European League 2011

    The draw held by CEV in Luxembourg separated the 12 teams into 3 groups:


    Group A: Portugal, Belgium, Slovenia, Great Britain
    Group B: Spain, Netherlands, Greece, Austria
    Group C: Turkey, Slovakia, Belarus, Romania


    The winners of the 3 groups along with the host nation of the Final Four will advance to the last round. The 2011 winner will again have the chance to qualify for the World League 2012.

    In group A we have 3 good teams: Belgium, Slovenia and Portugal. This group is interesting. I hope Belgium or Slovenia nac get to the finals.


    In B, i think Netherlands will have no dificult.


    In group C, i dont think we have a good team. Maybe the best is Turkey.

    Holland shouldn't have trouble winning the whole thing if they're complete. But actually that's not true, but we didn't qualify for ECH, so I think we will have a very hard time with these opponents. Slovakia should be a good team right? That's where Bled is from isn't it?


    I hope Great Brittain does really well and surprises the world.

    Quote from HeeelMooi

    Holland shouldn't have trouble winning the whole thing if they're complete. But actually that's not true, but we didn't qualify for ECH, so I think we will have a very hard time with these opponents. Slovakia should be a good team right? That's where Bled is from isn't it?


    I hope Great Brittain does really well and surprises the world.

    Bled is in Slovenia, not Slovakia, but both Slovenia and Slovakia have decent teams. I think that if Netherlands overcomes Spain first, the main opponent will be Portugal, it's the team they've had most problems playing against, the last ECH qualification is just the most recent example. About GB, they still don't have the number of professionals needed to make competition, so I seriously doubt their chances in the near future!

    HeelMooi, I think that you seriously underestimate Netherlands team. Kooy, Kooistra, Bontje, Horstnik and Klapwyik together are among the best teams in the world as potential

    As potential yes, but I've been saying that for years, but the results have not proven it, so I think we should be modest as the players should; start from the beginning and see from there. Don't say "we are good, we play in such and such clubs", just see how we play together. And of course we lack a world class setter, which is a serious weakness. Also none of our players has a stable serve, or well perhaps Kooy or Horstink. In their club team sthis is compensated by other players, but if you put them altogether their serve is too unstable.


    But we'll see, I agree that pure statisically Holland should absolutely win this.

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    Hmm, where is Czech republic ? :|

    No, really, where is the Czech Team??? 8| ?( ?(
    After their great performance in the last WCH I was hoping to see them in the World League. Now I see they are not even in the European league??? Why???
    Can someone from the czech fans inmform me??? :|

    Radovan Malevic to head Croatia in 2011 CEV European League
    After Portugal replaced Egypt in the starting field of the 2011 FIVB World League, Croatia’s men’s national team was admitted to join the 2011 CEV Volleyball European League. Mr. Zdeslav Barač, President of the Croatian Volleyball Organization, was extremely pleased to introduce this morning to the national media Mr. Radovan Malević, recently appointed to mentor the national team.
    Malević said that the 2011 CEV Volleyball European League represents a unique opportunity to develop the national team and get ready for the qualifications to the 2013 European and 2014 World Championships.
    At the end of the year Croatia’s national team will also participate in a pre-qualification tournament for the 2012 Olympic Games and this will be the first test for the quality of his work. “Like our women’s national team, this is a good combination of young and experienced players, so I have full confidence in the quality and potential of my guys” he concluded.
    CEV

    Quote from Justyna

    Radovan Malevic to head Croatia in 2011 CEV European League
    After Portugal replaced Egypt in the starting field of the 2011 FIVB World League, Croatia’s men’s national team was admitted to join the 2011 CEV Volleyball European League. Mr. Zdeslav Barač, President of the Croatian Volleyball Organization, was extremely pleased to introduce this morning to the national media Mr. Radovan Malević, recently appointed to mentor the national team.
    Malević said that the 2011 CEV Volleyball European League represents a unique opportunity to develop the national team and get ready for the qualifications to the 2013 European and 2014 World Championships.
    At the end of the year Croatia’s national team will also participate in a pre-qualification tournament for the 2012 Olympic Games and this will be the first test for the quality of his work. “Like our women’s national team, this is a good combination of young and experienced players, so I have full confidence in the quality and potential of my guys” he concluded.
    CEV

    Will be interesting to see the roster of Croatia for this league, I guess they will have the youngest team.

