Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo
Full nameUniversidad César Vallejo
Short nameUCV
NicknameLas Poetas (The Poets)[1]
Founded2004
GroundColiseo Gran Chimu
(Capacity: 8,000)
ManagerErnesto Despaigne
CaptainKeith Meneses
LeagueLiga Nacional Superior de Voleibol
2012-13Champions
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Universidad César Vallejo is the women's volleyball club based in Trujillo, Peru. The team take its name from the Cesar Vallejo University.

History

2012/13 season

The team hired the junior female National Team Natalia Malaga[2] and the international Peruvian players Milagros Moy and Verónica Contreras[3] to play along with Dominicans Marianne Fersola and Sidarka Núñez.[4] The season ended with the club winning the league championship and qualifying for the South American Club Championship.[5] Milagros Moy won the Most Valuable Player award.[6] The club lost to Unilever the first place of the South American Club tournament, settling with the silver medal.[7]

Current squad

Squad as of the 2017-18 LNSV[8]

Number Player Position Height (m)
1 Peru Camila Perez Middle-Blocker 1.79
2 Peru Melanny Morales Setter 1.73
3 Peru Thais Rojas Libero 1.68
4 Peru Andrea Ampuero Wing-Spiker 1.74
5 Peru Cielo Matos Opposite 1.73
6 Peru Aixa Vigil Wing-Spiker 1.87
7 Peru Shanaia Ayme Wing-Spiker 1.80
8 Peru Izaboth Bravo Opposite 1.74
9 Peru Antonela Vizurraga Wing-Spiker 1.69
10 Peru Sandra Chumacero Middle-Blocker 1.77
11 Peru Tamara Chavez Middle-Blocker 1.80
12 Peru Hanna Lavi Wing-Spiker 1.74
13 Peru Kamila Muñoz Setter 1.80
14 Peru Rommy Portocarrero Defensive-Player 1.69
15 Cuba Laura Suarez Middle-Blocker 1.85
16 Cuba Daymara Lescay Opposite 1.84
17 Peru Geissa Flores Setter 1.66
18 Peru Valeria Takeda Libero 1.65
19 Peru Keith Meneses Wing-Spiker 1.78
20 Peru Reyna Orellana Opposite 1.77
21 Peru Ariagna Linares Wing-Spiker 1.78

Technical and managerial staff

The club is managed by Kelly Acuña. daughter of the manager for the soccer club of the same name, César Acuña.[9]

Squad as of December, 2012

Name Job
Peru Kelly Acuña Team manager
Peru Natalia Málaga Head coach
Peru Gaspar Vicuña Assistant coach
Peru Danny Fiestas Physiotherapist
Peru Marco Ramírez Trainer

Women’s volleyball

National

Winners (1): 2012–13

International

Runner-up (1): 2013

References

  1. ↑ "El Sudamericano para las Poetas" (in Spanish). Voleibol.pe.
  2. ↑ "De la mano de Natalia Málaga, César Vallejo triunfa en debut". Terra (in Spanish). 2012-12-13. Archived from the original on 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  3. ↑ "Dos Universidades, Cuatro Dominicanas". Voleibol.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  4. ↑ "Las poetas están listas para la LSNV". Voleibol.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  5. ↑ "UCV Hace historia al ganar la Liga Peruana de Vóley" (in Spanish). CSV. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
  6. ↑ "Yonkaira Peña: la máxima anotadora de la Liga de Voley". CMD (in Spanish). 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  7. ↑ Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (2013-05-06). "SUDAMERICANO DE CLUBES: Unilever gaña el título y el cupo al Mundial" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  8. ↑ "LNSV Bulletin N° 1" (in Spanish). FPV VIS. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  9. ↑ "Así se forjó el título de la UCV en la Liga Superior de Vóley" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
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