VC Zenit-Kazan
VC Zenit-Kazan (Russian: Зенит-Казань), until 2008 known as Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan (Russian: Динамо-Таттрансгаз), is a professional men's volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia. It plays in the Super League (10-time champion). The team won the 2007–08, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 CEV Champions League titles, thus being the most-titled club in its new history.
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| Full name | Volleyball Club "Zenit-Kazan" | ||
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| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Ground | Kazan Volleyball Centre (Capacity: 4,570) | ||
| Chairman | Rafkat Kantyukov | ||
| Manager | Aleksey Verbov | ||
| League | Super League | ||
| 2020/21 | 5th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Achievements
International competitions
- Winners (6):
2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 - Runners-up (2):
2011, 2019 - Third place (1):
2013
- Winners (6):
Domestic competitions
- Winners (10):
2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 - Runners-up (2):
2019, 2020 - Third place (4):
2004, 2005, 2008, 2013
- Winners (10):
- Winners (10):
2004, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
- Winners (10):
- Winners (8): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
- Winners (8):
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
Team roster - season 2021/2022
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
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| 1 |  Roman Poroshin | August 23, 1995 | setter |
| 3 | Andrey Surmachevskiy | June 22, 1996 | outside hitter |
| 4 | Artem Volvich | January 22, 1990 | middle blocker |
| 7 | Aleksandr Volkov (C) | February 14, 1985 | middle blocker |
| 9 | Yury Berezhko | January 27, 1984 | outside hitter |
| 10 |  Bartosz Bednorz | July 25, 1994 | outside hitter |
| 11 |  Micah Christenson | May 8, 1993 | setter |
| 12 | Dmitry Shcherbinin | September 10, 1989 | middle blocker |
| 13 | Alexey Kononov | April 9, 1997 | middle blocker |
| 15 | Dmitry Volkov | May 25, 1995 | outside hitter |
| 17 | Valentin Golubev | May 3, 1992 | libero |
| 18 | Maxim Mikhaylov | March 19, 1988 | opposite |
| 20 | Ilia Fedorov | August 1, 2002 | libero |
| 22 | Denis Zemtchenok | August 11, 1987 | opposite |
| 24 | Mikhail Labinskii | April 21, 2003 | outside hitter |
| Head coach: Aleksey Verbov | |||
| Team roster – season 2020/2021 | |||||
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| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 2 | Fedor Voronkov | December 10, 1995 | outside hitter | ||
| 3 | Andrey Surmachevskiy | June 22, 1996 | outside hitter | ||
| 4 | Artem Volvich | January 22, 1990 | middle blocker | ||
| 5 | Laurent Alekno | September 18, 1996 | setter | ||
| 7 | Aleksandr Volkov | February 14, 1985 | middle blocker | ||
| 9 |  Earvin N'Gapeth | February 12, 1991 | outside hitter | ||
| 10 | Bartosz Bednorz | July 25, 1994 | outside hitter | ||
| 11 | Valentin Krotkov | September 1, 1991 | libero | ||
| 12 | Alexander Butko (C) | March 18, 1986 | setter | ||
| 13 | Alexey Kononov | April 9, 1997 | middle blocker | ||
| 15 | Denis Zemtchenok | August 11, 1987 | opposite | ||
| 16 | Artem Smoliar | February 4, 1985 | middle blocker | ||
| 17 | Valentin Golubev | May 3, 1992 | libero | ||
| 18 | Maxim Mikhaylov | March 19, 1988 | opposite | ||
| Head coach: Vladimir Alekno | |||||
| Team roster – season 2019/2020 | |||||
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| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 2 |  Tsvetan Sokolov | December 31, 1989 | opposite | ||
| 3 | Andrey Surmachevskiy | June 22, 1996 | outside hitter | ||
| 4 | Artem Volvich | January 22, 1990 | middle blocker | ||
| 5 | Laurent Alekno | September 18, 1996 | setter | ||
| 7 | Vadim Likhosherstov | January 23, 1989 | middle blocker | ||
| 8 | Nikita Alekseev | July 15, 1992 | opposite | ||
| 9 | Earvin N'Gapeth | February 12, 1991 | outside hitter | ||
| 10 | Alexey Kononov | April 9, 1997 | middle blocker | ||
| 11 | Valentin Krotkov | September 1, 1991 | libero | ||
| 12 | Alexander Butko | March 18, 1986 | setter | ||
| 13 | Alexey Samoylenko | September 23, 1985 | middle blocker | ||
| 15 | Alexey Spiridonov | June 26, 1988 | outside hitter | ||
| 16 | Alexey Verbov | January 31, 1982 | libero | ||
| 18 | Maxim Mikhaylov | March 19, 1988 | opposite | ||
| Head coach: Vladimir Alekno | |||||
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 a total area of 13 thousand square meters. The capacity of the main arena is 5,000 spectators, the small one 700. They have all the necessary support facilities and well-equipped gyms. The arena is located at Midhat Bulatov Street.
Kit manufacturer
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.ru, TFB Bank and Championat.com.
External links
- Official website (in Russian)
- Official website (in English)