Real Madrid Voleibol

Real Madrid Voleibol was the volleyball section of Real Madrid CF. The sport was added in 1954, following the club policy to expand. At the time of the section's dissolution in 1983, it was the third most successful section of Real Madrid next after the football and basketball teams.

This article is about volleyball division. For More, see Real Madrid (disambiguation).
Real Madrid
Full nameClub Voleibol Real Madrid
Founded1954
Dissolved1983 (1983)
GroundPaseo de la Castellana, Madrid
(Capacity: 4,000)
ChairmanAntonio Gutiérrez
ManagerChupi Pérez
LeagueSuperliga Masculina
1982–831°
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History

Real Madrid Voleibol was established in 1954.[1] Real Madrid have won the Championship of Spain on 7 occasions and the Copa del Rey a record 12 times.

Real Madrid playing the semifinals of the 1977–78 European Cup. It has been the best participation of a Spanish team in the top European club competition to date

Like other sections of Real Madrid, it had to close after the 1982–83 season due to economic mismanagement. Despite that it remains one of the most successful Spanish volleyball teams. The club has won a combined total of nineteen domestic titles, including six domestic doubles.

The club's best international performance occurred during the 1977–78 season when they reached the semifinals of the European Cup, before being defeated by the Dutch team, Starlift Blokkeer. It remains the best performance by a Spanish team in the CEV Champions League. The club's first participation in the CEV Champions League occurred in the 1972–73 season where they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Polish club Resovia Rzeszów. In both those seasons participations, their eliminators were the runners up of each edition.

The unexpected closure of the section after the successful 1982-83 season, during which the club won a domestic double, was motivated by years of economic mismanagement. In the following season the club ceded the federative rights to the Club Volleyball Madrid sponsored by the health company Sanitas, inheriting its sports squad as well as the right to participate in the CEV Champions League. In his act of presentation, Real Madrid CF President Luis de Carlos, lamented the closure of the section, but argued that the section had a limited impact and scope, despite its success. In the last season of the club's existence, it recorded a mere 650 spectators throughout the entire league season.

Players

Team squad

Last Season 1982–83,

No Name Date of Birth Height Weight Position
Javier Carro 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Murgi 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Monge 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Míguel Ángel Pérez Álvarez 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Javier Jesús Gastón 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
García 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Calero 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Ruiz 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Blanco 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Izaguirre 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Head Coach : Chupi Pérez Assistant Coach : Del Alamo

Notable players
  • Miguel Ocón
  • Chupi Pérez
  • Julio Díaz
  • Miguel Ángel Gómez Lizcano
  • Luis Hernández Cotter
  • Feliciano Mayoral
  • Míguel Ángel Pérez Álvarez
  • Luis Álvarez Gómez
  • Francisco Sánchez
  • Jaime Fernández Barros
  • Javier Carro
  • Javier Jesús Gastón
  • Olavi Leinonen
  • Aulis Rissanen

Notable Coaches
  • Miroslav Vorgich
  • Vlado Bogoevski
  • Chupi Pérez

Honours
  • Superliga (7)
    • Champions : 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983
    • Runners Up : 1965, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1982
  • Copa del Rey (12) Record
    • Champions : 1954, 1956, 1960, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983
    • Runners Up : 1957, 1961, 1963, 1971, 1974

References
  1. "Once campeones en busca de patrón". Diario El País. (in Spanish)
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