The Italian coachLorenzo Micelli, who until 2024 ledthe Bulgarian women's national team, was appointed ashead coach of the Besiktas women's team for the 2025/26 season. The news was officially announced by the Turkish club, which welcomed the experienced specialist as part of the "black and white family".
🇮🇹Lorenzo Micelli's Profile
Born: October 24, 1970, Italy
He started his career as an assistant at Robur Tiboni Urbino Volley (1993/94), and by 1996/97 he was promoted to head coach.
Coached clubs such as:
🔹 Foppapedretti Bergamo (with whom he won theChampions League twice – 2009 and 2010)
🔹 Eczacıbaşı VitrA
🔹 PGE Atom Trefl (Poland)
🔹 Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena
🔹 DevelopRes Rzeszów
🔹 AO Thiras andPanathinaikos, where he won the Greek championship title and Supercup in 2024/25
National teams in his coaching career:
Assistant to the Italian women's national team (2003–2010)
Head coach of Estonia (2019–2021)
Head coach of Bulgaria (2022–2024)
From 2025 – head coach of the Swedish women's national team
⚫⚪ With Beşiktaş towards new horizons
Micheli's appointment at Beşiktaş comes at a time when the club is seeking stability, having finished 10th in the final standings of Turkey's Sultanlar Ligi for the 2024/25 season. It is not excluded that volleyball players with whom the Italian has already worked may be attracted to the new project – including Bulgarian players, given his strong ties with Bulgarian volleyball.
