Wealth Planet Perugia Volley, also known as Black Angels Perugia Volley, is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Perugia. The team currently plays in the Serie A2, Italy's second highest professional league.
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| Full name | Wealth Planet Perugia Volley | ||
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| Ground | PalaBarton, Perugia, Italy (Capacity: 3,800) | ||
| Chairman | Antonio Bartoccini | ||
| Head coach | Andrea Giovi | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie A2 | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Previous names edit
Due to sponsorship, the club has competed under the following names:
- Gecom Security Corciano (2009–2012)
- Gecom Security Perugia (2012–2015)
- TUUM Perugia Volley (2015–2017)
- Bartoccini Gioiellerie Perugia (2017–2019)
- Bartoccini Fortinfissi Perugia (2019–present)
History edit
Wealth Planet was founded in 2005, but in its early days volleyball was not a part of the business. Instead Wealth Planet was focused on fitness, body building, healthy eating and well-being in general. However, in the late 2000s, Wealth Planet started supporting the local volleyball teams Colli del Tezio and Grifo Volley.[1] In 2010, the company decided to join Serie C with its own volleyball team, Wealth Planet Village.[2]
In August 2011, Wealth Planet Village was merged with the club Pallavolo Etruria Corciano to form Wealth Planet Etruria Village. After the merger, the club has one team in Serie B1, with the sponsored name Gecom Security Corciano, and one team in Serie C, with the sponsored name Multicopia Perugia.[3] In 2012, the club changed its name from Wealth Planet Etruria Village to Wealth Planet Perugia and the sponsored name of the Serie B1 team was changed to Gecom Security Perugia.[4]
In 2017, after playing in Serie B1 for seven years, Wealth Planet Perugia got the chance to play its first season in Serie A2 due to repechage.[5] In its second season (2018–2019) in Serie A2, Wealth Planet Perugia finished the regular season in pool B in first place.[6] The club also won the subsequent promotion pool and was promoted to Serie A1 for the 2019–2020 season.[7][8]
In the 2022–2023 season of Serie A1, Wealth Planet Perugia finished the regular season in 13th place and was relegated back to Serie A2.[9] The club was able to return to Serie A1 again by winning the promotion pool in Serie A2 the following season (2023–2024).[10][11]
Team edit
The following is the roster for the 2023–2024 season.[12]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Glenda Messaggi
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Opposite | 1.82 | 21 January 1999 |
| 2 | Gaia Traballi
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Outside Hitter | 1.83 | 5 February 1997 |
| 4 | Princess Atamah
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Middle Blocker | 1.88 | 1 March 2005 |
| 5 | Imma Sirressi (c)
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Libero | 1.75 | 19 May 1990 |
| 6 | Alessia Lillacci
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Libero | 1.67 | 6 March 1997 |
| 7 | Giulia Viscioni
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Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 13 August 2004 |
| 8 | Maria Irene Ricci
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Setter | 1.81 | 17 February 1996 |
| 9 | Federica Braida
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Setter | 1.82 | 31 August 2000 |
| 11 | Benedetta Bartolini
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Middle Blocker | 1.84 | 5 March 1999 |
| 12 |  Ivonee Montaño
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Opposite | 1.88 | 12 November 1995 |
| 13 | Asia Cogliandro
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Middle Blocker | 1.84 | 12 January 1996 |
| 14 | Sara Turini
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Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 27 February 2007 |
| 18 | Dayana Kosareva
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Outside Hitter | 1.86 | 24 August 1999 |
| 2022–2023 Team[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 2 | Claudia Provaroni
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Libero | 1.81 | 14 May 1998 |
| 4 | Giorgia Avenia
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Setter | 1.80 | 4 April 1994 |
| 5 |  Tessa Polder
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Middle Blocker | 1.89 | 19 May 1997 |
| 6 | Beatrice Gardini
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Outside Hitter | 1.84 | 1 April 2003 |
| 7 |  Stephanie Samedy
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Opposite | 1.88 | 27 September 1998 |
| 7 |  Monika Gałkowska
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Opposite | 1.88 | 6 April 1996 |
| 8 | Chiara Rumori
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Libero | 1.63 | 16 June 1998 |
| 9 |  Raymariely Santos
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Setter | 1.83 | 13 April 1992 |
| 10 | Martina Armini
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Libero | 1.75 | 19 September 2002 |
| 11 | Benedetta Bartolini
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Middle Blocker | 1.84 | 5 March 1999 |
| 12 | Anastasia Guerra (c)
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Outside Hitter | 1.86 | 15 October 1996 |
| 13 |  Anamarija Galic
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Opposite | 2.00 | 7 January 2001 |
| 14 |  Clémence Garcia
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Middle Blocker | 1.86 | 20 October 1997 |
| 16 | Victoria Dilfer
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Setter | 1.80 | 26 February 1999 |
| 17 | Linda Nwakalor
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Middle Blocker | 1.87 | 17 September 2002 |
| 18 |  Alexandra Lazić
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Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 24 September 1994 |
| 2021–2022 Team[14] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 2 | Claudia Provaroni
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Libero | 1.81 | 14 May 1998 |
| 3/13 | Giulia Melli
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Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 8 January 1998 |
| 4 | Britt Bongaerts
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Setter | 1.85 | 3 October 1996 |
| 5 | Imma Sirressi
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Libero | 1.75 | 19 May 1990 |
| 6 | Gaia Guiducci
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Setter | 1.78 | 9 March 2002 |
| 7 | Monika Gałkowska
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Opposite | 1.88 | 6 April 1996 |
| 8 | Chiara Rumori
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Libero | 1.63 | 16 June 1998 |
| 9 | Laura Melandri
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Middle Blocker | 1.86 | 31 January 1995 |
| 12 | Anastasia Guerra
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Outside Hitter | 1.86 | 15 October 1996 |
| 13 | Valentina Diouf
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Opposite | 2.02 | 10 January 1993 |
| 15 | Anastasia Scarabottini
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Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 12 October 2004 |
| 16 |  Helena Havelková (c)
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Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 25 July 1988 |
| 17 | Linda Nwakalor
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Middle Blocker | 1.87 | 17 September 2002 |
| 18 | Binto Diop
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Opposite | 1.94 | 2 March 2002 |
| 28 | Christina Bauer
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Middle Blocker | 1.96 | 1 January 1988 |
References edit
- ^ "Wealth Planet storia". wealthplanet.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 April 2011.
- ^ "Serie C Wealth Planet" (PDF). Wealth Planet Magazine (in Italian). 2 (10): 48. October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Comunicato". wealthplanet.it (in Italian). 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Triangolare A1". wealthplanet.it (in Italian). 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Serie A2, per Perugia è ufficiale il ripescaggio. Le parole di Bartoccini". umbriadomani.it (in Italian). 16 July 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Classifica regular season A2 girone B 2018/19". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Classifica pool promozione A2 2018/19". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Esplode la festa, Bartoccini Perugia in A1 otto anni dopo l'addio alla mitica Sirio". umbria24.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Classifica regular season A1 2022/23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Classifica pool promozione A2 2023/24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "A Perugia festa con vittoria per il ritorno in A1". tuttosport.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Bartoccini-Fortinfissi Perugia Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Bartoccini-Fortinfissi Perugia Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Bartoccini-Fortinfissi Perugia Team 2021–22". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.