- Club Ciudad de Bolívar
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Drean Bolívar Full name Club Ciudad de Bolívar Short name Bolívar Nickname Las Águilas (the Eagles)
La Celeste (the Light Blue)Founded October 23, 2002 Ground Complejo Polideportivo República de Venezuela Manager Javier Weber League Liga Argentina de Voleibol 2009–10 1st (champion) Website Club home page Uniforms Current Home Away Libero Club Ciudad de Bolívar (known as Drean Bolívar for sponsorship reasons) is a volleyball club based in San Carlos de Bolívar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The club was founded on October 23, 2002, subsequent to that year's FIVB Men's World Championship held in Argentina. The club's foundation was initiative of TV host and entrepreneur Marcelo Tinelli (who was born in San Carlos de Bolívar).[1] The team has used different names for sponsorship reasons: Bolívar Signia, Orígenes Bolívar, DirecTV Bolívar, and the current Drean Bolívar.
Bolívar is the most successful team of the Argentine league, having won 6 titles: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, and 2009–10. Bolívar also won the South American Men's Club Volleyball Championship in 2010, earning the right to represent the continent in the FIVB Men's Club World Championship.
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Notable players
The following players are mentioned in the "history" section of the club's official website.[2]
- Sebastián Firpo
- Guillermo Quaini
- Sebastián Jabif
- Eduardo Rodríguez
- Mariano Baracetti
- Pezao
- Iván Márquez
- Gabe Gardner
- Alejandro Spajic
- Leonardo Patti
- Guillermo García
- Marcelo Román
- Dalibor Polak
- Ronald Méndez
- Badá
- Santiago Darraidou
- Pablo Peralta
- Gabriel Arroyo
- Luciano de Cecco
- Diego Stepanenko
- Juan Pablo Alanís
- Pablo Meana
- William
- Wallace
- Javier Filardi
Managers
- Daniel Castellani (2002–2006)
- Javier Weber (2006–present)
References
- ^ "La Liga llega con novedades" (in Spanish). Clarín. 2002-11-11. http://edant.clarin.com/diario/2002/11/12/d-04201.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "Club. Historia" (in Spanish). Bolívar Voley official website. http://www.bolivarvoley.com.ar/#club. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
External links
- Official website (Spanish)
Categories:- Argentine volleyball teams
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