CUS Torino Pallavolo was a professional men's

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team based in

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. It is one of the most famous clubs which played in Serie A1 in the 1970s and in the 1980s, winning several Italian and European trophies.

History

Founded in 1952 by the students who joined

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of the

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, CUS reached the highest level of Italian volleyball league in 1972. Guided by Silvano Prandi and sponsored by industries Klippan and

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, the club in the next decade won four national titles (1978–79, 1979–80, 1990–81 and 1983–84), a

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(1980) and a Cup Winner's Cup. In 1988, for economic reasons, it did not enroll at Serie A1 and restarted from the lower divisions. In 2001 the team merged into

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. Its heredity is today carried on by another club, ''Pallavolo Torino''.

Sources and references

Pallavolo Torino official siteVolleyball @ custorino.it
Italian volleyball clubs Sport in Turin Volleyball clubs established in 1952 Volleyball clubs disestablished in 2001

1952 establishments in Italy 2001 disestablishments in Italy