# 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads

This article shows all participating team squads at the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship, held in Austria and the Czech Republic from 10 to 18 September 2011.

## Austria

The following is the Austrian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Michael Warm |
| Assistant: | Thomas Schroffenegger |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 1 | Philipp Kroiss | 2 March 1988 | Aon hotVolleys Vienna |
| 2 | Philip Schneider | 23 December 1981 | Montpellier UC |
| 4 | Oliver Binder | 10 March 1989 | Aon hotVolleys Vienna |
| 5 | Daniel Gavan | 8 May 1977 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck |
| 6 | Frederick Laure | 26 July 1982 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck |
| 7 | Michael Laimer | 15 July 1985 | Aon hotVolleys Vienna |
| 8 | Philip Ichovski | 12 December 1991 | VCA Niederösterreich |
| 9 | Thomas Zass | 27 November 1989 | VCA Niederösterreich |
| 10 | Matthias Kienbauer | 16 May 1983 | UVRW Arbesbach |
| 11 | Marcus Guttmann | 9 July 1991 | VCA Niederösterreich |
| 13 | Gerald Reiser | 2 June 1980 | SK Posojilnica Aich-Dob |
| 15 | Simon Frühbauer | 19 October 1988 | Aon hotVolleys Vienna |
| 18 | Lukas Weber | 13 February 1987 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck |
| 19 | Lorenz Koraimann | 7 May 1993 | Aon hotVolleys Vienna |

## Belgium

The following is the Belgian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Claudio Gewehr |
| Assistant: | Emile Rousseaux |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 1 | Bram Van den Dries | 14 August 1989 | RPA LuigiBacchi.it San Giustino |
| 2 | Yves Kruyner | 10 May 1990 | AS Cannes Volley-Ball |
| 3 | Sam Deroo | 29 April 1992 | Knack Randstad Roeselare |
| 4 | Pieter Coolman | 24 April 1989 | Prefaxis Menen |
| 5 | Frank Depestele | 3 September 1977 | Knack Randstad Roeselare |
| 6 | Stijn Dejonckheere | 21 January 1988 | Prefaxis Menen |
| 7 | Kevin Klinkenberg | 4 October 1990 | Noliko Maaseik |
| 8 | Gertjan Claes | 30 March 1985 | Moerser SC |
| 9 | Pieter Verhees | 8 December 1989 | VC Euphony Asse-Lennik |
| 11 | Matthijs Verhanneman | 8 December 1988 | Knack Randstad Roeselare |
| 12 | Gert Van Walle | 7 August 1987 | Lube Banca Macerata |
| 18 | Matias Raymaekers | 11 May 1982 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk |

## Bulgaria

The following is the Bulgarian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Radostin Stoychev |
| Assistant: | Camillo Placi |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 1 | Georgi Bratoev | 21 October 1987 | VC Tyumen |
| 2 | Hristo Tsvetanov | 29 March 1978 | Lokomotiv Yekaterinburg |
| 3 | Andrey Zhekov | 12 March 1980 | Copra Morpho Piacenza |
| 4 | Vladislav Ivanov | 14 March 1987 | Noliko Maaseik |
| 6 | Matey Kaziyski | 23 September 1984 | Itas Diatec Trentino |
| 7 | Todor Skrimov | 9 January 1990 | Paris Volley |
| 9 | Metodi Ananiev | 17 February 1986 | AZS UWM Olsztyn |
| 11 | Vladimir Nikolov (C) | 3 October 1977 | Copra Morpho Piacenza |
| 12 | Viktor Yosifov | 16 October 1985 | Trenkwalder Modena |
| 13 | Martin Bozhilov | 11 April 1988 | VC Marek Union-Ivkoni |
| 14 | Teodor Todorov | 1 September 1989 | Gazprom-Ugra Surgut |
| 15 | Todor Aleksiev | 21 April 1983 | Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza |
| 16 | Kostadin Gadzhanov | 18 March 1986 | Pirin Razlog |
| 19 | Cvetan Sokolov | 31 December 1989 | Itas Diatec Trentino |

