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Knack Roeselare

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Knack Roeselare
Founded1964
GroundSporthal Schiervelde
(Capacity: 2,250)
ChairmanRik Vervisch
ManagerSteven Vanmedegael
LeagueEuro Millions Volley League
2023–24Champions
WebsiteClub home page
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Knack Roeselare is a Belgian professional men's volleyball club based in Roeselare. They compete in the Euro Millions Volley League and the CEV Champions League. The club was founded on February 12, 1964. Officially they started in the lowest division of the Belgian Volleybal on September 1964. They quickly grew into one of the biggest clubs in Belgium. The games that Knack Roeselare plays home, are played in the REO arena. In the sports complex know as "Shiervelde". The arena can hold a maximum of 2250 people.

Honours

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Domestic

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Winners (15): 1988–89, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
  • Belgian Cup
Winners (16): 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
  • Belgian SuperCup
Winners (11): 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24

International

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Winners (1): 2001–02
Silver (1): 2022–23
Silver (2): 1997–98, 1998–99

Team

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As of 2022–23 season[1]

No. Name Date of birth Position
1 Belgium Dennis Deroey (1987-08-14) 14 August 1987 (age 37) libero
4 Belgium Stijn D'Hulst (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 33) setter
5 Belgium Pieter Coolman (1989-04-24) 24 April 1989 (age 35) middle blocker
6 Netherlands Michiel Ahyi (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 (age 26) opposite
7 Belgium Simon Plaskie (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23) outside hitter
8 Belgium Matthijs Verhanneman (1988-12-08) 8 December 1988 (age 36) outside hitter
10 Brazil Maicon Leite (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992 (age 32) middle blocker
11 Estonia Märt Tammearu (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 23) outside hitter
12 Belgium Seppe Rotty (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 24) outside hitter
13 Belgium Sander Depovere (1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 (age 30) setter
16 Argentina Pablo Kukartsev (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31) opposite
17 Norway Rune Fasteland (1995-12-17) 17 December 1995 (age 29) middle blocker
Head coach: Belgium Steven Vanmedegael

References

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  1. ^ "Ploeg 2022/23". Knack Roeselare (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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