VC Zenit-Kazan

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Zenit-Kazan
File:Zenit Kazan logo.svg
Full nameVolleyball Club "Zenit-Kazan"
Founded2000
GroundKazan Volleyball Centre
(Capacity: 4,570)
ChairmanRafkat Kantyukov
ManagerAleksey Verbov
LeagueSuper League
2022–231st
WebsiteClub home page
Uniforms

VC Zenit-Kazan (Russian: Зенит-Казань), until 2008 known as Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan (Russian: Динамо-Таттрансгаз), is a professional men's volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia. It plays in the Super League (11-time champion).

Achievements

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International competitions

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Winners (6): File:Gold medal europe.svg 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Runners-up (2): File:Silver medal europe.svg 2011, 2019
Third place (1): File:Bronze medal europe.svg 2013
Winners (1): File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg 2017
Runners-up (2): File:Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2015, 2016
Third place (3): File:Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2009, 2011, 2019

Domestic competitions

Winners (12): File:Gold medal with cup.svg 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024
Runners-up (2): File:Silver medal with cup.svg 2019, 2020
Third place (5): File:Bronze medal with cup.svg 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2022
Winners (11): File:Simple gold cup.svg 2004, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Winners (9): File:Simple gold cup.svg 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023

History

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The club was founded on 13 May 2000 by the decision of Tatarstan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kazan City Administration. It was formed at the base of Directorate of Internal Affairs and aimed at taking part in games of Russian Championship First League.[1]

Team roster

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Team roster - season 2021/2022

No. Name Date of birth Position
1 Russia Roman Poroshin (1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 (age 30) setter
3 Russia Andrey Surmachevskiy (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 29) outside hitter
4 Russia Artem Volvich (1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 36) middle blocker
7 Russia Aleksandr Volkov (C) (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 41) middle blocker
9 Russia Yury Berezhko (1984-01-27) 27 January 1984 (age 42) outside hitter
10 Poland Bartosz Bednorz (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 31) outside hitter
11 United States Micah Christenson (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 33) setter
12 Russia Dmitry Shcherbinin (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 36) middle blocker
13 Russia Alexey Kononov (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 29) middle blocker
15 Russia Dmitry Volkov (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 30) outside hitter
17 Russia Valentin Golubev (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 34) libero
18 Russia Maxim Mikhaylov (1988-03-19) 19 March 1988 (age 38) opposite
20 Russia Ilia Fedorov (2002-08-01) 1 August 2002 (age 23) libero
22 Russia Denis Zemtchenok (1987-08-11) 11 August 1987 (age 38) opposite
24 Russia Mikhail Labinskii (2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 23) outside hitter
Head coach: Russia Aleksey Verbov

Notable players

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Notable, former or current players of the club, who are medalists of intercontinental tournaments in national teams or clubs.

Stadium

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Kazan Volleyball Centre is a modern complex with a total area of 13,000 square meters. The capacity of the main arena is 5,000 spectators, the small one 700. They have all the necessary support facilities and well-equipped gyms. The arena is located at Midhat Bulatov Street.

Kit manufacturer

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The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Zenit-Kazan team.

Period Kit provider
2000– Gala
Asics
Mikasa
Mizuno
Champion
Adidas
Erreà

Ensen

Sponsorship

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Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Gazprom. Other sponsors: Ministry of Internal Affairs, Adidas, TNT, Blimp, Gazeta.ru, TFB Bank and Championat.com.[citation needed]

References

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