## Czech Republic

The following is the Czech roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Jan Svoboda |
| Assistant: | Milan Hadrava |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 2 | Jiří Popelka | 11 May 1977 | Andreoli Latina |
| 3 | Radek Mach | 28 September 1984 | Jihostroj České Budějovice |
| 6 | Petr Konečný | 16 February 1975 | Tours VB |
| 7 | Aleš Holubec | 13 March 1984 | Nantes Rezé Métropole Volley |
| 8 | Martin Kryštof | 11 October 1982 | Berlin Recycling Volleys |
| 9 | Ondřej Hudeček (C) | 9 May 1981 | Montpellier UC |
| 11 | Michal Hrazdíra | 21 October 1985 | AZS Częstochowa |
| 12 | Jakub Veselý | 2 September 1986 | Arago de Sète |
| 13 | Jiří Bence | 8 May 1985 | VO Příbram |
| 14 | Petr Zapletal | 20 December 1977 | VSC Zlín |
| 15 | Jan Štokr | 16 January 1983 | Itas Diatec Trentino |
| 16 | Peter Pláteník | 16 March 1981 | Dinamo Krasnodar |
| 17 | David Konečný | 10 October 1982 | Tours VB |
| 18 | Lukáš Ticháček | 12 January 1982 | VfB Friedrichshafen |

## Estonia

The following is the Estonian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Avo Keel |
| Assistant: | Boriss Kolčins |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 1 | Raimo Pajusalu | 1 February 1981 | Rennes Volley 35 |
| 2 | Martti Keel | 30 January 1992 | Selver Tallinn |
| 3 | Keith Pupart | 19 March 1985 | Rennes Volley 35 |
| 4 | Ardo Kreek | 7 August 1986 | AZS Politechnika Warszawska |
| 5 | Kert Toobal (C) | 3 June 1979 | AZS UWM Olsztyn |
| 6 | Sten Esna | 24 August 1982 | |
| 7 | Argo Meresaar | 13 January 1980 | Selver Tallinn |
| 8 | Meelis Kivisild | 28 July 1990 | Selver Tallinn |
| 10 | Asko Esna | 1 May 1986 | Selver Tallinn |
| 11 | Oliver Venno | 23 May 1990 | VfB Friedrichshafen |
| 12 | Janis Sirelpuu | 14 August 1977 | |
| 16 | Eerik Jago | 29 December 1980 | Tirol Innsbruck |
| 17 | Martti Rosenblatt | 29 December 1987 | Selver Tallinn |
| 18 | Jaanus Nõmmsalu | 19 January 1981 | Pärnu VK |

## Finland

The following is the Finnish roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Mauro Berruto |
| Assistant: | Andrea Brogioni |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 2 | Eemi Tervaportti | 26 July 1989 | Avignon Volley-Ball |
| 3 | Mikko Esko | 3 September 1978 | Trenkwalder Modena |
| 5 | Antti Siltala | 14 March 1984 | Delecta Bydgoszcz |
| 6 | Tuomas Sammelvuo (C) | 16 February 1976 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk |
| 7 | Matti Hietanen | 3 January 1983 | RPA LuigiBacchi.it San Giustino |
| 8 | Jari Tuominen | 24 September 1986 | Chaumont Volley-Ball 52 |
| 10 | Urpo Sivula | 15 March 1988 | Edilesse Conad Reggio Emilia |
| 11 | Jesse Mäntylä | 22 November 1987 | Salon Piivolley |
| 12 | Olli Kunnari | 2 February 1982 | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi |
| 13 | Mikko Oivanen | 26 May 1986 | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi |
| 14 | Konstantin Shumov | 15 February 1985 | Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza |
| 15 | Matti Oivanen | 26 May 1986 | Volley Forlì |
| 18 | Jukka Lehtonen | 22 February 1982 | GFCO Ajaccio |
| 19 | Pasi Hyvärinen | 22 November 1987 | GFCO Ajaccio |

