{{Short description|Italian professional volleyball team}} {{Infobox volleyball club | color1 = #FFFFFF | color2 = #00385d | color3 = #f0d898 | clubname = Rana Verona | short name = | nickname = | image = Volley Verona logo.png | fullname = Rana Verona Volley | founded = 2021 | dissolved = | ground = PalaSport Verona | capacity = 5,350 | chairman = Stefano Fanini | manager = Fabio Soli | captain = | league = Italian Volleyball League | season = | position = | website = https://www.veronavolley.it/ |pattern_b1=_navyshoulders |body1=000060 |pattern_la1=_navyshoulders |leftarm1=000060 |pattern_ra1=_navyshoulders |rightarm1=000060 |pattern_sh1= |shorts1=000060 |pattern_b2=_orangeshoulders |body2=FFB000 |pattern_la2=_navyshoulders |leftarm2=FFB000 |pattern_ra2=_navyshoulders |rightarm2=FFB000 |pattern_sh2= |shorts2=FFB000 | current = }}
'''Rana Verona''' is a professional volleyball team based in Verona, Italy. The club plays in the SuperLega of the Italian Volleyball League.
==History== Verona Volley was founded in 2021, after NBV Verona dissolution.
The club's first title sponsor was WithU, giving the name of WithU Verona Volley for the 2022–2023 Season.
Starting from the 2023–2024 season, the club will be called Rana Verona, as the club signed a multi year sponsorship contract with Verona's company Giovanni Rana.
In the 2024-2025 season, the team reaches the Coppa Italia final, losing 2-3 against Perugia, and finishes 4th in the regular season.
==Team== '''''Team roster – season 2024/2025''''' {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;" |- !style="width:5em; color:#ffffff; background-color:#00385d"|No. !style="width:15em; color:#ffffff; background-color:#00385d"|Name !style="width:15em; color:#ffffff; background-color:#00385d"|Date of birth !style="width:10em; color:#ffffff; background-color:#00385d"|Position |- | 1 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Aidan Zingel||align=right|{{Birth date|1990|11|19|df=y}}||middle blocker |- | 2 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Cortesia||align=right|{{Birth date|1999|09|26|df=y}}||middle blocker |- | 4 ||align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} Donovan Džavoronok||align=right|{{Birth date|1997|07|23|df=y}}||outside hitter |- | 6 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco D'Amico||align=right|{{Birth date|1999|10|09|df=y}}||libero |- | 12 ||align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Jensen||align=right|{{Birth date|1999|04|24|df=y}}||outside hitter |- | 9 ||align=left|{{flagicon|MLI}} Noumory Keita||align=right|{{Birth date|2001|06|26|df=y}}||outside hitter |- | 3 ||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Ewer||align=right|{{Birth date|1993|03|18|df=y}}||outside hitter |- | 7 ||align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Konstantin Abaev||align=right|{{Birth date|1999|06|07|df=y}}||setter |- | 13 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Spirito||align=right|{{Birth date|1993|10|30|df=y}}||setter |- | 15 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Pietro Bonisoli||align=right|{{Birth date|2005|02|11|df=y}}||libero |- | 17 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Vitelli||align=right|{{Birth date|1996|04|04|df=y}}||middle blocker |- | 19 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SLO}} Rok Možič||align=right|{{Birth date|2002|01|17|df=y}}||outside hitter |- | 11 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Sani||align=right|{{Birth date|2002|07|06|df=y}}||outside hitter |- | 21 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Zanotti||align=right|{{Birth date|1997|10|28|df=y}}||middle blocker |- |colspan=4| Head coach: {{flagicon|ITA}} Dario Simoni<br>Assistant: {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Marchesan |}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;" ! colspan=6 | Team roster – season 2017/2018 |- !style="width:5em; color:#ffffff; background-color:#00385d"|No. !style="width:15em; color:#ffffff; background-color:#00385d"|Name !style="width:15em; color:#ffffff; background-color:#00385d"|Date of birth !style="width:10em; color:#ffffff; background-color:#00385d"|Position |- | 1 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Mengozzi||align=right|{{Birth date|1985|5|6}}||middle blocker |- | 2 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Solé||align=right|{{Birth date|1991|6|12}}||middle blocker |- | 3 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Paolucci||align=right|{{Birth date|1979|2|11}}||setter |- | 5 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SLO}} Toncek Stern||align=right|{{Birth date|1995|11|14}}||outside hitter |- | 6 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Marretta||align=right|{{Birth date|1990|8|9}}||outside hitter |- | 7 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Emanuele Birarelli||align=right|{{Birth date|1981|2|8}}||middle blocker |- | 8 ||align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Stephen Maar||align=right|{{Birth date|1994|12|6}}||outside hitter |- | 10 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Thomas Frigo||align=right|{{Birth date|1997|5|19}}||libero |- | 11 ||align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} Aleks Grozdanov||align=right|{{Birth date|1998|3|28}}||middle blocker |- | 12 ||align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} Mitar Tzourits||align=right|{{Birth date|1989|4|25}}||outside hitter |- | 13 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Spirito||align=right|{{Birth date|1993|10|30}}||setter |- | 14 ||align=left|{{flagicon|IRI}} Mohammadjavad Manavinejad||align=right|{{Birth date|1995|11|27}}||outside hitter |- | 17 ||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Thomas