Club Ciudad de Bolívar
Encyclopedia
Club Ciudad de Bolívar 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). 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.
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
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
club based in San Carlos de Bolívar
San Carlos de Bolívar
San Carlos de Bolívar is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Bolívar Partido.The Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria has a campus in Bolívar....
, Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. The club was founded on October 23, 2002, subsequent to that year's FIVB Men's World Championship
2002 FIVB Men's World Championship
The 2002 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the 15th edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Salta, Córdoba, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Santa Fé and San Juan, Argentina from September 28 to October 13, 2002.-Pools composition:* Because ...
held in Argentina. The club's foundation was initiative of TV host and entrepreneur Marcelo Tinelli
Marcelo Tinelli
Marcelo Hugo Tinelli is an Argentine TV host, media producer and businessman, best known as the host of the TV show ShowMatch broadcast on Argentina's Canal 13...
(who was born in San Carlos de Bolívar). 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
Liga Argentina de Voleibol – Serie A1
The Liga Argentina de Voleibol – Serie A1 is the top level of the Argentine men's volleyball league system. It is organized by the Asociación de Clubes Liga Argentina de Voleibol...
, 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
South American Men's Club Volleyball Championship
The South American Men's Club Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for club teams, currently held annually and organized by the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol.-Results:...
in 2010, earning the right to represent the continent in the FIVB Men's Club World Championship.
Notable players
The following players are mentioned in the "history" section of the club's official website.Sebastián Firpo Guillermo Quaini Sebastián Jabif Eduardo Rodríguez Mariano Baracetti
Mariano Baracetti
Mariano Joaquín Baracetti is a beach volleyball player from Argentina, who won the world title at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria partnering Martin Conde...
Pezao Iván Márquez Gabe Gardner
Gabe Gardner
Gabriel "Gabe" Bryan Gardner is an American professional volleyball player. He is a two time Olympian, having played at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics with the U.S...
Alejandro Spajic
Alejandro Spajic
Alejandro Spajić is an Argentine volleyball player. Spajić is clearly a volleyball player both for Argentina and his club...
Leonardo Patti Guillermo García Marcelo Román Dalibor Polak
Ronald Méndez
Ronald Mendez
Ronald Méndez is a volleyball player from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In the final Méndez' team defeated Cuba 3-0 .-References:*...
Badá Santiago Darraidou
Santiago Darraidou
Santiago Pedro Darraidou is an Argentine volleyball player. Darraidou is 194 cm and weighs 96 kg. He speaks Spanish, English and Italian.-Clubs:-International Caps :-References:*...
Pablo Peralta Gabriel Arroyo Luciano de Cecco Diego Stepanenko Juan Pablo Alanís Pablo Meana
Pablo Meana
Pablo Meana is a male volleyball player from Argentina, who played as a libero. He ended up in sixth place with the Men's National Team at the 2002 FIVB Men's World Championship, where he was named Best Receiver of the tournament...
William Wallace Javier Filardi