Trento, 22 May 2020

20 years of Trentino Volley: the most significant numbers in the Club's history

Trentino Volley is preparing to celebrate twenty years of activity. Founded on 23rd May 2000 by President Diego Mosna, the Club gialloblù during the last two decades has been able to become an international team. Below are the most interesting and curious statistics that explain part of the company's history.

2 players who have grown up in the youth sector and who have played as captain in the first team: Filippo Lanza and Simone Giannelli

7 the coaches who followed one another on the gialloblù bench: Bagnoli (88 matches), Prandi (61), Burattini (10), Lattari (64), Stoytchev (389), Serniotti (47) and Lorenzetti (186)

8 matches with Dynamo Moscow, Maaseik and Kedzierzyn-Kozle, the international adversaries officially faced most times

11 Italian titles won by the Youth Sector: 3 Junior League, 2 Under 19, 1 Under 18, 1 Under 17, 2 Under 16, 2 Boy League

13 seasons in which Trentino Volley has participated in at least one international competition: 8 times in the Club World Cup, 9 times in the Champions League, 4 times in the CEV Cup, 1 time in the Challenge Cup.

14 players who have held the role of Captain: Lavorato (for 28 matches), Tofoli (60), Bernardi (31), Sartoretti (40), Grbic (85), Kaziyski (204), Juantorena (2), Della Lunga (1), Raphael (1), Birarelli (91), Burgsthaler (4), Lanza (150), Djuric (1), Giannelli (88).

15 minutes of duration of the first set of Teleunit Gioia del Colle-Itas Diatec Trentino (14-25), the shortest played on December 12, 2004.

17 participation in the Play Off Scudetto; Trentino Volley did not only play them in the 2000/01, 2001/02 and 2019/20 seasons (the latter due to the early closure of the championship)

17 years the youngest player: Simone Giannelli in the 2013/14 season

18 titles won by the first team: 5 Club World Cups, 3 Champions League, 1 CEV Cup, 4 Championships, 3 Italian Cups, 2 Italian Super Cups.

18 Youth Sector players who have scored at least one presence in the first team: Lanza (300 attendances), Giannelli (273), Nelli (136), Fedrizzi (75), Chiappa (54), Codarin (40), De Paola (39), Cavuto (37), De Angelis and Leonardi (32), Gallosti and Michieletto (20), Segnalini (16), Thei (11), Valsecchi (4), Simoni, Pizzini, Morelli (1).

21 nations different from Italy where the players who have worn the Trentino Volleyball jersey come from: Bulgaria is the one that has "provided" the most (10)

23 victories achieved in a row at PalaTrento, a race that began on October 2, 2016 (3-0 on Vibo) and ended on April 22, 2017 (3-0 on Perugia): this is the longest ever at home for Trentino Volleyball.

26 victories achieved in a row during the 2012/13 season, which began on 7 October 2012 (3-0 on Al -Rayan) and ended only on 12 January 2012 (1-3 in Modena)

39 years of the oldest player: Davide Sanguanini in the 2002/03 season

54 minutes of duration of the fourth set of Vero Volley Monza-Itas Trentino (36-38), the longest in history gialloblù played on 23 December 2018

59 minutes of duration of Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto-Itas Diatec Trentino 0-3, the shortest race in history of gialloblù (played on March 14, 2010)

63 foreign players wearing the Trentino Volley jersey. Kaziyski the one who has done it the most (334)

74 official matches played against Modena, the opponent challenged the most times. Balance of the game: 42 victories and 32 defeats

128 players who wore the jersey of the first team of Trentino Volley

165 minutes of duration of Vero Volley Monza-Itas Trentino 2-3, the longest race in the history of the gialloblù (played on December 23, 2018)

179 centimetres tall of Horacio Del Federico, the shortest player to have worn the Trentino Volley jersey (2000/01 and 2001/02 seasons).

183 matches played consecutively by Andrea Bari with the Trentino Volley jersey, without skipping even one. Record built between seasons 2006/07 and 2010/11

217 centimetres: Alexey Kazakov, the tallest player with Trentino Volleyball jersey (2002/03 and 2003/04 seasons).

345 official matches played with Trentino Volley by Birarelli and Colaci, the recordman of gialloblù presences

388 official matches played at PalaTrento (now BLM Group Arena): the first one was played on 22 October 2000. Balance of the match: 307 victories, 81 defeats

845 official matches played: the first one on 15 October 2000 (defeat in three sets in Parma). Balance of the game: 589 victories, 256 defeats.

4,945 points scored in 334 games by Kaziyski, the best scorer in the history of Trentino Volleyball

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