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VC Zenit Kazan

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VC Zenit Kazan is a professional men's volleyball club based in Kazan, Russia, founded in 1958 and reorganized under its current name and ownership structure in the 2000s, and one of the most successful clubs in European volleyball in the 21st century, having won multiple CEV Champions League continental titles alongside numerous Russian Super League championships. Playing in blue and white, the club has benefited from substantial commercial backing since the mid-2000s, enabling it to recruit leading international players and establish itself, alongside other Russian clubs, among the dominant forces of European men's club volleyball.

Facts
Partially Attested
Founded Year
2000 1
The existing description says 1958 for roots; Wikipedia gives the current club founding as 13 May 2000.
Classification
Team Type
Professional Club 1
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Plays

Volleyball, Sports

Roster

Earvin Ngapeth, Athletes
Source Earvin N'Gapeth (Wikipedia)
Matt Anderson, Athletes
Source Matt Anderson (Wikipedia)
Maxim Mikhaylov, Athletes
Source Maxim Mikhaylov (Wikipedia)
Nikola Grbić, Athletes
Source Nikola Grbić (Wikipedia)
Wilfredo Leon, Athletes
Source Wikipedia, Wilfredo Leon
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Russia

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: VC Zenit Kazan
Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    is a professional men's volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia.
  • History section
    The club was founded on 13 May 2000 by the decision of Tatarstan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kazan City Administration.
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Wikipedia, Wilfredo Leon
Roster: Wilfredo Leon, Infobox: team3
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Zenit Kazan
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Earvin N'Gapeth (Wikipedia)
Roster: Earvin Ngapeth, Professional career, Zenit Kazan
Quote, Roster: Earvin Ngapeth, Professional career, Zenit Kazan
he returned to Russia to play for Zenit Kazan in the Russian Super League until 2021
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Maxim Mikhaylov (Wikipedia)
Roster: Maxim Mikhaylov, Lead, club
Quote, Roster: Maxim Mikhaylov, Lead, club
Russian club VC Zenit-Kazan
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Nikola Grbić (Wikipedia)
Roster: Nikola Grbić, Club career
Quote, Roster: Nikola Grbić, Club career
2014 Zenit Kazan
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Matt Anderson (Wikipedia)
Roster: Matt Anderson, Club career
Quote, Roster: Matt Anderson, Club career
In 2012, he moved to Zenit Kazan in Russia.
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