The 27-year old Dutchman is to close the gap that was left from the going Denis Kaliberda. “He is strong in attack and serve,” Mihai Paduretu outlines the strengths of the new man, who is moving from the second Italian league of NGM Mobile Santa Croce to Unterhaching. “In addition, he gained much experience in Italy.”
In 2008 and 2009, Snippe with Lube Banca Marche Macerata won the Italian Cup, Super Cup winner 2008 also. In this tournament he was named MVP. In his homeland he was successful. With Ortec Rotterdam he was champion and cup winner.
The 2 meter high Snippe played for his country in the national team in 2006 won the European Cup.
In Unterhaching he rises from the middle of August. “This is a squad planning for 2012/13 completed,” said Mihai Paduretu.
In the 2013 CEV Volleyball Champions League also closes a circle: Snippe meets Macerata, with this team he has played in the 2008/09 season in Europe’s premier class.
The current squad for the 2012/13 season:
Huib den Boer (attacker / receiver), Branislav Skladany (attacker / receiver), Simon Hirsch (diagonal), Robert Hupka (attacker / receiver), Tom Strohbach (attacker / receiver), Roy Frederick (middle block), Christian Dunnes (diagonal ), Alexander Shafranovich (attacker / receiver), Sebastian Prüsener (Libero), Konstantin Shumov (middle block), Theodore Brunner (middle block), Jan Willem Snippe (attacker / receiver)
Additions: Konstantin Shumov (Acqua Paradiso Monza), Theodore Brunner (CMC Ravenna), Jan Willem Snippe (NGM Mobile Santa Croce)
Disposals: Denis Kaliberda (Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia), Max Günthör, Thiago de Oliveira Carvalho, Fredy Cedeno.