Club Ciudad de Bolívar

Club Ciudad de Bolívar is an Argentine sports club based in San Carlos de Bolívar, Buenos Aires Province. The club, founded in 2002 as a volleyball institution at the initiative of local TV host Marcelo Tinelli, won the championship the same season it debuted, beating Rojas Scholem at the finals. Bolívar it is one of the most winning clubs in the Liga Argentina de Voleibol with eight titles, winning the last one in 2019.

Bolívar voleibol He currently plays as an Amateur in the Olavarriense Volleyball League. In 2022 he became champion of the Primera Tournament of the Olavarrian Volleyball League. 

Apart from volleyball, among other sports that are practiced in Bolívar are football (which team participates in regional league Torneo Federal A), field hockey, Rugby, Basketball,  and Paddle.

History 
The club was founded on October 23, 2002, subsequent to that year's FIVB Men's World Championship held in Argentina. The club's foundation was initiative of TV host and entrepreneur Marcelo Tinelli (who was born in San Carlos de Bolívar). Tinelli called former national team captain Daniel Castellani to the project, which conceived the club as a youth player recruiter and former. The colors chosen were the light blue and white, as a tribute to the city of Bolívar's football team that wore those colors. 

Bolívar won the championship in the first league it played, the 2002-03 season, defeating Rojas Scholem in the finals. The squad would win its second consecutive title in the 2003-04 season. In 2006 Javier Weber became the team's manager. Under his coaching, the team won its first international title in Brazil.

The team has used different names for sponsorship reasons, such as Bolívar Signia, Orígenes Bolívar, DirecTV Bolívar, and Drean Bolívar among others.

Bolívar it is one of the most winning clubs in the Liga Argentina de Voleibol with eight titles, winning the last one in 2019. The club also won the South American Men's Club Volleyball Championship in 2010, earning the right to represent the continent in the FIVB Men's Club World Championship.

Bolívar opened a football section in 2019 and affiliated to Bolívar League to play in the regional competition. The team was then invited to play in Torneo Regional Federal Amateur by Consejo Federal, the division of AFA that maanages provincial competitions. Bolívar gained promotion to Torneo Federal A, the regionalised xxth. division of the Argentine football league system, after defeating Independiente de Neuquén 3–0 in Carmen de Patagones. The first national competition contested by Bolívar was the 2023 Copa Argentina, where the squad lost to  Independiente 3–0.

Notable players (voleibol)
The following volleyball players are mentioned in the "history" section of the club's official website.

 Sebastián Firpo
 Guillermo Quaini
 Sebastián Jabif
 Eduardo Rodríguez
 Mariano Baracetti
 Alejandro Spajic
 Leonardo Patti
 Guillermo García
 Marcelo Román
 Santiago Darraidou
 Pablo Peralta
 Gabriel Arroyo
 Luciano de Cecco
 Diego Stepanenko
 Juan Pablo Alanís
 Pablo Meana
 Javier Filardi
 Agustín Loser
 Badá
 Pezao
 William
 Wallace
 Dalibor Polak
 Gabriel Gardner
 Ronald Méndez
 Iván Márquez
 Thomas Edgar

Managers (voleibol)
 Daniel Castellani (2002–2006)
 Javier Weber (2006–2013) - (2014-2020)
 Rodrigo Martínez Granados (2021-present)

Titles (voleibol)

National
National Titles (16)
Liga Argentina A1 (8): 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2016-17, 2018-2019
Copa ACLAV (5): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 y 2014
Copa Máster (2): 2012 y 2015
Torneo Súper 8 (1): 2008-09

International
International Titles (2)
Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (1): (2010)
Copa Libertadores de Voleibol (1): (2018-19)

Friendly Tournaments 
 Copa Internacional Ciudad Bolívar (3): (2006, 2008, 2009)
 Campeón Copa World Challenge Club Volleyball (3) : (2008, 2009, 2012)
 Campeón Copa Grand prix San Ludgero 2006
 Campeón Copa 75´ Aniversario Federación Metropolitana 2007
 Campeón Supercopa MERCOSUR 2007
 Campeón Copa Internacional Courmayeur 2007
 Campeón Copa Ciudad de Manacor 2007
 Campeón Top Four (Brasil) 2012

Team (Football)

current squad (2023)
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Coach and President (football)

current season (2023)
 Coach : Manuel Fernández
 Second coach : Cristian Pierrou
 President : Pablo Emanuel Tello

References

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