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    You're right and I rectified. But well, she was Croatian before having been naturalized Serbian. So, it was not totally wrong ;-)

    April 23, 2010, BERKELEY - Former California volleyball middle hitter Mindi Wiley has signed a contract to join the Koniz Volleyball Club of the Swiss Volley League. The Sonoma, Calif. native will head to Bern, Switzerland in early August for the 2010 season. The Swiss Volley League is part of the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball, which is the governing body for professional volleyball in Europe and the originator of the European Champions League. Fellow former Golden Bear middle hitter Ellen Orchard is also a part of the Swiss Volley League as a member of VC Kanti Schaffhausen.


    Wiley completed her career with the Bears with 651 kills on 1,294 attacks (219e, .334) and maintained a 2.13 kps average. She finished as Cal's second all-time leader in career hitting percentage and ranks ninth in all-time blocks with 332. She had the top ninth and 10th single-season program totals for blocks with 126 in 2009 and 123 in 2008. As a senior, Wiley started all 32 matches for Cal and put up 2.37 kps while leading the team in blocks with 1.03 bps and posted the sixth-highest single-season hitting percentage at .343 (289k, 95e, 566att).


    (Source: CalBears. http://www.calbears.com/sports…y/spec-rel/042310aaa.html)

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    You're right and I rectified. But well, she was Croatian before having been naturalized Serbian. So, it was not totally wrong ;-)


    well you are almost right, she is Serbian who was in Croatia when war started, so only way that she leaves Croatia and go to Serbia was if she except Croatian nationality. Originally she is from Bosnia, pure Serbian.

    Livia Caluori (VOLERO/SUI) and Nadine Jenny (VOLERO/SUI) --> Volley Köniz, Dominika Jarotta (VOLERO/SUI) --> VBC Biel/Bienne, Marta Ostrowska (Volley Köniz/POL) --> FKB Düdingen
    :woohoo: :serve:

    Date: 15.4.2010
    Autor: Dušan Ćućuz


    Cirih – Poslije godinu Ženski odbojkaški klub Volero je bio bez ijednog osvojenog pehara u Švajcarskoj, ali angažovanjem ruskog trenera Stava Jakobija stigao je preporod.


    Ruski stručnjak je angažovao dvije reprezentativke Srbije, Aleksandru Petrović i Jovanu Vesović, te Hrvaticu Anu Grbac, Bugarku Gabrijelu Koevu i dva bisera – Svetlanu Ilić Brankicu Mihajlović, koja je i prva smečerka u švajcarskom prvenstvu, a nije napunila ni dvadeset ljeta.


    Svetlana Ilić je rodom iz Republike Srpske, igrala je u nekoliko zemalja i postala nezamjenljiva u reprezentaciji Belgije. Kad je za nju čuo nekadašnji igrač CSKA, danas trener Volera, odmah ju je angažovao. Svetlana se vratila osvajajući sve moguće pehare: Kup, prvenstvo Švajcarske bez poraza u doigravanju za prvaka. U tom baražu za šampiona posebno se istakla Brankica Mihajlović i postala ljubimica publike i poklonika odbojke.


    Imamo odličnu ekipu i nadam se da ćemo nastaviti sa dobrim rezultatima, kako u domaćim takmičenjima tako i na međunarodnoj sceni. Naša ekipa ima kvalitet za velike domete – istakla je Svetlana Ilić, odbojkašica Volera.


    Ona je mirna i staložena van terena, a na njemu je prava lavica, što važi i za Brankicu. Nijedna na treningu nema milosti ni prema kome.
    Dobila sam poziv od predsjednika Odbojkaškog saveza Švajcarske Krištofa Šterna da preuzmem reprezentaciju. On mi je obećao da ću voditi i Volero. Vidjećemo šta će da bude – kazala je Brankica Mihajlović.


    Srpkinje, dakle, caruju na odbojkaškim terenima u Švajcarskoj.


    (Source: Glas Srpske. http://www.glassrpske.com/vije…k-svajcarskog-Volera.html)

    Nina Rosić, libero and member of Serbian National Team, signed a one-year contract with VBC Voléro Zürich. Nina Rosić was a member of Crvena Zvezda Belgrade. Her arrival would corroborate Nadine Jenny’s forseen departure from Voléro to, and that’s only a conjecture so far, Volley Köniz.

    Date: 16.5.2010


    Libero šampionskog sastava crveno-belih, Nina Rosić postala je novi član švajcarskog Volero Ciriha.


    Srpska kolonija u Voleru dobila je pojačanje u liku Nine Rosić. Posle osam godina u Zvezdi sjajni libero je potpisao jednogodišnji ugovor sa švajcarskim šampinom za koji već nastupaju Jovana Vesović i Aleksandra Petrović, a prvi trener je Svetlana Ilić.


    “Ugovor sa Zvezdom mi je istekao, a stigla je ponuda Volera koja se jednostavno je odbija. Teško mi je što odlazim iz Zvezde, jer sam tu provela sjajnih osam godina, ali u žitovu treba težiti nečem višem. Drago mi je što ću u Voleru igrati sa našim igračicama, jer ovo je moj prvi ino angažman”, kaže Nina Rosić.
    Jovana Vesović je kapiten Volera, a sigurno je da će Aleksanda Petrović i Ceca Ilić učiniti sve da Rosićevoj uklapanje u igru Volera bude što lakše.


    (Sources: Sportske. http://www.sportske.net/vest/o…rosic-u-voleru-20952.html
    Naslovi. http://www.naslovi.net/2010-05…na-rosic-u-voleru/1721706)

    Jelena Alajberg, outside hitter and member of Croatian National Team, signed a three-year contract with VBC Voléro Zürich. In the previous season she was a member of Romanian Championship winner CSU Metal Galaţi.

