Bolivar

Club Ciudad de Bolivar or Bolivar Voley (also named Personal Bolivar for sponsorship reasons) is an Argentine sports club based in San Carlos de Bolivar, Buenos Aires Province. The club, founded in 2002 as a volleyball institution at the initiative of local TV host Marcelo Tinelli, won the championship the same season it debuted, beating Rojas Scholem at the finals. Bolivar is also the most winning team of Argentina, with 7 championships won.

Apart from volleyball, other sports practised at Bolivar are football (which team participates in regional league Torneo Federal A, and field hockey.

History

The club was founded on October 23, 2002, subsequent to that year's FIVB Men's World Championship held in Argentina. The club's foundation was initiative of TV host and entrepreneur Marcelo Tinelli (who was born in San Carlos de Bolivar). Tinelli called former national team captain Daniel Castellani to the project, which conceived the club as a youth player recruiter and former. The colors chosen were the light blue and white, as a tribute to the city of Bolivar's football team that wore those colors.

Bolivar won the championship in the first league it played, the 2002-03 season, defeating Rojas Scholem in the finals. The squad would win its second consecutive title in the 2003-04 season. In 2006 Javier Weber became the team's manager. Under his coaching, the team won its first international title in Brazil.

The team has used different names for sponsorship reasons, such as Bolivar Signia, Origenes Bolivar, DirecTV Bolivar, and Drean Bolivar among others.

Bolivar is the most successful team of the Argentine top division, having won 7 titles. The club also won the South American Men's Club Volleyball Championship in 2010, earning the right to represent the continent in the FIVB Men's Club World Championship.

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