    Malević comeback is best thing that could happend to our men NT.. :drink: Croatain best players refused to play for NT until Malević returns and Omrčen already said he will play for NT :obey: hope others will follow him :whistle: only unknown is Ćošković because Turkish Volley Federation offered him Turkish citizenship and so he could play for Turkey.


    We have decent team, only MB and libero are problematic positions :whistle:

    Spain squad for the European League



    DORSAL Name Birth date Position Club
    1 Guillermo Hernán 25/07/1982 Colocador CAI Voleibol Teruel
    2 Manuel Parres 29/03/1984 Central FC Barcelona
    3 Sergio Noda 23/03/1987 Receptor Lupi Santa Croce (A 2 Italia)
    4 Manuel Sevillano 02/07/1981 Receptor Unicaja Almería
    5 Marc Altayó 17/05/1986 Central CMA Soria
    6 Gustavo Delgado 21/01/1986 Receptor Unicaja Almería
    7 Fran Rodríguez 25/09/1980 Receptor FC Barcelona
    8 Alberto Salas 13/09/1984 Central Unicaja Almería
    9 Daniel Rocamora 27/05/1988 Opuesto CMA Soria
    10 Jorge Fernández 04/05/1989 Central Palma Volley
    11 Miguel Ángel De Amo 16/09/1985 Colocador Cajasol Juvasa
    12 Francesc Llenas 13/09/1982 Líbero Unicaja Almería
    13 Juan Carlos Barcala 25/01/1984 Opuesto 7 Islas Vecindario
    14 Ibán Pérez 13/11/1983 Opuesto Unicaja Almería
    15 Ángel Galindo 25/02/1987 Receptor FC Barcelona
    16 Julián García-Torres 08/11/1980 Central CAI Voleibol Teruel
    17 Marlon Palharini 03/02/1984 Receptor CMA Soria
    18 Fran Ruiz 07/06/1991 Receptor Cajasol Juvasa
    19 Adrián Fidalgo 03/01/1987 Central Multicaja Fábregas Sport
    20 José Miguel Sugrañes 25/08/1985 Central FC Barcelona
    21 Víctor Viciana 02/10/1983 Colocador Multicaja Fábregas Sport
    22 Sergi Arranz 27/04/1990 Colocador FC Barcelona
    23 Aaron Gámiz 13/05/1989 Líbero FC Barcelona
    24 Juan Díaz-Romeral 03/06/1989 Opuesto Club Vigo Voleibol

    Greek NT Roster for European League:



    Setters:


    Kournetas 1976 – 191 cm
    Fillipov 1990 - 200 cm
    Maroulis 1988 – 187 cm
    Drogkaris 1991 - 190 cm



    Opposites:


    Roumeliotis 1979 -201 cm
    Tzourits 1989 - 211 cm
    Bellos 1980 - 197 cm




    Middle-Blockers:
    Soultanopoulos 1981 - 200 cm
    Petreas 1986 - 200 cm
    Kanellos 1987 - 201 cm
    Pelekoudas 1989 - 204 cm
    Papagellopoulos 1988 – 204 cm
    Pantaleon 1980 – 200 cm



    Outside-Hitters:


    Lappas 1979 - 194 cm
    Fragkos 1989 - 200 cm
    Mantekas 1985 - 195 cm
    Gkortsaniouk 1987 - 198 cm
    Chatziiliadis 1987 -197 cm
    Koumentakis 1993 -203 cm
    Kokkinakis 1993 -193 cm
    Aspiotis 1991 - 202 cm
    Sarikeisoglou 1983 - 191 cm



    Liberos:


