Shanghai Men's Volleyball Club
Shanghai Men's Volleyball Club, now known as Shanghai Golden Age (Chinese: 上海金色年華男排), is a Chinese men's volleyball club based in Shanghai.[1] The Shanghai men's volleyball team plays in the Chinese Men's League and the AVC Club Volleyball Championship.
| Full name | Shanghai Golden Age Volleyball Club 上海金色年华男子排球俱乐部 | ||
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| Nickname | Shangahi Golden Age 上海男排 | ||
| Founded | 1996 (change the format to run as a sports club) | ||
| Ground | Luwan Sports Centre, Shanghai, China (Capacity: 3500) | ||
| Manager |  Shen Qiong (2014–present) | ||
| Captain | Zhan Guojun | ||
| League | Chinese Volleyball Men's League | ||
| 2017-18 | 1st | ||
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The team won fifteen China League champion titles. The team with the name and different extensions have been presented as, Shanghai Tang Dynasty and Fudan University Shanghai and now Shanghai Golden Age. Shanghai Volleyball Club has been a dominant force in the Chinese League since its inauguration in 1997, having won 15 titles in 23 editions to date – including the recent five consecutive editions.
The team participated in FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship for the first time in 2017.
2018–19 team roster
| # | Player | Position | Height | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dai Qingyao |
Opposite/Spiker | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
26 September 1991 |
| 2 | Rao Shuhan |
Middle Blocker | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
23 December 1996 |
| 3 | Huang Bin |
Spiker | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
18 January 1989 |
| 4 | Han Tianyi |
Spiker | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
27 October 1995 |
| 5 | Zhang Yichen |
Middle Blocker | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
9 November 1992 |
| 6 | Zhu Shengjie |
Spiker | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
16 August 1996 |
| 7 | Zhang Sulei |
Setter | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
10 March 1992 |
| 8 | Tong Jiahua |
Libero | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
13 December 1992 |
| 9 | Zhan Guojun (c) |
Setter | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
16 December 1988 |
| 10 | Wu Pengzhi |
Opposite | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
2 March 1996 |
| 11 |  Giulio Sabbi |
Opposite | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
10 August 1989 |
| 12 | Zhang Zhejia |
Middle Blocker/Opposite | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
31 August 1995 |
| 13 | Chen Longhai |
Middle Blocker | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
29 March 1991 |
| 14 | Jiang Hongbin |
Spiker | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
16 April 1997 |
| 15 | Ding Hui |
Libero | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
24 June 1989 |
| 16 | Ren Qi |
Libero | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
24 February 1984 |
| 17 | Tao Zixuan |
Middle Blocker | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
5 April 1999 |
| 18 |  Klemen Cebulj |
Spiker | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
12 February 1992 |
| 19 | Li Nan |
Opposite/Spiker | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
10 April 1998 |
| 20 | Sun Zeyuan |
Opposite | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
6 July 1998 |
Honours
- Champions (15): 1999/00, 2003/04 – 2011/12, 2014/15 – 2018/19
- Runners-up (2): 2002/03, 2013/14
- Runners-up (1): 2012
- Third place (3): 2001, 2005, 2011
Notable players
- Shen Qiong (1999–2013)
- Fang Yingchao (2001–2017)
- Ren Qi (2005–present)
David Lee (2013–2014)
Bojan Janić (2013–2014)- Cristian Savani (2013–2016)
- Nikola Kovačević (2014–2015, 2016 (only for Asian Club Championship))
- Scott Touzinsky (2015–2016)[2]
- Giulio Sabbi (2015–2016, 2018–present)[3]
György Grozer (2016–2017)
Facundo Conte (2016–2018)
Julien Lyneel (2017–2018)
Krisztián Pádár (2018) only for the finals of Season 17/18- Klemen Čebulj (2018–2019)[4]
- Tine Urnaut (2019–present)
Head coaches
Note: The following list may not be complete.
- Shen Fulin (????-2005 and 2009 Chinese National Games)
- Ju Genyin (2005–2010)
- Wang Jian (2010–2012)
- Lyu Ningxin (2012–2014)
- Shen Qiong (2014–)