Neruda Volley
{{Infobox volleyball club
| clubname = Neruda Volley
| short name =
| nickname =
| image =
| fullname = Neruda Volley
| founded = 1978
| dissolved = 2021
| ground = PalaResia, Bolzano, Italy
| capacity = 3,000
| chairman =
| manager =
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| league =
| season =
| position =
| website = http://www.nerudavolley.it/
| current =
| pattern_b1 =_orangeshoulders
| body1 = 0000FF
| pattern_la1 =_orangeshoulders
| leftarm1 = 0000FF
| pattern_ra1 =_orangeshoulders
| rightarm1 = 0000FF
| pattern_sh1 =
| shorts1 = 0000D0
| pattern_so1 =
| pattern_b2 =_orangeshoulders
| body2 = FFFFFF
| pattern_la2 =_blueborder
| leftarm2 = FFFFFF
| pattern_ra2 =_blueborder
| rightarm2 = FFFFFF
| pattern_sh2 =
| shorts2 = 0000D0
| pattern_so2 =
}}
Neruda Volley was an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bronzolo. The club played in the Serie A1 in the 2015–2016 and 2016–2017 seasons.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- Neruda Volley Bolzano (1978–2013)
- Volksbank Südtirol Bolzano (2013–2015)
- Südtirol Bolzano (2015–2017)
- Maia Dentis Neruda Bolzano (2017–2021)
History
Founded in 1978 as a cultural club dedicated to Pablo Neruda, volleyball become one of the club's activities in the early 1980s as youth teams began to compete in the regional leagues. The team did well achieving promotions but for financial reasons it declined competing at the higher national leagues. That changed in 2008 when Rudy Favretto became its president with a project to bring the club to the forefront of Italian volleyball. Personnel with experience at the Italian national youth teams were brought into the club and in 2012, the club acquired a licence to play in the Serie B1 from Pallavolo Vigevano. After playoffs and repechage the club gain promotion to the Serie A2 in 2013 and moved to the PalaResia.{{cite web |url=http://www.nerudavolley.it/societa/la-nostra-storia/ |title=La nostra storia |language=Italian |work=Neruda Volley |first=Matteo |last=Igini |accessdate=12 February 2012}}
The club reached the Serie A1 in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.legavolleyfemminile.it/?ricerca=perclub&selectclub=SUDTIROL&page_id=50696&nomeric= |title=Südtirol Bolzano |language=Italian |work=legavolleyfemminile.it |accessdate=12 February 2017}} Ahead of the 2017–18 season, the club announced it would not participate in Serie A1, due to lack of financial resources.{{cite web |url=http://www.nerudavolley.it/2017/06/18/il-sudtirol-bolzano-non-sara-al-via-della-prossima-serie-a1-femminile/ |title=Il Südtirol Bolzano non sarà al via della prossima serie A1 femminile |language=Italian |work=Neruda Volley |date=18 June 2017 |accessdate=6 September 2017}} The club was confirmed to play the Serie B1 in 2017–18.{{cite web |url=http://www.nerudavolley.it/2017/07/21/il-neruda-volley-riparte-dalla-serie-b1-ecco-il-girone-che-attende-le-arancioblu/ |title=Il Neruda Volley riparte dalla serie B1, ecco il girone che attende le arancioblù |language=Italian |work=Neruda Volley |date=21 July 2017 |accessdate=6 September 2017}}
Team
This was the last team which played in the Serie A1, Season 2016–2017, as of February 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.nerudavolley.it/serie-a/neruda/ |title=Team |language=Italian |work=Neruda Volley |accessdate=12 February 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.legavolleyfemminile.it/?page_id=36&id=50752 |title=Neruda Volley Team |language=Italian |work=legavolleyfemminile.it |accessdate=12 February 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |
| Number
! Player ! Position ! Height (m) ! Birth date |
|---|
| align=center|1
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Floriana Bertone |Middle blocker |align=center|2.02 |{{Birth date and age|1992|11|19|df=y}} |
| align=center|2
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessia Zancanaro |Libero |align=center|1.68 |{{Birth date and age|1998|4|23|df=y}} |
| align=center|3
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Eleonora Bruno |Libero |align=center|1.80 |{{Birth date and age|1994|4|15|df=y}} |
| align=center|5
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Matea Ikic |Outside hitter |align=center|1.85 |{{Birth date and age|1989|5|25|df=y}} |
| align=center|6
|{{flagicon|CZE}} Tereza Rossi Matuszkova |Outside hitter |align=center|1.92 |{{Birth date and age|1982|12|3|df=y}} |
| align=center|7
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Natasha Spinello |Setter |align=center|1.73 |{{Birth date and age|1998|12|15|df=y}} |
| align=center|8
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Christina Bauer |Middle blocker |align=center|1.96 |{{Birth date and age|1998|1|1|df=y}} |
| align=center|9
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Valeria Papa |Outside hitter |align=center|1.83 |{{Birth date and age|1989|9|9|df=y}} |
| align=center|10
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giulia Pincerato |Setter |align=center|1.82 |{{Birth date and age|1987|3|16|df=y}} |
| align=center|11
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Sanja Popović |Opposite |align=center|1.86 |{{Birth date and age|1984|5|31|df=y}} |
| align=center|14
|{{flagicon|USA}} Michelle Bartsch |Outside hitter |align=center|1.92 |{{Birth date and age|1990|2|12|df=y}} |
| align=center|18
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Marina Zambelli |Middle blocker |align=center|1.87 |{{Birth date and age|1990|1|1|df=y}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.nerudavolley.it Official website] {{in lang|it}}
{{Italian women volleyball league}}
Category:Italian women's volleyball clubs
Category:Volleyball clubs established in 1978