    Stefanou 1981 -187 cm
    Papadimitriou 1980 - 185 cm

    Belgium without Franck Depestele and Jo van Decraen in European League


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    We will miss Jo van Decraen who underwent a surgery on his shoulder and Franck Depestele, our player of the year here in Belgium, who was recently transferred from Knack Randstad ROESELARE to Russia’s Iskra ODINTSOVO. He needed some rest as he has been playing for some months while suffering from an injury on his ankle.


    http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/w…ne/755/2621/19999_EN.html


    It will be interesting to see how Kruyner will play on international level considering the facct he didn't played much this season in Cannes :whistle:

    Austria Players (Final List)


    2 SCHNEIDER, Philip (AUT) Wing-spiker
    3 WOHLFAHRTSTÄTTER, Peter (AUT) Middle-blocker
    4 BINDER, Oliver (C) (AUT) Setter
    6 LAURE, Frederick (AUT) Libero 1
    7 LAIMER, Michael (AUT) Opposite
    8 ICHOVSKI , Philip (AUT) Middle-blocker
    9 ZASS, Thomas (AUT) Opposite
    10 KIENBAUER, Mathias (AUT) Libero
    12 BERGER, Alexander (AUT) Wing-spiker
    13 REISER, Gerald (AUT) Middle-blocker
    15 FRÜHBAUER, Simon Claudio (AUT) Wing-spiker
    18 WEBER, Lukas (AUT) Setter


    Greece Players (Final List)


    1 MANTEKAS, Ioannis (GRE) Wing-spiker
    3 SOULTANOPOULOS, Dimitrios (GRE) Middle-blocker
    4 PETREAS, Georgios (GRE) Middle-blocker 5 PHILIPPOV, Dmytro (UKR) Setter
    6 KOURNETAS, Vasileios (GRE) Setter
    7 STEFANOU, Georgios (GRE) Libero 1
    10 PELEKOUDAS, Panagiotis (GRE) Middle-blocker
    11 ROUMELIOTIS, Nikolaos (C) (GRE) Opposite
    16 FRAGKOS, Andreas-Dimitrios (GRE) Wing-spiker
    18 PAPADIMITRIOU, Achilleas (GRE) Libero 2
    19 SARIKEISOGLOU, Michael (GRE) Wing-spiker
    25 ASPIOTIS, Anastasios-Stamatios (GRE) Wing-spiker

    SPAIN Players (Tentative list)
    1 HERNAN, Guillermo (ESP) Setter
    3 NODA, Sergio (ESP) Opposite
    5 ALTAYO, Marc (ESP) Middle-blocker
    6 DELGADO ESCRIBANO, Gustavo (ESP) Wing-spiker
    7 RODRIGUEZ , Francisco José (ESP) Wing-spiker
    9 ROCAMORA , Daniel (ESP) Opposite 1
    0 FERNANDEZ , Jorge (ESP) Middle-blocker
    12 LLENAS, Francesc (ESP) Libero 1
    14 PEREZ, Iban (ESP) Opposite
    16 GARCIA-TORRES, Julian (C) (ESP) Middle-blocker
    17 PALHARINI, Marlon Rafael (ESP) Wing-spiker
    20 SUGRANES MARTINEZ, José Miguel (ESP) Middle-blocker
    21 VICIANA MERA, Victor Manuel (ESP) Setter
    23 GAMIZ, Aaron (ESP) Libero 2


    THE NETHERLANDS Players (Tentative list)
    1 ABDEL-AZIZ, Nimir (NED) Setter
    3 VAN HARSKAMP, Yannick (NED) Setter
    5 MAST, Mathijs (NED) Opposite
    7 JORNA, Gijs (NED) Libero 1
    9 DIEFENBACH, Jasper (NED) Middle-blocker
    10 RAUWERDINK, Jeroen (NED) Wing-spiker
    11 VAN REKOM, Floris (NED) Wing-spiker
    12 GOMMANS, Ewoud (NED) Wing-spiker
    13 VLAM, Tije (NED) Middle-blocker
    17 BONTJE, Rob Johannes Cornelius (C) (NED) Middle-blocker
    23 HOOGENDOORN, Sjoerd (NED) Opposite
    24 KROLIS, Tony (NED) Opposite

    yay, krolis