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Italian volleyball club

Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza

Full name

Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza

Nickname

The Wolves

Founded

2018

Ground

PalaBanca
Piacenza, Italy
(Capacity: 3,800)

Chairman

Elisabetta Curti

Manager

Andrea Anastasi

League

Italian Volleyball League

Website

Club home page

Uniforms

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Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza is an Italian professional men's volleyball club based in Piacenza, northern Italy. Dedicated businessmen and citizens established a new volleyball club to embrace the rich volleyball culture in Piacenza after the city's historic club, Volley Piacenza, went bankrupt. It currently plays in the Superlega, the highest level league of Italian volleyball.

The team debuted in Serie A2 for Season 2018-19.^[1]^[2]^[3] After a successful 2018-19 season where they won the title of Serie A2, the team was promoted to Superlega.^[4]

Achievements

Italian Championship
(×1) 2022–23
Italian Championship Serie A2
(×1) 2018–19
Italian Cup Serie A2
(×1) 2018–19
Italian Cup SuperLega
(×1) 2022–23

Team

Team roster – season 2022/2023

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Luka Bašić	(1995-01-29) January 29, 1995 (age 29)	opposite
2	Nicolò Hoffer	(2000-05-06) May 6, 2000 (age 24)	libero
3	Francesco Recine	(1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 (age 25)	outside hitter
4	Fabrizio Gironi	(2000-03-18) March 18, 2000 (age 24)	outside hitter
5	Roamy Alonso	(1997-07-24) July 24, 1997 (age 26)	middle blocker
6	Antoine Brizard (C)	(1994-05-22) May 22, 1994 (age 30)	setter
8	Ricardo Lucarelli	(1992-02-14) February 14, 1992 (age 32)	outside hitter
9	Yoandy Leal	(1988-08-31) August 31, 1988 (age 35)	outside hitter
10	Leonardo Scanferla	(1998-12-04) December 4, 1998 (age 25)	libero
12	Enrico Cester	(1988-03-16) March 16, 1988 (age 36)	middle blocker
13	Robertlandy Simón	(1987-06-11) June 11, 1987 (age 36)	middle blocker
17	Yuri Romanò	(1997-07-26) July 26, 1997 (age 26)	opposite
18	Edoardo Caneschi	(1997-01-26) January 26, 1997 (age 27)	middle blocker
19	Freek De Weijer	(1995-10-30) October 30, 1995 (age 28)	setter
Head coach: Lorenzo Bernardi Assistant: Massimo Botti

Team roster – season 2021–2022
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Adis Lagumdžija	(1999-03-29) March 29, 1999 (age 25)	opposite
2	Aaron Russell	(1993-06-04) June 4, 1993 (age 30)	outside hitter
3	Francesco Recine	(1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 (age 25)	outside hitter
4	Damiano Catania	(2001-03-28) March 28, 2001 (age 23)	libero
5	Tonček Štern	(1995-11-14) November 14, 1995 (age 28)	opposite
6	Antoine Brizard (C)	(1994-05-22) May 22, 1994 (age 30)	setter
7	Alessandro Tondo	(1991-08-18) August 18, 1991 (age 32)	middle blocker
8	Oleg Antonov	(1988-07-28) July 28, 1988 (age 35)	outside hitter
9	Thibault Rossard	(1993-08-28) August 28, 1993 (age 30)	outside hitter
10	Leonardo Scanferla	(1998-12-04) December 4, 1998 (age 25)	libero
12	Enrico Cester	(1988-03-16) March 16, 1988 (age 36)	middle blocker
13	Pierre Pujol	(1984-07-13) July 13, 1984 (age 39)	setter
14	Max Holt	(1987-03-12) March 12, 1987 (age 37)	middle blocker
18	Edoardo Caneschi	(1997-01-26) January 26, 1997 (age 27)	middle blocker
Head coach: Lorenzo Bernardi

Team roster – season 2020–2021
Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Alberto Polo	(1995-09-07)September 7, 1995	middle blocker
2	Aaron Russell	(1993-06-04)June 4, 1993	outside hitter
3	Marco Izzo	(1994-11-17)November 17, 1994	setter
4	Leonardo Scanferla	(1998-12-04)December 4, 1998	libero
5	Davide Candellaro	(1899-06-07)June 7, 1899	middle blocker
7	Alessandro Tondo	(1991-08-18)August 18, 1991	middle blocker
8	Oleg Antonov	(1988-07-28)July 28, 1988	outside hitter
9	Georg Grozer	(1984-11-27)November 27, 1984	opposite
10	Iacopo Botto	(1987-09-22)September 22, 1987	outside hitter
13	James Shaw	(1994-03-05)March 5, 1994	opposite
14	Raydel Hierrezuelo	(1987-07-14)July 14, 1987	setter
15	Fabio Fanuli	(1985-02-10)February 10, 1985	libero
17	Trevor Clévenot (C)	(1994-06-28)June 28, 1994	outside hitter
21	Mohammad Mousavi	(1987-08-22)August 22, 1987	middle blocker
23	Michal Finger	(1993-09-02)September 2, 1993	opposite
25	Michele Baranowicz	(1989-08-05)August 5, 1989	setter
Head coach: Alberto Giuliani Assistant: Francesco Cadeddu

Team roster – season 2019–2020
Gas Sales Piacenza
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Riccardo Copelli	(1996-03-16)March 16, 1996	middle blocker
2	Leonardo Scanferla	(1998-12-04)December 4, 1998	libero
3	Alessandro Fei (C)	(1978-11-29)November 29, 1978	opposite
4	Maximiliano Cavanna	(1988-07-02)July 2, 1988	setter
5	Dick Kooy	(1987-12-03)December 3, 1987	outside hitter
6	Igor Yudin	(1987-06-17)June 17, 1987	outside hitter
7	Dragan Stanković	(1985-10-18)October 18, 1985	middle blocker
9	Iacopo Botto	(1987-09-22)September 22, 1987	outside hitter
10	Matteo Paris	(1983-09-13)September 13, 1983	setter
12	Alexander Berger	(1988-09-27)September 27, 1988	outside hitter
14	Alessandro Tondo	(1991-08-18)August 18, 1991	middle blocker
15	Fabio Fanuli	(1985-02-10)February 10, 1985	libero
18	Matteo Pistolesi	(1995-03-14)March 14, 1995	setter
20	Gabriele Nelli	(1993-12-04)December 4, 1993	opposite
21	Petar Krsmanović	(1990-06-21)June 21, 1990	middle blocker
Head coach: Andrea Gardini Assistant: Fabio Storti

Notable players

2021–2022 Maxwell Holt
2020–2022 Oleg Antonov
2020–2022 Aaron Russell
2020–2021 Mohammad Mousavi
2021–2022 Tonček Štern
2021–2022 Thibault Rossard

References

^ "Volleyball, Gas Sales Piacenza is born. Curti as president and Zlatanov as general manager". piacenzasera.it (in Italian). 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
^ "Today the new Gas Sales volleyball company is born". piacenzasera.it (in Italian). 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
^ "Volley maschile, A2 più vicina: le risorse da Gas Sales, Banca di Piacenza e Giglio". piacenzasera.it (in Italian). 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
^ Crosali, Andrea (2019-05-04). "La Gas Sales in festa! Piacenza riabbraccia la Superlega". Piacenza24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-19.