Tours VB

Tours VB
Full nameTours Volley-Ball
Founded1966
GroundSalle Robert Grenon
(Capacity: 3,300)
ChairmanBruno Poilpré
ManagerMarcelo Fronckowiak
CaptainŽeljko Ćorić
LeagueLigue A
2023–242nd place
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Tours VB is a professional men's volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Salle Robert Grenon in Tours, France.

Tours VB plays in LNV Ligue A, top volleyball league in France. According to Media Guide book, the annual budget of Tours is € 2,500,000 for Season 2021/2022 which is the highest budget of all teams.[1]

Honours

Domestic

Winners (9): 2003–04, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
  • French Cup
Winners (11): 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2022–23
  • French SuperCup
Winners (5): 2005–06, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2022–23

International

Winners (1): 2004–05
Silver (1): 2006–07
Final Four (1): 2003–04
Winners (1): 2016–17
Silver (1): 2021–22

Team

As of 2022–23 season[2]

No. Name Date of birth Position
1 João Rafael Ferreira (1993-03-17) 17 March 1993 outside hitter
2 Pierre Derouillon (1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 outside hitter
5 Leandro dos Santos (1993-01-13) 13 January 1993 middle blocker
6 Aymeric Pelvet (2001-01-24) 24 January 2001 outside hitter
7 Luciano Palonsky (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999 outside hitter
8 Gary Chauvin (1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 setter
9 Thiébault Bruckert (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 middle blocker
10 Aboubacar Dramé Neto (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 opposite
12 Dmytro Teryomenko (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 middle blocker
14 Benjamin Diez (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 libero
17 Željko Ćorić (1988-08-24) 24 August 1988 setter
19 José Ademar Santana (1996-02-06) 6 February 1996 outside hitter
20 Jakub Klajmon (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 middle blocker
22 Michaël Parkinson (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 middle blocker
Head coach: Marcelo Fronckowiak

References

  1. ^ "Media Guide". calameo.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  2. ^ "Effectif 2022/23". Tours VB (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2022.