Anorthosis Famagusta Volley (women)
Anorthosis Volleyball Club is the volleyball team of Anorthosis Famagusta, temporarily based in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Active departments of Anorthosis | ||
---|---|---|
Football | Futsal | Volleyball (men) (women) |
Short History
Anorthosis (Ανορθωσισ) Women's volleyball team was established in the team's home town, Famagusta and was the first women's volleyball team on the island. After the Turkish invasion in Cyprus (1974), Famagusta's residents were forced to leave the city and spread to other Cyprus cities. Women's team recruited for a short term in Larnaca, but re-established strong foundations in 1987, in Nicosia, by Anorthosis' people who moved there after the war. The first members of the team were schoolgirls, but gradually the team grew and became competitive in the first division of women volleyball. Their first championship came in 2002, and in 2004 Anorthosis managed to win both the championship and National Cup. Since then, Anorthosis has been one of the top four teams of the Cyprus championship, and has won seven championships, seven National Cups and nine Super Cups. That makes Anorthosis the most successful Cypriot women's team of the last 20 years.
Current volleyball squad
Number | Player | Nationality | Position | Birth Year | Height (m) |
1 | Marina Christodoulou | Outside Hitter | 2002 | 1.77 | |
2 | Taylor Milton | Opposite | 1992 | 1.81 | |
3 | Andrea Charalambous | Middle Blocker | 1988 | 1.83 | |
4 | Christiana David | Libero | 1993 | 1.66 | |
5 | Courtney Felinski | Outside Hitter | 1992 | 1.86 | |
6 | Tatiana Antoniou | Libero | 2004 | 1.65 | |
7 | Kalia Vassiliou (C) | Setter | 1987 | 1.80 | |
8 | Pelagia Tzakidou | Middle Blocker | 2003 | 1.78 | |
9 | Mary Hadjipetrou | Setter | 2003 | 1.75 | |
10 | Juliana Caetano | Outside Hitter | 1987 | 1.85 | |
11 | Vaso Riala | Middle Blocker | 2000 | 1.88 | |
12 | Georgia Stavrinidou | Middle Blocker | 2001 | 1.88 | |
13 | Natalia Bratuhhina | Outside Hitter | 1987 | 1.78 | |
16 | Constantina Demetriou | Setter | 2005 | 1.70 | |
17 | Lilia Angelide | Middle Blocker | 1987 | 1.75 | |
18 | Afroditi David | Libero | 1987 | 1.65 | |
Coach: Alexandar Boskovic
President of Department: Adamos Montanios
Titles
- Cyprus Championships: 7
- 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2018, 2019
- Cyprus Cups: 7
- 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019
- Cyprus Super Cups: 9
- 1993, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Championship Runner-up: 12
- 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014
- Cup Finalist: 7
- 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2017, 2018