Pallavolo Sirio Perugia was an Italian women's volleyball club based in Perugia. The club had success at national and international level during the years it was active.
Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: Imet Perugia (1991–1992) Rasimelli&Coletti Perugia (1992–1993) Despar Perugia (1993–1994) Despar Sirio Perugia (1994–1995) Despar Perugia (1995–2001) Despar Colussi Perugia (2001–2002) Despar Perugia (2002–2003) Despar Sirio Perugia (2003–2004) Despar Perugia (2004–2011)
History The club was created in 1970 in Perugia. It made its way through the lower leagues in Italy until it reached the highest Italian league, the Serie A1 in 1989. The first major title came at the 1991–92 Italian Cup, at the same season the club finished as Serie A1 runner up for a second consecutive year. The early 1990s strong results paved the way to the European competitions but it was only by the end of that decade and the early 2000s that the club transformed strong results into titles. A second Italian Cup title came in 1998–99, the first European title in the 1999–00 Cup Winners Cup and the first Serie A1 title arrived in 2002–03 together with a third Italian Cup. The double (league and cup) was repeated in 2004–05 with the club also taking the CEV Cup that season. In the following season it claimed the CEV Champions League title and in 2006–07 the club won the double (for a third time) and CEV Cup just like it did two seasons earlier. It added an Italian Supercup in 2007 and second Champions League in 2007–08.
In 2011 the club restructured itself, after the president decided to focus only on the youth teams and the club renounced participation on the 2011–12 Serie A1 season. A new club called was created and, in collaboration with three clubs (APD Monteluce, San Sisto Volley and Pallavolo San Sisto), formed the Pallavolo Perugia group.
Team The club's last team of the 2010–11 season. As of September 2010 Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Olga FateevaOpposite1.9004/05/19842 Annamaria QuarantaOutside hitter1.8419/10/19814 Manuela LeggeriMiddle blocker1.8609/05/19766 Ivana LukovićOpposite1.9018/07/19927 Olesia RykhliukOuitside Hitter1.9411/12/19878 Beatrice SaccoLibero1.6907/06/19839 Chiara ArcangeliLibero 1.6714/02/198311 Sanja PopovićOutside hitter1.8631/05/198412 Veronica AngeloniOutside hitter1.8606/07/198613 Kseniya IhnatsiukMiddle blocker1.8417/08/198914 Cinzia CallegaroSetter1.7502/07/197517 Giulia RondonSetter1.8916/10/1987
Coach: Claudio César Cuello
Notable players
Taismary Aguero (2001-2005) Mirka Francia (2000-2008) Simona Gioli (2002-2008) Antonella Del Core (2006-2008) Paola Croce (2001-2004) Elisa Togut (2008-2009) Neriman Özsoy (2010-2012) Dorota Swieniewicz (1997-2006) Irina Kirillova (2001-2004) Fofão (2004-2007) Walewska Oliveira (2004-2007) Nancy Metcalf (2003-2004) Hanka Pachale (2007-2008) Antonina Zetova (2005-2007/2009-2010) Neli Marinova (2007-2008) Regla Torres (1998-2000) Regla Bell (1998-2000) Yang Hao (2008-2009) Karina Ocasio (2003-2004)
Honours
National competitions National League: 3 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07
Coppa Italia: 5 1991–92, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07
Italian Super Cup: 1 2007
International competitions CEV Champions League: 2 2005–06, 2007–08
Cup Winners Cup: 1 1999–00
CEV Cup: 2 2004–05, 2006–07
References
External links Official website