Urnaut, Pajenk, Stern and Ropret joined forces at ACH Volley

Slovenian volleyball champion ACH Volley will start the new season strongly enhanced. The Ljubljana team will be led by a Montenegrin expert Igor Kolakovicwho was ACH coach from 2010 to 2012, and after a long time, the collective collects are returning to the best Slovenian volleyball collective Tine Urnaut, Alen Pajenk and Gregor Ropretthe team also strengthened Tonky.

The latter has not played at ACH yet, in the Slovenian first league he was a member of Calcit Volley. The last newcomer is a talented free player Joseph Verdinekwho came from Krka.

The club is next to the coach Matjaz Hafner left Sasha Stalekar, Matic Videčnik, Matej Kök, Jan Pokeršnik and Žiga Kumer.

“The idea of ​​returning Slovenian national teams has fallen at one of the dinners. When it was talked about how many Slovenian boys deserve abroad. President of the Union Method Ropret We introduced these numbers, then we agreed with the club management. Now our desire and goal is to make the boys qualify for the Champions League final tournament and, if possible, organize it. I appeal to the club management to sign up for the volleyball, and the volleyball in Stožice will receive an advantage over any other event, « said the mayor of Ljubljana as part of the presentation of the new team Zoran Jankovicwhich is a great supporter of an ambitious ACH Volley plan, which has been rumored for some time.

The budget of the team will increase to more than two million euros and the club president of the individual contracts will increase Rasto Oderlap he did not want to talk. “Treaties are also a business secret at their duration. I can say that the coach has signed a three -year contract, and the players are different, « said Oderlap, who hopes that the team will not only leave the impression on the domestic space but also European. »

Also, Gregor Ropret (right) was well hired upon his return. Photo: Črt Piks

No strangers

We were offered an opportunity for which, in addition to our long -standing work, the most deserving mayor is the most deserving. The City of Ljubljana recognized that with a stable, hard and fair part we are the right direction, which also worked the Slovenian national team. Together, we managed to convince local sponsors to strengthen our budget. The budget itself, however, would not be enough if we failed to convince the boys to re -cooperate with us. We are ambitious, there is no point in talking about domestic laurels, but we want to prove ourselves in Europe as well, and we have put together such a team. I think it is time that this team, which will not have foreigners after a long time, repeat or even exceed our best European results at the head of the final tournament, which we played 15 years ago, « said Oderlap and the sports director Aleš Jerala.

Coach Igor Kolakovic (right) also returned to ACH Volley. Photo: Črt Piks

Coach Kolakovic, as well as Tina Urnaut, who left ACH Volley in 2008, has since played for many clubs in Europe and Asia. “The feelings are fantastic. Finally, we will be able to play top volleyball in our country and we don’t have to travel around the world. My wishes are the same anyway. When I step on the field, I want to win and play the best volleyball. This will not change. However, we need to be aware that there are many quality teams, at least ten to 12 teams have much higher budgets. Regardless, we will do everything in our power to reach for the highest places ”has real views of power ratio in Europe 36-year-old captain of the Slovenian national team.

The vast majority of ACH Volley players will be in national team campaigns during the summer, and the team is expected to be complete only in October. “Every year is about the same. It is certainly a problem, but I believe we will successfully overcome it, « Jerala claims.