CV Universidad César Vallejo
Peruvian volleyball club
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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
2012/13 season
The 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
Squad 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
The 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
National
- Winners (1): 2012–13
International
- Runner-up (1): 2013