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Raphaela Folie is moving to the USA. © Social Media

Off to overseas: Folie moves to the USA

A new chapter will open in the summer for South Tyrol's best volleyball player. Raphaela Folie is moving abroad and is supposed to help raise women's volleyball to a professional level in the USA. Martin Berger and Silvia Fiori also have new clubs.

From one of the best leagues in the world to the USA, where a professional volleyball league for women will be created starting this summer. Goes this way Raphaela foil. The 33-year-old from Missian near St. Pauls will leave Italy and make her new sporting home in Houston. How does the deal come about?


Massimo Barbolini is mainly responsible for this. The coach was with Scandicci in the women's Serie A last season, but will now be in charge at Houston. The club from Texas looked in Italy in search of reinforcements and found an open ear at Folie. The middle blocker, who played for Monza this year, is following Coach Barbolini to Texas.

New clubs also for Martin Berger and Silvia Fiori

Also has a new club Martin berger. The middle blocker from St. Lorenzen is leaving the top team Itas Trient and moving to Macerata in Serie A2, where he hopes to get more match practice. At Trent, Berger was sidelined and was hardly ever used. The 21-year-old from Puster wants to make a fresh start in the second division next season.

Martin Berger moves to Macerata.

Will stay in the A2 series Silvia Fiori from Merano. She will move from Alba to Trento in the summer, where she hopes to gain promotion to Serie A1. Fiori already has experience in the top flight.

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