Lube Volleyball Club facts for kids
| Full name | Cucine Lube Civitanova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Eurosuole Forum Civitanova Marche |
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| Chairman | Simona Sileoni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Italian Volleyball League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Club home page | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cucine Lube Civitanova is a professional volleyball team from Civitanova Marche, Italy. They are one of Italy's top volleyball clubs. Since 1995, the team has played in Serie A, which is the highest league in the Italian Volleyball League.
This club has won many important titles. They have won the Italian Championship five times. They also won the Italian Cup five times and the Italian SuperCup four times. On the international stage, they won the CEV Champions League twice (in 2002 and 2019). They also won the CEV Cup three times and the CEV Challenge Cup once. In 2019, they became world champions by winning the FIVB Club World Championship.
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Team Achievements
This section shows all the major trophies and championships Cucine Lube Civitanova has won.
- Italian Volleyball League (5 wins)
First place: 2005/2006, 2011/2012, 2013/2014, 2016/2017, 2018/2019
- Italian Volleyball Cup (5 wins)
First place: 2000/2001, 2002/2003, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2016/2017
- Italian SuperCup (4 wins)
- First place: 2005/2006, 2007/2008, 2011/2012, 2014/2015
- CEV Champions League (2 wins)
- First place: 2001/2002, 2018-2019
- FIVB Club World Championship (1 win)
First place: 2019
- CEV Cup (3 wins)
- First place: 2000/2001, 2004/2005, 2005/2006
- CEV Challenge Cup (1 win)
- First place: 2010/2011
Club Names Through the Years
Like many sports clubs, Cucine Lube Civitanova has changed its name several times since it was founded in 1990. These changes often happen because of new sponsors or a change in the team's home city.
| 1990-1994 | Lube Carima Treia |
| 1994-1995 | Lube Carima Macerata |
| 1995-2012 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata |
| 2012-2014 | Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata |
| 2014-2015 | Cucine Lube Banca Marche Treia |
| 2015-2016 | Cucine Lube Banca Marche Civitanova |
| 2016-present | Cucine Lube Civitanova |
The Team
Here's a look at the coaching staff and the players who were part of the Cucine Lube Civitanova team during the 2015/2016 season.
Coaching Staff 2015/2016
| Coach: |  Gianlorenzo Blengini |
| Second coach: | Gianfranco D'Amico |
| Coach of physical preparation: | Massimo Merazzi |
| Scoutman: | Matteo Carancini |
| Manager: | Claudio Leonardi |
Player Roster 2015/2016
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
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| 1 | Alessandro Fei |
November 29, 1978 | opposite |
| 2 | Simone Parodi |
July 16, 1986 | outside hitter |
| 5 | Osmany Juantorena |
June 12, 1986 | outside hitter |
| 6 | Marco Vitelli |
April 4, 1996 | middle blocker |
| 7 |  Dragan Stanković |
October 18, 1986 | middle blocker |
| 9 | Jiří Kovář |
April 10, 1989 | outside hitter |
| 10 | Giulio Sabbi |
August 10, 1989 | opposite |
| 11 |  Micah Christenson |
May 8, 1993 | setter |
| 12 | Enrico Cester |
March 16, 1988 | middle blocker |
| 13 |  Jenia Grebennikov |
August 13, 1990 | libero |
| 15 | Antonio Corvetta |
August 28, 1977 | setter |
| 16 |  Klemen Čebulj |
February 21, 1992 | outside hitter |
| 17 | Ivan Miljković |
September 13, 1979 | opposite |
| 18 | Marko Podraščanin |
August 29, 1987 | middle blocker |
Famous Players
Many talented volleyball players have played for Cucine Lube Civitanova over the years. Here are some of the most well-known players who have been part of the team.
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