Marcello Abbondanza is once again at the helm of Fenerbahçe (Istanbul)! 🟡🔵
The Italian specialist replaces Marco Fenoglio after disappointing results – a 2:3 loss to Galatasaray in the first semi-final and elimination by Vakıfbank in the 1/4 finals of the Champions League.

Abbondanza returns to the club with which he has already won:
📌 2012/13 Season (first season)
🏆 CEV Cup

📌 2013/14 Season
🏆 Turkish Cup
🏆 Turkish Championship Title

📌 2014/15 Season
🏆 Turkish Super Cup
🥈 Turkish Championship Finalist
🥉 Bronze in the Champions League

📌 2016/17 Season (last)
🏆 Turkish Cup
🏆 Turkish Championship Title

🟡 This makes a total of:

• 2× Turkish Champion

• 2× Turkish Cup

• 1× Turkish Super Cup

• 1 at CEV Cup

• 1 Bronze in the Champions League

In 2024/25, he led the Korean Hyundai Life Insurance to the V-League title, and now a new challenge awaits him.

🔁 Interesting fact: in the current Fenerbahçe squad areElitsa VasilevaandHristina Vuchkova- two of the volleyball players with whom Abondanza worked in the period 2011–2014 at the head of the Bulgarian national team. 🇧🇬💪

Abondanza has already conducted a team training this morning.

📅Abondanza's debut will be tomorrowwhen Fenerbahçe hosts Galatasaray in the second semi-final match for 1st-4th place.
photos: H and Nikolay Varadinov