Voléro Zürich

Volero Zürich
Full name Volero Zürich AG
Short name Volero Zürich
Founded 1973
Ground Sporthalle Im Birch, Zürich; Saalsporthalle, Zürich
Chairman Switzerland Stav Jacobi
Captain Natalya Mammadova
League Swiss National League / CEV Champions League
1. Swiss National League / 5. CEV Champions League
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Volero Zürich is a Swiss volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Sportanlage Im Birch (National League / Swiss Cup) and Saalsporthalle (Champions League) in Zürich. It regularly plays in the Women's CEV Champions League. The club (VBC Voléro Zürich) was founded in 1973. In 2003 part of the club – including its female elite squad and more than 120 young volleyball talents – was professionalized by founding the independent Volero Zürich AG. The Volero Zürich AG consists of more than 30 employees and also offers apprenticeships for young professionals.

Honours

International Honours

CEV Women's Champions League

FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship

Women's Top Volley Basel

Domestic

Swiss Championship (NLA)

Swiss Cup

Previous names

Team

2016-2017 Squad

Head coach: Serbia Zoran Terzić

# Player Position Height (m) Birth date
1 Switzerland Julie Lengweiler Wing-Spiker 1,86 m 06/11/1998
3 Brazil Fabíola de Souza Setter 1,84 m 03/02/1983
4 Serbia Bojana Živković Setter 1,86 m 29/03/1988
5 Bulgaria Dobriana Rabadzhieva Wing-Spiker 1,94 m 14/06/1991
6 Switzerland Gabi Schottroff Middle-Blocker 1,92 m 08/02/1997
7 Ukraine Olesia Rykhliuk Opposite 1,96 m 11/12/1987
8 Serbia Silvija Popović Libero 1,75 m 15/03/1986
9 Azerbaijan Natalya Mammadova Wing Spiker 1,95 m 02/12/1984
10 Russia Irina Malkova Middle-Blocker 1,92 m 05/01/1989
12 Brazil Mariana Costa Wing-Spiker 1,81 m 30/07/1986
13 Turkey Gizem Karadayi Libero 1,76 m 14/01/1987
14 Cuba Kenia Carcaces Wing-Spiker 1,89 m 23/01/1986
15 Russia Ekaterina Orlova Middle-Blocker 1,93 m 21/10/1987
16 United States Foluke Akinradewo Middle-Blocker 1,91 m 05/10/1987
17 Switzerland Laura Unternährer Wing-Spiker 1,79 m 11/07/1993

Notable players

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