## France

The following is the French roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Philippe Blain |
| Assistant: | Jocelyn Trillon |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 1 | José Trèfle | 16 January 1980 | Rennes Volley 35 |
| 2 | Jenia Grebennikov | 13 August 1990 | Rennes Volley 35 |
| 3 | Gérald Hardy-Dessources | 9 February 1983 | AS Cannes Volley-Ball |
| 4 | Antonin Rouzier | 18 August 1986 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers |
| 5 | Romain Vadeleux | 12 February 1983 | Lube Banca Macerata |
| 6 | Benjamin Toniutti | 30 October 1989 | Arago de Sète |
| 7 | Nicolas Maréchal | 4 March 1987 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers |
| 8 | Marien Moreau | 25 October 1983 | AS Cannes Volley-Ball |
| 11 | Julien Lyneel | 15 April 1990 | Montpellier UC |
| 12 | Earvin N'Gapeth | 12 February 1991 | Tours VB |
| 13 | Pierre Pujol (C) | 13 July 1984 | Sisley Treviso |
| 15 | Samuel Tuia | 24 July 1986 | AZS UWM Olsztyn |
| 17 | Franck Lafitte | 8 March 1989 | Montpellier UC |
| 18 | Jean-François Exiga | 9 March 1982 | Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza |

## Germany

The following is the German roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Raúl Lozano |
| Assistant: | Juan Manuel Serramalera |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 1 | Marcus Popp | 23 September 1981 | Copra Morpho Piacenza |
| 2 | Markus Steuerwald | 7 March 1989 | Paris Volley |
| 3 | Sebastian Schwarz | 11 October 1980 | RPA LuigiBacchi.it San Giustino |
| 5 | Björn Andrae (C) | 14 May 1981 | Kuzbass Kemerovo |
| 6 | Denys Kaliberda | 24 June 1990 | Generali Unterhaching |
| 7 | György Grozer | 27 December 1984 | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów |
| 8 | Marcus Böhme | 25 August 1985 | VfB Friedrichshafen |
| 9 | Stefan Hübner | 13 June 1975 | Evivo Düren |
| 10 | Jochen Schöps | 8 October 1983 | Iskra Odintsovo |
| 11 | Lukas Kampa | 29 November 1986 | VC Bottrop 90 |
| 12 | Ferdinand Tille | 8 December 1988 | Generali Unterhaching |
| 14 | Robert Kromm | 9 March 1984 | Ural Ufa |
| 15 | Max Günthör | 9 August 1985 | Generali Unterhaching |
| 17 | Patrick Steuerwald | 3 March 1986 | RPA LuigiBacchi.it San Giustino |

## Italy

The following is the Italian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Mauro Berruto |
| Assistant: | Andrea Brogioni |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 1 | Luigi Mastrangelo | 17 August 1975 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo |
| 3 | Simone Parodi | 16 June 1986 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo |
| 4 | Andrea Bari | 5 March 1980 | Itas Diatec Trentino |
| 6 | Rocco Barone | 14 December 1987 | Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia |
| 7 | Michal Lasko | 11 March 1981 | Marmi Lanza Verona |
| 8 | Gabriele Maruotti | 25 March 1988 | Sisley Treviso |
| 9 | Ivan Zaytsev | 2 October 1988 | M. Roma Volley |
| 10 | Dante Boninfante | 7 March 1977 | Sisley Treviso |
| 11 | Cristian Savani (C) | 22 February 1982 | Lube Banca Macerata |
| 12 | Simone Buti | 19 September 1983 | Pallavolo Pineto |
| 13 | Dragan Travica | 28 August 1986 | Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza |
| 14 | Andrea Giovi | 19 August 1983 | RPA LuigiBacchi.it San Giustino |
| 15 | Emanuele Birarelli | 8 February 1981 | Itas Diatec Trentino |
| 18 | Giulio Sabbi | 10 August 1989 | Fenice Isernia |

