Universidad César Vallejo is the women's volleyball club based in Trujillo, Peru. The team take its name from the Cesar Vallejo University.
| Full name | Universidad César Vallejo | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short name | UCV | ||
| Nickname | Las Poetas (The Poets)[1] | ||
| Founded | 2004 | ||
| Ground | Coliseo Gran Chimu (Capacity: 8,000) | ||
| Manager | Ernesto Despaigne | ||
| Captain | Keith Meneses | ||
| League | Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol | ||
| 2012-13 | Champions | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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History
edit2012/13 season
editThe team hired the junior female National Team Natalia Malaga[2] and the international Peruvian players Milagros Moy and Verónica Contreras[3] to play along with Dominicans Marianne Fersola and Sidarka Núñez.[4] The season ended with the club winning the league championship and qualifying for the South American Club Championship.[5] Milagros Moy won the Most Valuable Player award.[6] The club lost to Unilever the first place of the South American Club tournament, settling with the silver medal.[7]
Current squad
editSquad as of the 2017-18 LNSV[8]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Camila Perez
|
Middle-Blocker | 1.79 |
| 2 | Melanny Morales
|
Setter | 1.73 |
| 3 | Thais Rojas
|
Libero | 1.68 |
| 4 | Andrea Ampuero
|
Wing-Spiker | 1.74 |
| 5 | Cielo Matos
|
Opposite | 1.73 |
| 6 | Aixa Vigil
|
Wing-Spiker | 1.87 |
| 7 | Shanaia Ayme
|
Wing-Spiker | 1.80 |
| 8 | Izaboth Bravo
|
Opposite | 1.74 |
| 9 | Antonela Vizurraga
|
Wing-Spiker | 1.69 |
| 10 | Sandra Chumacero
|
Middle-Blocker | 1.77 |
| 11 | Tamara Chavez
|
Middle-Blocker | 1.80 |
| 12 | Hanna Lavi
|
Wing-Spiker | 1.74 |
| 13 | Kamila Muñoz
|
Setter | 1.80 |
| 14 | Rommy Portocarrero
|
Defensive-Player | 1.69 |
| 15 |  Laura Suarez
|
Middle-Blocker | 1.85 |
| 16 | Daymara Lescay
|
Opposite | 1.84 |
| 17 | Geissa Flores
|
Setter | 1.66 |
| 18 | Valeria Takeda
|
Libero | 1.65 |
| 19 | Keith Meneses
|
Wing-Spiker | 1.78 |
| 20 | Reyna Orellana
|
Opposite | 1.77 |
| 21 | Ariagna Linares
|
Wing-Spiker | 1.78 |
Technical and managerial staff
editThe club is managed by Kelly Acuña. daughter of the manager for the soccer club of the same name, César Acuña.[9]
Squad as of December, 2012
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kelly Acuña
|
Team manager |
| Natalia Málaga
|
Head coach |
| Gaspar Vicuña
|
Assistant coach |
| Danny Fiestas
|
Physiotherapist |
| Marco Ramírez
|
Trainer |
Women’s volleyball
editNational
edit- Winners (1): 2012–13
International
edit- Runner-up (1): 2013
References
edit- ^ "El Sudamericano para las Poetas" (in Spanish). Voleibol.pe.
- ^ "De la mano de Natalia Málaga, César Vallejo triunfa en debut". Terra (in Spanish). 2012-12-13. Archived from the original on 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ^ "Dos Universidades, Cuatro Dominicanas". Voleibol.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ^ "Las poetas están listas para la LSNV". Voleibol.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ^ "UCV Hace historia al ganar la Liga Peruana de Vóley" (in Spanish). CSV. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
- ^ "Yonkaira Peña: la máxima anotadora de la Liga de Voley". CMD (in Spanish). 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (2013-05-06). "SUDAMERICANO DE CLUBES: Unilever gaña el título y el cupo al Mundial" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ^ "LNSV Bulletin N° 1" (in Spanish). FPV VIS. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ^ "Así se forjó el título de la UCV en la Liga Superior de Vóley" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2013-05-06.