VC Zenit-Kazan
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| Full name | Volleyball Club "Zenit-Kazan" | ||
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| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Ground | Kazan Volleyball Centre (Capacity: 4,570) | ||
| Chairman |  Rafkat Kantyukov | ||
| Manager | Aleksey Verbov | ||
| League | Super League | ||
| 2020/21 | 5th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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VC Zenit-Kazan (Russian: Зенит-Казань), until 2008 known as Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan (Russian: Динамо-Таттрансгаз), is a professional men's volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia. It plays in the Super League (10-time champion). The team won the 2007–08, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 CEV Champions League titles, thus being the most-titled club in its new history.
Achievements[]
International competitions[]
- Winners (6):
2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 - Runners-up (2):
2011, 2019 - Third place (1):
2013
- Winners (6):
Domestic competitions
- Winners (10):
2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 - Runners-up (2):
2019, 2020 - Third place (4):
2004, 2005, 2008, 2013
- Winners (10):
- Winners (10):
2004, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
- Winners (10):
- Winners (8): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
- Winners (8):
History[]
The club was founded on 13 May 2000 by the decision of Tatarstan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kazan City Administration. It was formed at the base of Directorate of Internal Affairs and aimed at taking part in games of Russian Championship First League.[1]
Team roster[]
Team roster - season 2021/2022
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
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| 1 | |
August 23, 1995 | setter |
| 3 | |
June 22, 1996 | outside hitter |
| 4 | Artem Volvich |
January 22, 1990 | middle blocker |
| 7 | Aleksandr Volkov (C) |
February 14, 1985 | middle blocker |
| 9 | Yury Berezhko |
January 27, 1984 | outside hitter |
| 10 |  Bartosz Bednorz |
July 25, 1994 | outside hitter |
| 11 |  Micah Christenson |
May 8, 1993 | setter |
| 12 | |
September 10, 1989 | middle blocker |
| 13 | |
April 9, 1997 | middle blocker |
| 15 | Dmitry Volkov |
May 25, 1995 | outside hitter |
| 17 | Valentin Golubev |
May 3, 1992 | libero |
| 18 | Maxim Mikhaylov |
March 19, 1988 | opposite |
| 20 | |
August 1, 2002 | libero |
| 22 | |
August 11, 1987 | opposite |
| 24 | |
April 21, 2003 | outside hitter |
| Head coach: Aleksey Verbov
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| Team roster – season 2020/2021 | |||||
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| VC Zenit-Kazan | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 2 | |
December 10, 1995 | outside hitter | ||
| 3 | |
June 22, 1996 | outside hitter | ||
| 4 | Artem Volvich |
January 22, 1990 | middle blocker | ||
| 5 | Laurent Alekno |
September 18, 1996 | setter | ||
| 7 | Aleksandr Volkov |
February 14, 1985 | middle blocker | ||
| 9 |  Earvin N'Gapeth |
February 12, 1991 | outside hitter | ||
| 10 | Bartosz Bednorz |
July 25, 1994 | outside hitter | ||
| 11 | |
September 1, 1991 | libero | ||
| 12 | Alexander Butko (C) |
March 18, 1986 | setter | ||
| 13 | |
April 9, 1997 | middle blocker | ||
| 15 | |
August 11, 1987 | opposite | ||
| 16 | Artem Smoliar |
February 4, 1985 | middle blocker | ||
| 17 | Valentin Golubev |
May 3, 1992 | libero | ||
| 18 | Maxim Mikhaylov |
March 19, 1988 | opposite | ||
| Head coach: Vladimir Alekno
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| Team roster – season 2019/2020 | |||||
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| VC Zenit-Kazan | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 2 |  Tsvetan Sokolov |
December 31, 1989 | opposite | ||
| 3 | |
June 22, 1996 | outside hitter | ||
| 4 | Artem Volvich |
January 22, 1990 | middle blocker | ||
| 5 | Laurent Alekno |
September 18, 1996 | setter | ||
| 7 | |
January 23, 1989 | middle blocker | ||
| 8 | Nikita Alekseev |
July 15, 1992 | opposite | ||
| 9 | Earvin N'Gapeth |
February 12, 1991 | outside hitter | ||
| 10 | |
April 9, 1997 | middle blocker | ||
| 11 | |
September 1, 1991 | libero | ||
| 12 | Alexander Butko |
March 18, 1986 | setter | ||
| 13 | |
September 23, 1985 | middle blocker | ||
| 15 | Alexey Spiridonov |
June 26, 1988 | outside hitter | ||
| 16 | Alexey Verbov |
January 31, 1982 | libero | ||
| 18 | Maxim Mikhaylov |
March 19, 1988 | opposite | ||
| Head coach: Vladimir Alekno
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Notable players[]
Notable, former or current players of club, who are medalist of intercontinental tournaments in national teams or clubs.
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Stadium[]
Kazan Volleyball Centre is a modern complex with a total area of 13 thousand square meters. The capacity of the main arena is 5,000 spectators, the small one 700. They have all the necessary support facilities and well-equipped gyms. The arena is located at Midhat Bulatov Street.
Kit manufacturer[]
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Zenit-Kazan team.
| Period | Kit provider |
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| 2000– | Gala Asics Mikasa Mizuno Champion Adidas Erreà |
Sponsorship[]
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Gazprom. Other sponsors: Ministry of Internal Affairs, Adidas, TNT, Blimp, Gazeta.ru, TFB Bank and Championat.com.
External links[]
- Official website (in Russian)
- Official website (in English)
References[]
- Russian volleyball clubs
- Sport in Kazan
- Volleyball clubs established in 2000
- 2000 establishments in Russia