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Cucine Lube Civitanova

Full name	Cucine Lube Civitanova
Founded	1990
Ground	Eurosuole Forum Civitanova Marche
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.

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.

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
1	Fei, AlessandroAlessandro Fei	(1978-11-29) November 29, 1978 (age 47)	opposite
2	Parodi, SimoneSimone Parodi	(1986-07-16) July 16, 1986 (age 39)	outside hitter
5	Juantorena, OsmanyOsmany Juantorena	(1986-06-12) June 12, 1986 (age 39)	outside hitter
6	Vitelli, MarcoMarco Vitelli	(1996-04-04) April 4, 1996 (age 29)	middle blocker
7	Stanković, DraganDragan Stanković	(1986-10-18) October 18, 1986 (age 39)	middle blocker
9	Kovář, JiříJiří Kovář	(1989-04-10) April 10, 1989 (age 36)	outside hitter
10	Sabbi, GiulioGiulio Sabbi	(1989-08-10) August 10, 1989 (age 36)	opposite
11	Christenson, MicahMicah Christenson	(1993-05-08) May 8, 1993 (age 32)	setter
12	Cester, EnricoEnrico Cester	(1988-03-16) March 16, 1988 (age 37)	middle blocker
13	Grebennikov, JeniaJenia Grebennikov	(1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 35)	libero
15	Corvetta, AntonioAntonio Corvetta	(1977-08-28) August 28, 1977 (age 48)	setter
16	Čebulj, KlemenKlemen Čebulj	(1992-02-21) February 21, 1992 (age 34)	outside hitter
17	Miljković, IvanIvan Miljković	(1979-09-13) September 13, 1979 (age 46)	opposite
18	Podraščanin, MarkoMarko Podraščanin	(1987-08-29) August 29, 1987 (age 38)	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.