Conad Reggio Emilia
Full nameVolley Tricolore Reggio Emilia
Short nameConad Reggio Emilia
Founded2012
GroundPalaBigi
Reggio Emilia
(Capacity: 4.600)
ChairmanGiulio Bertaccini
ManagerHenk-Jan Held
LeagueItalian Volleyball League
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Volley Tricolore is a professional volleyball team based in Reggio Emilia, Italy. It plays in the second level of the Italian Volleyball League. The club was formed in 2012 with the merging of the local teams of Correggio and Scandiano with Cavriago, which was playing the games of the Italian second tier in Reggio Emilia. Volley Tricolore plays its home games in PalaBigi, an arena located in the city and shared with Pallacanestro Reggiana.

History

Men's volleyball always had a good tradition in Reggio Emilia, but every team (La Torre, Volley Reggiano and Latte Giglio) that played in the highest level got relegated or dismantled due to bankruptcy during the years; however international players like Henk-Jan Held and Krysztof Stelmach and famous coach Ljubomir Travica have been involved in Reggio Emilia's volley. Volley Tricolore took the space of Edilesse Cavriago in the Italian second division, but after the first season (2012–13) the club auto-relegated to the third division due to economic difficulties due to the abandon of the project by Correggio. In the last three seasons, Tricolore won promotion back to the Serie A2, and played two times in the Promotion Playoffs.

Notable Players and Coaches

Team

Team roster - season 2017/2018
Conad Reggio Emilia
No. Name Date of birth Position
1Italy Simone BonanteApril 6, 1992setter
2Puerto Rico Arturo IglesiasNovember 22, 1995setter
4Nigeria Samuel OnwueloApril 18, 1997opposite
5Italy Davide CesterMarch 5, 1997opposite
6Italy Andrea IppolitoNovember 16, 1985outside hitter
7Italy Alberto BelliniJune 7, 1987outside hitter
8Netherlands Tim HeldApril 17, 1998outside hitter
9Austria Lorenz KoraimannMay 7, 1993 outside hitter
10Italy Nicola Sesto(C)May 11, 1987middle blocker
11Italy Matteo BortolozzoAugust 1, 1989middle blocker
12Italy Alessandro ArientiDecember 7, 1993middle blocker
14Italy Jacopo FerrariMay 10, 1998middle blocker
15Italy Davide Morgese(L)June 16, 1996libero
16Italy Michele Raffaele (L)March 6, 1999libero
Head coach: Netherlands Henk-Jan Held
Assistant: Italy Paolo Zambolin
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