## Poland

The following is the Polish roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Andrea Anastasi |
| Assistant: | Andrea Gardini |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 1 | Piotr Nowakowski | 18 December 1987 | AZS Częstochowa |
| 2 | Paweł Zatorski | 21 June 1990 | PGE Skra Bełchatów |
| 3 | Piotr Gruszka (C) | 8 March 1977 | Halkbank Ankara |
| 4 | Grzegorz Kosok | 2 March 1986 | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów |
| 5 | Karol Kłos | 8 August 1989 | PGE Skra Bełchatów |
| 6 | Bartosz Kurek | 29 August 1988 | PGE Skra Bełchatów |
| 7 | Jakub Jarosz | 10 February 1987 | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| 10 | Mateusz Mika | 21 January 1991 | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów |
| 11 | Fabian Drzyzga | 3 January 1990 | AZS Częstochowa |
| 13 | Michał Kubiak | 23 February 1988 | AZS Politechnika Warszawska |
| 14 | Michał Ruciak | 22 August 1983 | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| 15 | Łukasz Żygadło | 2 August 1979 | Itas Diatec Trentino |
| 16 | Krzysztof Ignaczak | 15 May 1978 | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów |
| 18 | Marcin Możdżonek | 9 February 1985 | PGE Skra Bełchatów |

## Portugal

The following is the Portuguese roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Juan Díaz |
| Assistant: | Hugo Silva |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 2 | Carlos Teixeira | 11 March 1976 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers |
| 3 | Manuel Silva | 28 December 1973 | AJF Bastardo |
| 4 | João Malveiro | 8 December 1979 | Castêlo da Maia GC |
| 7 | Ivo Casas | 21 September 1992 | Leixões SC |
| 8 | Tiago Violas | 27 March 1989 | Castêlo da Maia GC |
| 9 | Carlos Fidalgo | 16 May 1987 | Twente '05 |
| 12 | João José (C) | 7 June 1978 | VfB Friedrichshafen |
| 13 | Valdir Sequeira | 22 November 1981 | Pallavolo Gela |
| 14 | Flavio Cruz | 28 August 1982 | S.L. Benfica |
| 15 | Rui Santos | 24 March 1984 | Fonte do Bastardo |
| 16 | Hugo Gaspar | 2 September 1982 | S.L. Benfica |
| 18 | André Lopes | 12 September 1982 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers |

## Russia

The following is the Russian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Vladimir Alekno |
| Assistant: | Oleg Moliboga |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 1 | Dmitry Ilinikh | 31 January 1987 | Lokomotiv Belgorod |
| 2 | Maxim Zhigalov | 26 July 1989 | Lokomotiv Belgorod |
| 3 | Nikolay Apalikov | 26 August 1982 | Zenit Kazan |
| 4 | Taras Khtey (C) | 22 May 1982 | Lokomotiv Belgorod |
| 5 | Sergey Grankin | 21 January 1985 | Dinamo Moscow |
| 7 | Evgeny Sivozhelez | 6 August 1986 | Fakel Novy Urengoy |
| 8 | Denis Biryukov | 8 December 1988 | Lokomotiv Belgorod |
| 9 | Aleksandr Sokolov | 1 March 1982 | Fakel Novy Urengoy |
| 12 | Aleksandr Butko | 18 March 1986 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk |
| 13 | Dmitry Muserskiy | 29 October 1988 | Lokomotiv Belgorod |
| 14 | Dmitry Shcherbinin | 10 September 1989 | Dinamo Moscow |
| 17 | Maxim Mikhaylov | 19 March 1988 | Zenit Kazan |
| 18 | Aleksandr Volkov | 14 February 1985 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo |
| 19 | Valery Komarov | 21 March 1980 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk |

## Serbia

The following is the Serbian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Igor Kolaković |
| Assistant: | Željko Bulatović |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 1 | Nikola Kovačević | 14 February 1983 | Andreoli Latina |
| 2 | Uroš Kovačević | 3 May 1993 | ACH Volley Ljubljana |
| 5 | Vlado Petković | 6 January 1983 | ACH Volley Ljubljana |
| 6 | Miloš Terzić | 13 June 1987 | Crvena Zvezda Belgrad |
| 7 | Dragan Stanković | 18 October 1985 | Lube Banca Macerata |
| 8 | Filip Vujić | 17 September 1989 | Crvena Zvezda Belgrad |
| 10 | Miloš Nikić | 31 March 1986 | RPA LuigiBacchi.it San Giustino |
| 11 | Mihajlo Mitić | 17 September 1990 | Crvena Zvezda Belgrad |
| 12 | Milan Rašić | 2 February 1985 | ACH Volley Ljubljana |
| 14 | Ivan Miljković (C) | 13 September 1979 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul |
| 15 | Saša Starović | 19 October 1988 | Andreoli Latina |
| 16 | Aleksandar Atanasijević | 4 September 1991 | OK Partizan |
| 17 | Marko Podraščanin | 29 August 1987 | Lube Banca Macerata |
| 19 | Nikola Rosić | 5 August 1984 | VfB Friedrichshafen |

