VC Zenit-Kazan
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| Full name | Volleyball Club "Zenit-Kazan" | ||
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| Founded | 2000 | ||
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Kazan Volleyball Centre (Capacity: 4,570) | ||
| Chairman | Rafkat Kantyukov | ||
| Manager | Vladimir Alekno | ||
| League | Russian Volleyball Super League | ||
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VC Zenit-Kazan (Russian: Зенит-Казань) (formerly "Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan") is a professional men's volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia. It plays in the Super League (8-time champion). The team won the 2007–08, 2011–12, 2014–15 and 2015-16 CEV Champions League titles, thus being the most-titled club in its new history. As of October 2016, Kazan is ranked 1st in the Men's European clubs ranking.
History
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
2016/2017
Head coach: 
Vladimir Alekno
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
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| 1 |  Anderson, MatthewMatthew Anderson | April 18, 1987 | opposite/outside hitter |
| 3 | Krotkov, ValentinValentin Krotkov | September 1, 1991 | libero |
| 4 | Demakov, IvanIvan Demakov | January 6, 1993 | middle blocker |
| 6 | Sivozhelez, EugeniyEugeniy Sivozhelez | August 6, 1986 | outside hitter |
| 7 |  Salparov, TeodorTeodor Salparov | August 16, 1982 | libero |
| 9 |  León, WilfredoWilfredo León | July 31, 1993 | outside hitter |
| 10 | Volvich, ArtemArtem Volvich | January 22, 1990 | middle blocker |
| 11 | Ashchev, AndreyAndrey Ashchev | May 10, 1983 | middle blocker |
| 12 | Butko, AlexanderAlexander Butko | March 18, 1986 | setter |
| 13 | Kobzar, IgorIgor Kobzar | April 13, 1991 | setter |
| 14 | Gutsalyuk, AlexanderAlexander Gutsalyuk | January 15, 1988 | middle blocker |
| 15 | Zemchenok , DenisDenis Zemchenok | August 11, 1987 | opposite |
| 16 | Verbov, AlekseyAleksey Verbov | January 31, 1982 | libero |
| 17 | Babichev, VladislavVladislav Babichev | February 18, 1981 | libero |
| 18 | Mikhaylov, MaximMaxim Mikhaylov | March 19, 1988 | opposite |
| 19 | Melnik, VlardimirVlardimir Melnik | July 21, 1980 | outside hitter |
Notable players
Notable, former or current players of club, who are medalist of intercontinental tournaments in national teams or clubs.
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Stadium
Kazan Volleyball Centre is a modern complex with total area of 13 thousand square meters. Capacity of the main arena 5,000 spectators, a small 700, has all the necessary support facilities and well-equipped gyms. Arena is located at street Midhat Bulatov, in the neighborhood, Sun City. In 2013, St. Petersburg will take volleyball tournament of the Universiade, but until then there are games of Russian and international tournaments in a short time here will be placed club offices.
Kit providers
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Zenit-Kazan team.
| Period | Kit provider |
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| 2000– | Gala Asics Mikasa Mizuno Champion Adidas Erreà |
Sponsorship
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Gazprom other sponsors: Ministry of Internal Affairs, Adidas, TNT, Blimp, Gazeta, TFB Bank and Championat.
External links
- Official website (Russian)
- Official website (English)
References
| Russian Men's Volleyball League - Super League 2015/2016 | |
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