Jaeschke||align=right|{{Birth date|1993|9|4}}||outside hitter |- | 18 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Pesaresi||align=right|{{Birth date|1991|2|11}}||libero |- |colspan=4| Head coach: Nikola Grbić<br>Assistant: Giancarlo D'Amico |}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;" ! colspan=6 | Team roster – season 2016/2017 |- ! colspan=6 | Calzedonia Verona |- !No. !style="width:15em"|Name !style="width:13em"|Date of birth !style="width:10em"|Position |- | {{sort|01|1}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Aidan Zingel||align=right|{{Birth date|1990|11|19}}||middle blocker |- | {{sort|02|2}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|SRB}} Uroš Kovačević||align=right|{{Birth date|1993|5|6}}||outside hitter |- | {{sort|03|3}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Paolucci||align=right|{{Birth date|1979|2|11}}||setter |- | {{sort|05|5}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} François Lecat||align=right|{{Birth date|1993|4|19}}||outside hitter |- | {{sort|06|6}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} Alexandre Ferreira||align=right|{{Birth date|1991|11|13}}||outside hitter |- | {{sort|07|7}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Giovi||align=right|{{Birth date|1983|8|19}}||libero |- | {{sort|08|8}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Baranowicz||align=right|{{Birth date|1989|8|5}}||setter |- | {{sort|09|9}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Samuel Holt<sup>1</sup>||align=right|{{Birth date|1993|6|20}}||outside hitter |- | 10 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Thomas Frigo||align=right|{{Birth date|1997|5|19}}||libero |- | 11 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Mengozzi||align=right|{{Birth date|1985|5|6}}||middle blocker |- | 12 ||align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} Mitar Tzourits||align=right|{{Birth date|1989|4|25}}||outside hitter |- | 14 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SLO}} Toncek Stern||align=right|{{Birth date|1995|11|14}}||outside hitter |- | 17 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Anzani||align=right|{{Birth date|1992|2|24}}||middle blocker |- | 18 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Randazzo<sup>2</sup>||align=right|{{Birth date|1994|4|30}}||outside hitter |- |colspan=4| Head coach: Andrea Giani <small>(2016–Dec 2016)</small> Nikola Grbić <small>(Dec 2016–present)</small><br>Assistant: Matteo De Cecco<br> <small><sup>1</sup> Samuel Holt moved to Sieco Service Ortona on November 28, 2016.</small><br> <small><sup>2</sup> Luigi Randazzo joined the club on November 29, 2016.</small> |}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;" ! colspan=6 | Team roster – season 2015/2016 |- ! colspan=6 | Calzedonia Verona |- !No. !style="width:15em"|Name !style="width:13em"|Date of birth !style="width:10em"|Position |- | {{sort|01|1}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Aidan Zingel||align=right|{{Birth date|1990|11|19}}||middle blocker |- | {{sort|02|2}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|SRB}} Uroš Kovačević||align=right|{{Birth date|1993|5|6}}||outside hitter |- | {{sort|03|3}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Nicola Pesaresi||align=right|{{Birth date|1991|2|11}}||libero |- | {{sort|04|4}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Carmelo Gitto||align=right|{{Birth date|1987|7|3}}||middle blocker |- | {{sort|05|5}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} François Lecat||align=right|{{Birth date|1993|4|19}}||outside hitter |- | {{sort|06|6}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Spirito||align=right|{{Birth date|1993|10|30}}||setter |- | {{sort|07|7}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Thomas Frigo||align=right|{{Birth date|1997|5|19}}||libero |- | {{sort|08|8}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Baranowicz||align=right|{{Birth date|1989|8|5}}||setter |- | 10 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SRB}} Saša Starović||align=right|{{Birth date|1988|10|19}}||opposite |- | 13 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giacomo Bellei||align=right|{{Birth date|1988|2|7}}||opposite |- | 15 ||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Sander||align=right|{{Birth date|1992|3|17}}||outside hitter |- | 17 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Anzani||align=right|{{Birth date|1992|2|24}}||middle blocker |- | 18 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Bućko||align=right|{{Birth date|1995|1|6}}||opposite |- |colspan=4| Head coach: Andrea Giani<br>Assistant: Matteo De Cecco |}
==Former names== * Calzedonia Verona 2017/2018 * Blu Volley Verona
==Achievements== * CEV Challenge Cup *: 16px 2016 * Italian Championship Serie A2 *: 16px 2004 *: 16px 2008 * Italian Cup Serie A2 *: 16px 2004, 2008
==Kit manufacturer== The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Verona team.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !style="width:8em; color:#ffffff; background-color:#00385d"|Period !style="width:8em; color:#ffffff; background-color:#00385d"|Kit provider |- |2021– |Macron |}
===Sponsorship=== Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Calzedonia other sponsors: Petas, UnipolSai, Corsini Cancelleria, AGSM Verona, La Fortezza, Enoteca zero7, STAServizi and 30 different companies.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.veronavolley.it/ Official website] * [http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioSquadra.asp?IdSquadra=5349 LegaVolley squad] * [https://volleybox.net/verona-volley-t1369 Team profile] at ''Volleybox.net''
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