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Tours VB

Full name	Tours Volley-Ball
Founded	1966
Ground	Salle Robert Grenon (Capacity: 3,300)
Chairman	Bruno Poilpré
Manager	Marcelo Fronckowiak
Captain	Željko Ćorić
League	Ligue A
2023–24	2nd place
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

Tours VB is a professional men's volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Salle Robert Grenon in Tours, France.

Tours VB plays in LNV Ligue A, top volleyball league in France. According to Media Guide book, the annual budget of Tours is € 2,500,000 for Season 2021/2022 which is the highest budget of all teams.

Honours

Domestic

• French Championship

Winners (9): 2003–04, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23

• French Cup

Winners (11): 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2022–23

• French SuperCup

Winners (5): 2005–06, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2022–23

International

• CEV Champions League

Winners (1): 2004–05

Silver (1): 2006–07

Final Four (1): 2003–04

• CEV Cup

Winners (1): 2016–17

Silver (1): 2021–22

Team

As of 2022–23 season

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	João Rafael Ferreira	(1993-03-17) 17 March 1993	outside hitter
2	Pierre Derouillon	(1999-06-06) 6 June 1999	outside hitter
5	Leandro dos Santos	(1993-01-13) 13 January 1993	middle blocker
6	Aymeric Pelvet	(2001-01-24) 24 January 2001	outside hitter
7	Luciano Palonsky	(1999-07-08) 8 July 1999	outside hitter
8	Gary Chauvin	(1987-12-29) 29 December 1987	setter
9	Thiébault Bruckert	(1991-04-16) 16 April 1991	middle blocker
10	Aboubacar Dramé Neto	(1994-02-16) 16 February 1994	opposite
12	Dmytro Teryomenko	(1987-02-01) 1 February 1987	middle blocker
14	Benjamin Diez	(1998-04-04) 4 April 1998	libero
17	Željko Ćorić	(1988-08-24) 24 August 1988	setter
19	José Ademar Santana	(1996-02-06) 6 February 1996	outside hitter
20	Jakub Klajmon	(2003-02-20) 20 February 2003	middle blocker
22	Michaël Parkinson	(1991-11-23) 23 November 1991	middle blocker
Head coach:		Marcelo Fronckowiak

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Team profile at Volleybox.net