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Volley Tricolore is a professional volleyball team based in
Reggio Emilia Reggio nell'Emilia ( egl, Rèz; la, Regium Lepidi), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has abou ...
, Italy. It plays in the second level of the Italian Volleyball League. The club was formed in 2012 with the merging of the local teams of Correggio and Scandiano with Cavriago, which was playing the games of the Italian second tier in
Reggio Emilia Reggio nell'Emilia ( egl, Rèz; la, Regium Lepidi), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has abou ...
. Volley Tricolore plays its home games in PalaBigi, an arena located in the city and shared with Pallacanestro Reggiana.


History

Men's volleyball always had a good tradition in Reggio Emilia, but every team (La Torre, Volley Reggiano and Latte Giglio) that played in the highest level got relegated or dismantled due to bankruptcy during the years; however international players like
Henk-Jan Held Hendrik Jan ("Henk-Jan") Held (born 12 November 1967 in Renswoude, Utrecht (province), Utrecht) is a volleyball player (game), player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Volleyb ...
and Krysztof Stelmach and famous coach
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have been involved in Reggio Emilia's volley. Volley Tricolore took the space of Edilesse Cavriago in the Italian second division, but after the first season (2012–13) the club auto-relegated to the third division due to economic difficulties due to the abandon of the project by Correggio. In the last three seasons, Tricolore won promotion back to the Serie A2, and played two times in the Promotion Playoffs.


Notable Players and Coaches

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* Alessandro Tondo * Davide Benaglia * Michel Guemart * Yvan Arthur Kody * Leano Cetrullo * Ludovico Dolfo * Giulio Silva * Thomas Douglas Powell


Team

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Henk-Jan Held Hendrik Jan ("Henk-Jan") Held (born 12 November 1967 in Renswoude, Utrecht (province), Utrecht) is a volleyball player (game), player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Volleyb ...

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