    Serbia:
    Vesna Tomasević, Voléro 2005/06.
    Sladjana Erić, Voléro 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08.
    Mira Golubović, Voléro 2006/07. Rabita Baku (AZE).
    Nataša Krsmanović, Voléro 2006/07, 2007/08. Rabita Baku (AZE).
    Marina Vujović, Voléro 2006/07, 2007/08. VC 2004 Tomis Constanța (ROM).
    Anja Spasojević, Voléro 2007/08. RC Cannes (FRA).
    Sanja Tomasević, Voléro 2007/08. Panathinaikos Athinai (GRE).
    Jasna Majstorović, Voléro 2007/08. VC 2004 Tomis Constanța (ROM).
    Branka Sekulić, Voléro 2007/08¹.
    Ana Antonijević, Voléro 2007/08. RC Cannes (FRA).
    Ivana Đerisilo, Voléro 2007/08. Galatasaray İstanbul (TUR).
    Marina Stanković, Voléro 2008/09.
    Nikolina Kovacić, Voléro 2008/09.
    Marta Drpa, Voléro 2009/10.
    Jovana Vesović, Voléro 2009/10. Dinamo Romprest Bucureşti (ROM).
    Ana Grbać, Voléro 2009/…
    Aleksandra Petrović, Voléro 2009/…


    Azerbaidjan:
    Natalia Mammadova, Voléro 2005/06², 2007/08. Rabita Baku (AZE).
    Oksana Parkhomenko, Voléro 2006/07². Dinamo Moskva (RUS).
    Valeriya Korotenko, Voléro 2006/07². Azzerrail Baku (AZE)


    Croatia:
    Ioulia Obatninà, Voléro 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06.
    Marina Katić, Voléro 2006/07. VC 2004 Tomis Constanța (ROM).
    Ana Starcević, Voléro 2006/07.


    Russia:
    Irina Voltchkova, Voléro 2003/04, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08.
    Elena Plotnikova, Voléro 2003/04.
    Aleksandra Korukovets, Voléro 2004/05.
    Evgenia Artamonova, Voléro 2005/06.
    Tatiana Menchova, Voléro 2006/07¹.


    USA:
    Molly Stark, Voléro 2002/03², 2003/04.
    Benishe Roberts, Voléro 2004/05, 2005/06.
    Logan Tom, Voléro 2005/06, 2005/2006. Guangdong Evergrande Volleyball Club (CHN).
    Cheryl Weaver, Voléro …/…
    Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Voléro 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09.
    Ogonna Nnamani, Voléro 2006/07².
    Norisha Campbell, Voléro 2007/08.
    Therese Crawford, Voléro 2009/10*.


    Ukraine:
    Olena Gasukha, Voléro …/…
    Lyubov Yagodina, Voléro 2005/06.


    Belgium:
    Virginie De Carne, Voléro 2006/07. LP Viesti Salo (FIN).
    Helene Rousseaux, Voléro 2009/…


    Miscellaneous:
    Irina Donets (NED), Voléro 2004/05.
    Charlotte Simma (AUT), Voléro 2005/06.
    Yelena Pavlova (KAZ), Voléro 2006/07.
    Olga Tocko (LAT), Voléro 2007/08. Rabita Baku (AZE).
    Luminita Trombitas (ROM), Voléro 2007/08.
    Ekaterina Skrabatun (BLR), Voléro 2008/09. VBC Biel-Bienne (SUI).
    Karo Heinz (GER), Voléro 2008/09, 2009/10. Retired.
    Gabriela Koeva (BUL), Voléro 2008/09, 2009/…
    Brankica Mihajlović (BIH), Voléro 2009/…


    ¹begining of season
    ²end of season

    Marta Ostrowska (POL), that will leave Volley Köniz, stays on a the wish list of Sm’Aesch-Pfeffingen and FKB TSV Volley Düdingen. Volley Köniz also breaks away from Onuma Sittirak, probably because of financial reasons. The Thai player lend herself on her own initiative to Sagres Neuchâtel UC. Sm’Aesch-Pfeffingen and VC Kanti Schaffhausen are raising the topic as well. Beth Ann Karpiak turns back to the USA. Anna Protasenia, Diva Boketsu and Anouk Vergé-Dépré have already signed with their new teams.


    On the other hand, Volley Köniz wants to renew with Anika Schulz, Kristel Marbach, Jennifer Salgado and Patricia Schauss. The team is also negociating with Livia Caluori (SUI) from VBC Voléro Zürich and Indira Mestre Baro (CUB) seems to be an option as well, although very hypothetical.

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    News about Jovana Vesović? Will she remain in Zurich?

    A player of Voléro told me that Jovana Vesović would leave Switzerland. Wait and see.

    Svetlana Ilić will substitute Séverin Granvorka in his function of Head Coach of the Swiss Women’s National Team. The Frenchman was considered as the best volleyball player in his country in the seventies. Former member of the French National Team, he is, amongst others, the father of Frantz Granvorka, current member of that same National team. Séverin Granvorka has been heading the Swiss team since April 2006.


    Svetlana Ilić herself will cumulate her new function with Voléro’s coaching. She has already gained experience in that activity for 4 years with the Belgian National Team and with Dauphines Charleroi that she leaded to the Belgian major title during the 2008/09 season. Svetlana Ilić has also ended the 2009/10 season very succesfully since VBC Voléro Zürich won the two major titles available in Switzerland: cup and championship.

    Look for some more Americans this upcoming season on VB Franches-Montagnes to join Taylor Carico, Kristin Kelley, Emily Day and Devon Sutherland. A former Hawaii Rainbow Wahine favorite along with a big gun from a college in Florida are supposedly signed along with the others, an anonymous contributer told me.