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| Full name | Volleyball Club "Zenit" | ||
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| Short name | VC Zenit SPb | ||
| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Ground | KSK Arena, Saint Petersburg (Capacity: 7,120) | ||
| Chairman | Vladimir Samsonov | ||
| Manager | Viktor Sidelnikov (care-taker) | ||
| Captain | Ivan Iakovlev | ||
| League | Super League CEV Champions League | ||
| 2021/22 | 4th place | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Departments of Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||||||||||||||||
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"Zenit" (Волейбольная команда «Зенит») is a Russian professional volleyball club based in Saint Petersburg.[1]
The club is taking part in the Russian Superleague.[2] The club's primary sponsor is Gazprom.
Achievements
Domestic competitions
International competitions
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History
The VC Zenit was established in June 2017,[3] as part of the FC Zenit.[4][5] It played at the Super League for the first time in the 2017–18 season and finished fifth, and reached the Final game in playoff, against Zenit Kazan.
Team roster
Team roster – season 2022/2023
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sergey Melkozerov |
(1997-04-25) April 25, 1997 | libero |
| 3 | Dmitry Kovalëv |
(1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 | setter |
| 4 | Igor Kobzar (C) |
(1991-04-13) April 13, 1991 | setter |
| 5 | Egor Yakutin |
(1997-01-27) January 27, 1997 | middle blocker |
| 8 |  Jenia Grebennikov |
(1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 | libero |
| 9 | Ivan Iakovlev |
(1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 | middle blocker |
| 10 | Kirill Ursov |
(1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 | outside hitter |
| 11 | Fedor Voronkov |
(1995-12-10) December 10, 1995 | outside hitter |
| 12 |  Matt Anderson |
(1987-08-18) August 18, 1987 | outside hitter |
| 13 | Maxim Kosmin |
(1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 | middle blocker |
| 17 | Viktor Poletaev |
(1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 | opposite |
| 18 | Egor Kliuka |
(1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 | outside hitter |
| Head coach: Andrey Tolochko | |||
| Team roster – season 2021/2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VC Zenit St. Petersburg | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 1 | Sergey Melkozerov |
(1997-04-25) April 25, 1997 | libero | ||
| 2 | Kirill Ionov |
(2001-10-31) October 31, 2001 | middle blocker | ||
| 4 | Igor Kobzar (C) |
(1991-04-13) April 13, 1991 | setter | ||
| 7 | Igor Kolodinsky |
(1983-07-07) July 7, 1983 | setter | ||
| 8 | Jenia Grebennikov |
(1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 | libero | ||
| 9 | Ivan Iakovlev |
(1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 | middle blocker | ||
| 10 | Kirill Ursov |
(1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 | outside hitter | ||
| 11 | Fedor Voronkov |
(1995-12-10) December 10, 1995 | outside hitter | ||
| 13 | Maxim Kosmin |
(1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 | middle blocker | ||
| 14 | Ivan Podrebinkin |
(1993-07-03) July 3, 1993 | opposite | ||
| 17 | Viktor Poletaev |
(1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 | opposite | ||
| 18 | Egor Kliuka |
(1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 | outside hitter | ||
| 19 |  Dmytro Pashytskyy |
(1987-11-29) November 29, 1987 | middle blocker | ||
| 21 |  Tine Urnaut |
(1988-09-03) September 3, 1988 | outside hitter | ||
| Head coach: Tuomas Sammelvuo | |||||
| Team roster – season 2020/2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VC Zenit St. Petersburg | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 1 | Sergey Melkozerov |
(1997-04-25) April 25, 1997 | libero | ||
| 2 | Aleksandr Dyachkov |
(1997-08-15) August 15, 1997 | outside hitter | ||
| 3 | Dmitry Kovalyov |
(1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 | setter | ||
| 4 | Omar Kurbanov |
(2000-02-23) February 23, 2000 | outside hitter | ||
| 6 | Antoine Brizard |
(1994-05-22) May 22, 1994 | setter | ||
| 9 | Ivan Iakovlev (C) |
(1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 | middle blocker | ||
| 10 | Kirill Ursov |
(1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 | outside hitter | ||
| 11 | Igor Filippov |
(1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 | middle blocker | ||
| 13 | Maxim Kosmin |
(1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 | middle blocker | ||
| 14 | Ivan Podrebinkin |
(1993-07-03) July 3, 1993 | opposite | ||
| 15 | Oreol Camejo |
(1986-07-22) July 22, 1986 | outside hitter | ||
| 16 | Evgeny Andreev |
(1995-01-06) January 6, 1995 | libero | ||
| 17 | Viktor Poletaev |
(1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 | opposite | ||
| 18 | Egor Kliuka |
(1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 | outside hitter | ||
| 19 | Dmytro Pashytskyy |
(1987-11-29) November 29, 1987 | middle blocker | ||
| Head coach: Tuomas Sammelvuo | |||||
References
- ^ В Петербурге будет новый «Зенит».
- ^ Cuban Oreol Camejo will play for the St. Petersburg Zenit
- ^ Волейбол // «Газпром» подтвердил создание петербургского «Зенита»
- ^ ВФВ: «Зенит» (Санкт-Петербург) сыграет в Суперлиге вместо «Динамо-Краснодар»
- ^ Гандбольный Зенит?
External links
Official website
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