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Pallavolo Pinerolo

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Pallavolo Pinerolo
Full nameUnion Volley Pinerolo
GroundPala Bus Company
Pinerolo, Italy
(Capacity: 1,500)
ChairmanClaudio Prina
Head coachMichele Marchiaro
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
WebsiteClub home page
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Pallavolo Pinerolo, also known as Union Volley Pinerolo, is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Pinerolo. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league.

Previous names

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Due to sponsorship, the club has competed under the following names:

  • Bentley Pallavolo Pinerolo (2006–2010)
  • Bentley Ford Sara Pinerolo (2010–2012)
  • Eurospin Ford Sara Pinerolo (2012–2022)
  • Wash4Green Pinerolo (2022–present)

History

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After playing in the fourth tier level of the Italian league, Serie B2, for several years, Pallavolo Pinerolo won the Serie B2 playoff final in 2012 and was promoted to Serie B1.[1][2] There, Pallovolo Pinerolo played for six seasons until the club was promoted to Serie A2 in 2018 by winning pool A in the 2017–2018 season of Serie B1.[3][4]

In the 2021–2022 season of Serie A2, the club finished the regular season in pool B in first place and was qualified for the playoff finals.[5] In the finals, Pallavolo Pinerolo defeated Volley Millenium Brescia by three matches to one and for the first time in the club's history it was promoted to Serie A1.[6][7]

In the 2023–2024 season of Serie A1, Pallavolo Pinerolo finished the regular season in sixth place and made its debut in the championship playoffs.[8]

Team

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The following is the roster for the 2024–2025 season.[9]

Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date
1 Italy Indre Sorokaite Outside Hitter 1.88 (1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 36)
2 Italy Francesca Cosi Middle Blocker 1.89 (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 24)
3 Italy Carlotta Cambi Setter 1.76 (1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 28)
4 Italy Giada Di Mario Libero 1.80 (2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 20)
7 France Amandha Sylves Middle Blocker 1.96 (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 23)
8 Italy Silvia Bussoli Outside Hitter 1.84 (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 31)
9 Italy Sofia D'Odorico Outside Hitter 1.86 (1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 27)
10 Italy Ilenia Moro Libero 1.78 (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25)
12 Italy Martina Bracchi Outside Hitter 1.82 (2002-04-25) 25 April 2002 (age 22)
14 France Léandra Olinga Andela Middle Blocker 1.85 (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 27)
17 Poland Malwina Smarzek Opposite 1.91 (1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 28)
18 Italy Yasmina Akrari (c) Middle Blocker 1.85 (1993-08-31) 31 August 1993 (age 31)
23 Italy Elena Perinelli Outside Hitter 1.81 (1995-06-27) 27 June 1995 (age 29)
24 Cuba Thalia Moreno Reyes Opposite 1.89 (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 22)
28 Italy Giorgia Avenia Setter 1.80 (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30)

References

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  1. ^ "Serie B2 Femminile – Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Volley, storica promozione in B1 per il Ford Sara Pinerolo". torinotoday.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Serie B1 Femminile – Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Volley: Eurospin Ford Sara Pinerolo promossa in serie A2". sportorino.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Classifica regular season A2 girone B 2021/22". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Risultati Serie A2 spareggio 2021/22". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Pinerolo in paradiso: promossa in A1". tuttosport.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  8. ^ "La Wash4Green Pinerolo vince con Trento e conquista i playoff". unionvolley.net (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Wash4green Pinerolo Team 2024–25". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Wash4green Pinerolo Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Wash4green Pinerolo Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Eurospin Ford Sara Pinerolo Team 2021–22". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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