| 5 | Argentina Santiago Orduna | (1983-08-31)August 31, 1983 | Setter |
| 6 | Italy Leonardo Carta | (2003-05-26)May 26, 2003 | Libero |
| 7 | Italy Alessandro Tondo (c) | (1991-08-18)August 18, 1991 | Middle blocker |
| 8 | Italy Lorenzo Piazza | (1992-10-03)October 3, 1992 | Setter |
| 9 | Italy Cosimo Balestra | (2003-11-30)November 30, 2003 | Middle blocker |
| 10 | Italy Matteo Bellia | (2000-12-11)December 11, 2000 | Opposite hitter |
| 11 | Italy Alessio Tallone | (1999-09-23)September 23, 1999 | Outside hitter |
| 12 | Italy Jernej Terpin | (1996-06-21)June 21, 1996 | Outside hitter |
| 14 | Italy Marco Belluomo | (2003-09-27)September 27, 2003 | Middle blocker |
| 15 | Italy Michele Fedrizzi | (1991-05-21)May 21, 1991 | Outside hitter |
| 17 | Austria Paul Buchegger | (1996-03-04)March 4, 1996 | Opposite hitter |
| Head coach: Cezar Douglas Assistant: Francesco Racaniello |
| Team roster - season 2021/2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| 2 | Japan Yuji Nishida | (2000-01-30)January 30, 2000 | opposite |
| 3 | Italy Davide Luigi Russo | (2001-02-09)February 9, 2001 | libero |
| 4 | Italy Giovanni Maria Gargiulo | (1999-01-01)January 1, 1999 | middle blocker |
| 5 | Brazil Maurício Borges Silva | (1989-02-04)February 4, 1989 | outside hitter |
| 7 | Italy Fabio Bisi | (1994-07-16)July 16, 1994 | opposite |
| 8 | Italy Davide Saitta (c) | (1987-06-23)June 23, 1987 | setter |
| 9 | Italy Davide Candellaro[it] | (1989-06-07)June 7, 1989 | middle blocker |
| 10 | France Luka Basic | (1995-01-29)January 29, 1995 | outside hitter |
| 11 | Italy Marco Rizzo | (1990-01-02)January 2, 1990 | libero |
| 13 | Brazil Flávio Gualberto | (1993-04-22)April 22, 1993 | middle blocker |
| 15 | Italy Pier Paolo Partenio[it] | (1993-02-06)February 6, 1993 | setter |
| 16 | Italy Alberto Pio Nicotra | (2002-09-23)September 23, 2002 | outside spiker |
| Head coach: Valerio Baldovin Assistant: Francesco Guarnieri |
| Team roster - season 2017/2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia | |||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| 1 | Brazil Deivid Junior Costa | (1988-04-26)April 26, 1988 | middle blocker |
| 2 | Italy Manuel Coscione | (1980-01-29)January 29, 1980 | setter |
| 3 | Italy Davide Marra | (1984-03-12)March 12, 1984 | libero |
| 4 | Belgium François Lecat | (1993-04-19)April 19, 1993 | outside hitter |
| 5 | Italy Marco Izzo | (1994-11-17)November 17, 1994 | setter |
| 6 | Italy Francesco Corrado | (1997-05-10)May 10, 1997 | outside hitter |
| 7 | Italy Oleg Antonov | (1988-07-28)July 28, 1988 | outside hitter |
| 8 | Italy Jacopo Massari | (1988-06-02)June 2, 1988 | outside hitter |
| 10 | Poland Damian Domagała | (1998-04-23)April 23, 1998 | outside hitter |
| 11 | Italy Ernesto Torchia | (1998-07-03)July 3, 1998 | libero |
| 12 | Belgium Pieter Verhees | (1989-12-08)December 8, 1989 | middle blocker |
| 13 | United States Benjamin Patch | (1994-06-21)June 21, 1994 | outside hitter |
| 18 | Italy Luca Presta | (1995-12-06)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 | Brazil Deivid Junior Costa | (1988-04-26)April 26, 1988 | middle blocker |
| 2 | Italy Manuel Coscione | (1980-01-29)January 29, 1980 | setter |
| 3 | Italy Davide Marra | (1984-03-12)March 12, 1984 | libero |
| 4 | France Baptiste Geiler | (1987-03-12)March 12, 1987 | outside hitter |
| 5 | Italy Ugo Buzzelli1 | (1994-05-07)May 7, 1994 | setter |
| 5 | Italy Marco Izzo2 | (1994-11-17)November 17, 1994 | setter |
| 6 | Italy Ernesto Torchia | (1998-07-30)July 30, 1998 | libero |
| 7 | Slovakia Peter Michalovic | (1990-05-26)May 26, 1990 | opposite |
| 8 | Brazil Carlos Eduardo Silva | (1994-08-08)August 8, 1994 | outside hitter |
| 9 | Italy Rocco Barone | (1987-12-14)December 14, 1987 | middle blocker |
| 10 | Brazil Thiago Soares Alves | (1986-07-26)July 26, 1986 | outside hitter |
| 11 | Italy Graziano Maccarone | (1996-08-26)August 26, 1996 | middle blocker |
| 12 | Italy Enrico Diamantini | (1993-04-04)April 4, 1993 | middle blocker |
| 13 | Italy Francesco Corrado | (1997-05-10)May 10, 1997 | opposite |
| 18 | Czech Republic Filip Rejlek | (1981-05-10)May 10, 1981 | opposite |
| Head coach: Marcelo Fronckowiak Assistant: Antonio Valentini 1 Ugo Buzzelli left the club on November 23, 2016. 2 Marco Izzo went to club on November 24, 2016. |