Volley Callipo is a professional volleyball team based in Vibo Valentia, Italy. The club plays in SuperLega (previous Serie A1), highest level of the Italian Volleyball League. In season 2017/18 the club is named Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia.
Achievements Italian Cup Serie A2 (x4) 2003, 2015, 2016, 2023
History The club was founded in 1993 in Italian Vibo Valentia by Filippo Callipo. In 2004 was promoted to Serie A1, but in 2007 fell down to Serie A2. After one season came back to Serie A1. In 2014-2016 the club spent in Serie A2, because of Serie A1 reorganization. In these two seasons club won two Italian Cups Serie A2. Since 2016, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia has been playing in SuperLega (previous Serie A1).La Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia «promossa» in Superlega A1 - tuttosport.com - 17-02-2017 Also in June 2016, was chosen new Argentine head coach Waldo Kantor.Waldo Kantor č il nuovo condottiero giallorosso - legavolley.it - 17-02-2017
After winning the Serie A2 title in the 2022/23 season, the club's president Filippo Callipo surprisingly announced that the club will suspend all activities for the next club season. This means that the club will not play in SuperLega and lower league. The reason that caused this decision came from economic difficulties that the owner's company faced.
Team Team roster - season 2022/2023 No.NameDate of birthPosition 1 Nikola MijailovićOutside hitter 2 Davide CandellaroMiddle blocker 3 Domenico CavacciniLibero 5 Santiago OrdunaSetter 6 Leonardo CartaLibero 7 Alessandro Tondo (c)Middle blocker 8 Lorenzo PiazzaSetter 9 Cosimo BalestraMiddle blocker 10 Matteo BelliaOpposite hitter 11 Alessio TalloneOutside hitter 12 Jernej TerpinOutside hitter 14 Marco BelluomoMiddle blocker 15 Michele FedrizziOutside hitter 17 Paul BucheggerOpposite hitter Head coach: Cezar DouglasAssistant: Francesco Racaniello
Team roster - season 2021/2022No.NameDate of birthPosition 2 Yuji Nishidaopposite 3 Davide Luigi Russolibero 4 Giovanni Maria Gargiulomiddle blocker 5 Maurício Borges Silvaoutside hitter 7 Fabio Bisiopposite 8 Davide Saitta (c)setter 9 middle blocker 10 Luka Basicoutside hitter 11 Marco Rizzolibero 13 Flávio Gualbertomiddle blocker 15 setter 16 Alberto Pio Nicotraoutside spiker Head coach: Valerio BaldovinAssistant: Francesco Guarnieri
Team roster - season 2017/2018 Tonno Callipo Vibo ValentiaNo.NameDate of birthPosition 1 Deivid Junior Costamiddle blocker 2 Manuel Coscionesetter 3 Davide Marralibero 4 François Lecatoutside hitter 5 Marco Izzosetter 6 Francesco Corradooutside hitter 7 Oleg Antonovoutside hitter 8 Jacopo Massarioutside hitter 10 Damian Domagałaoutside hitter 11 Ernesto Torchialibero 12 Pieter Verheesmiddle blocker 13 Benjamin Patchoutside hitter 18 Luca Prestamiddle blocker Head coach: Lorenzo TubertiniAssistant: Antonio Valentini
Team roster - season 2016/2017 Tonno Callipo Vibo ValentiaNo.NameDate of birthPosition Deivid Junior Costamiddle blocker Manuel Coscionesetter Davide Marralibero Baptiste Geileroutside hitter Ugo Buzzelli1setter Marco Izzo2setter Ernesto Torchialibero Peter Michalovicopposite Carlos Eduardo Silvaoutside hitter Rocco Baronemiddle blocker 10 Thiago Soares Alvesoutside hitter 11 Graziano Maccaronemiddle blocker 12 Enrico Diamantinimiddle blocker 13 Francesco Corradoopposite 18 Filip Rejlekopposite Head coach: Marcelo FronckowiakAssistant: Antonio Valentini 1 Ugo Buzzelli left the club on November 23, 2016. 2 Marco Izzo went to club on November 24, 2016.
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LegaVolley squad