Men's volleyball team based in Inazawa, Japan
The Wolf Dogs Nagoya (Japanese : ウルフドッグスなごや ) are a men's volleyball team based in Inazawa, Aichi , Japan. They play in the V.Premier League .
History
The Toyota Gosei Trefuerza volleyball team was founded in 1961 by enthusiasts as a 9-player team. In 1981, they transitioned to a 6-player team and began to strengthen themselves as an in-house club. They won all their games in the 29th Industrial League in 1999 and achieved their long-awaited promotion to the V League (then V.Premier League), renaming the team "Toyota Gosei Trefuerza." In 2013, their first foreign coach, Christian Sanderson Andersson, was appointed, and he instilled a precise organizational volleyball style in the team. They placed third in the 2014/15 V.Premier League and won their first championship in the following 2015/16 season. Since then, they have grown into a powerhouse team, finishing as runners-up in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons and reaching the finals for three consecutive years.[ 1]
From the 2019–20 season, the team changed its name to Wolf Dogs Nagoya.[ 2]
Honours
Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League Winners (2): 2015–16, 2022—23
Runners-up (3): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship Winners (1): 2023
Runners-up (1): 2007
Domestic Sports Festival Winners (1): 2012
Current roster
The following is team roster of Season 2024-2025 [ 3]
No.
Name
Date of birth
Height
Position
1 Shuzo Yamada (1992-11-27 ) November 27, 1992 (age 32) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Outside hitter
3 Hideomi Fukatsu (1990-06-01 ) June 1, 1990 (age 34) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Setter
5 Shunsuke Watanabe (1988-04-11 ) April 11, 1988 (age 36) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Libero
6 Hirotaka Kon (1988-03-09 ) March 9, 1988 (age 36) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Middle blocker
7 Tine Urnaut (1988-09-03 ) September 3, 1988 (age 36) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Outside hitter
8 Dongchen Wang (2000-06-01 ) June 1, 2000 (age 24) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Middle blocker
9 Kenta Takanashi (1997-03-25 ) March 25, 1997 (age 27) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Outside hitter
10
Rivan Nurmulki (1995-07-16 ) July 16, 1995 (age 29) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Opposite spiker
11
Ryota Denda (1991-07-03 ) July 3, 1991 (age 33) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Middle blocker
11
Taito Mizumachi (2001-09-07 ) September 7, 2001 (age 23) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Outside hitter
13
Takaki Koyama (1997-11-23 ) November 23, 1997 (age 27) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Middle blocker
14
Nimir Abdel-Aziz (1992-02-05 ) February 5, 1992 (age 32) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Opposite spiker
17
Kenta Ichikawa (1999-04-06 ) April 6, 1999 (age 25) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Libero
17
Naozumi Kanbayashi (1998-10-04 ) October 4, 1998 (age 26) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Setter
19
Ryo Takahashi (1998-07-30 ) July 30, 1998 (age 26) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Outside hitter
26
Akito Yamazaki (1997-10-16 ) October 16, 1997 (age 27) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Outside hitter
Head coach: Valerio Baldovin
Team roster – Season 2023/24
No.
Name
Date of birth
Height
Position
1 Shuzo Yamada (1992-11-27 ) November 27, 1992 (age 32) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Outside hitter
3 Bartosz Kurek (c ) (1988-08-29 ) August 29, 1988 (age 36) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Opposite hitter
6 Hirotaka Kon (1988-03-09 ) March 9, 1988 (age 36) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Middle blocker
8 Dongchen Wang (2000-06-01 ) June 1, 2000 (age 24) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Middle blocker
9 Kenta Takanashi (1997-03-25 ) March 25, 1997 (age 27) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Outside hitter
11
Ryota Denda (1991-07-03 ) July 3, 1991 (age 33) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Middle blocker
13
Takaki Koyama (1997-11-23 ) November 23, 1997 (age 27) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Outside hitter
14
Ryosuke Tsubakiyama (1988-07-18 ) July 18, 1988 (age 36) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Opposite spiker
16
Nakano Yamato (1999-10-02 ) October 2, 1999 (age 25) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Setter
17
Kenta Ichikawa (1999-04-06 ) April 6, 1999 (age 25) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Libero
19
Ryo Takahashi (1998-07-30 ) July 30, 1998 (age 26) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Outside hitter
21
Motoki Eiro (1996-06-08 ) June 8, 1996 (age 28) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Setter
23
Masato Katsuoka (1996-07-03 ) July 3, 1996 (age 28) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Outside Hitter
24
Tomohiro Ogawa (1996-07-04 ) July 4, 1996 (age 28) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Libero
26
Akito Yamazaki (1997-10-16 ) October 16, 1997 (age 27) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Outside hitter
Head coach: Valerio Baldovin
League results
Champion Runner-up
League
Position
Teams
Matches
Won
Lost
V League
1998–99
9th
10
18
2
16
1999–2000
9th
10
18
2
16
2000–01
Winners [ a] 8
14
14
0
2001–02
Winners [ b] 8
14
14
0
2002–03
7th
8
21
4
17
2003–04
6th
8
21
10
11
2004–05
7th
8
28
9
19
2005–06
7th
8
28
6
22
V・Premier League
2006–07
4th
8
28
16
12
2007–08
5th
8
28
14
14
2008–09
6th
8
28
12
16
2009–10
4th
8
28
16
12
2010–11
6th
8
24
9
15
2011–12
6th
8
21
7
14
2012–13
5th
8
28
12
16
2013–14
5th
8
28
15
13
2014–15
3rd
8
21
13
8
2015–16
Winners 8
21
15
6
2016–17
Runners-up
8
21
15
6
2017–18 Runners-up
8
21
15
6
V.League Division 1
2018–19 5th
10
27
19
8
2019–20 7th
10
27
10
17
2020–21 3rd
10
34
27
7
2021–22 Runners-up
10
39
28
11
2022–23 Winners 10
40
29
11
2023–24 [to be determined –
–
–
–
^ Second tier, lost promotion play-offs
^ Second tier, won promotion play-offs
Notable players
Tuomas Sammelvuo (FIN ) (2005-2006)Igor Omrčen (CRO ) (2014-2019)Bartosz Kurek (POL ) (2021-2024)
References
External links