## Slovakia

The following is the Slovak roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Emanuele Zanini |
| Assistant: | Marco Fenoglio |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 1 | Milan Bencz | 5 September 1987 | M. Roma Volley |
| 3 | Emanuel Kohút | 21 July 1982 | Andreoli Latina |
| 6 | Róbert Hupka | 30 July 1982 | Generali Unterhaching |
| 7 | Peter Michalovič | 26 May 1990 | VK Ostrava |
| 8 | Martin Sopko | 30 January 1982 | Delecta Bydgoszcz |
| 9 | Roman Ondrušek | 6 February 1980 | Dunkerque Grand Littoral Volley-Ball |
| 10 | Martin Nemec | 31 July 1984 | Pallavolo Città di Castello |
| 11 | Branislav Skladaný | 16 November 1983 | Generali Unterhaching |
| 14 | Tomáš Kmeť (C) | 1 December 1981 | Generali Unterhaching |
| 15 | Juraj Zaťko | 5 June 1987 | VfB Friedrichshafen |
| 16 | Richard Nemeč | 3 May 1972 | VK Bratislava |
| 18 | Lukáš Diviš | 20 February 1986 | Jastrzębski Węgiel |

## Slovenia

The following is the Slovenian roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Veselin Vuković |
| Assistant: | Tine Sattler |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 1 | Andrej Flajs | 11 March 1983 | ACH Volley Ljubljana |
| 2 | Alen Pajenk | 23 April 1986 | Marmi Lanza Verona |
| 3 | Jan Planinc | 10 February 1990 | OK Kamnik |
| 4 | Rok Satler | 4 April 1979 | OK Kranj |
| 5 | Alen Šket | 28 March 1988 | ACH Volley Ljubljana |
| 6 | Mitja Gasparini | 26 June 1984 | Jastrzębski Węgiel |
| 7 | Matevž Kamnik | 24 November 1987 | ACH Volley Ljubljana |
| 8 | Miha Plot | 11 May 1987 | VC Euphony Asse-Lennik |
| 9 | Dejan Vinčič | 15 September 1986 | ACH Volley Ljubljana |
| 10 | Davor Čebron | 24 March 1986 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck |
| 11 | Vid Jakopin | 2 January 1988 | ACH Volley Ljubljana |
| 12 | Sebastijan Škorc | 12 February 1974 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva |
| 13 | Tine Urnaut (C) | 3 September 1988 | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| 14 | Dragan Radović | 29 January 1979 | Noliko Maaseik |

## Turkey

The following is the Turkish roster in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
| Head coach: | Veljko Basič |
| Assistant: | Hakan Özkan |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | 2011 club |
| 1 | Selçuk Keskin | 15 January 1982 | Halkbank Ankara |
| 3 | Ahmet Pezük | 6 August 1987 | Galatasaray Istanbul |
| 6 | Kemal Kayhan | 2 January 1983 | Fenerbahçe Grundig |
| 7 | Sinan Cem Tanık (C) | 19 June 1980 | Galatasaray Istanbul |
| 8 | Burutay Subaşı | 15 July 1990 | Arkas Izmir |
| 9 | Serhat Çoşkun | 18 July 1986 | Halkbank Ankara |
| 10 | Arslan Ekşi | 17 July 1985 | Fenerbahçe Grundig |
| 12 | Halil Yücel | 17 July 1985 | Halkbank Ankara |
| 14 | Erhan Dünge | 4 February 1980 | Galatasaray Istanbul |
| 15 | Emre Batur | 21 April 1988 | Fenerbahçe Grundig |
| 17 | Ender Kidoglu | 10 April 1978 | Halkbank Ankara |
| 18 | Ramazan Kılıç | 31 May 1984 | Fenerbahçe Grundig |