Hi people today is a tragic day for all volleyball fans, especially for the italians fans the 37 years old midle-blocker and a legend in his national team Vigor Bovolenta dies today in a hospital in macerata after a fall in game provocated by a stroke or cerebral spill in a game.
This is a short cut of the match, including the scene in which players and fans pay tribute to Bovolenta. Even when the match had started, Grbic and Zlatanov were moved to tears. Touching scene.
Very sad information. I was shocked. I've never heard of player death on the court in volleyball especially of the player like Vigor...
Rest in Peace...
cit [Bernardi]:
.................la vita è generalmente corta, la tua Bovo è stata cortissima, però può essere larga e questo dipende da quello che ci mettiamo dentro noi e la tua nonostante sia stata così corta è stata larghissima.........................ciao Bovo
... normally life is short, your Bovo was too short, but it can be large and it depends on what we put in, youre life despite was short was very large........ hi Bovo
Thanks for opening this space here where all volleyball lovers can leave a message or simply say goodbye to a dear friend. Yes, a dear friend: ‘cause when you see a player like Vigor playing so many times and for so long (21 years in Serie A) as I did, he becomes a sort of friend, even though I never had the opportunity of meeting him in person. I saw the beginning of his career as well as when he announced he would withdraw from serie A months ago. I have fantastic memories of him: on court and away from it…good player and nice guy! On YT you can find videos with him kidding with other Italian players when in NT. I shall miss him a lot…and my heart is with his wife and children now. I’m watching S.Giustino- Padova: before the match started there was a minute of silence in memory of Bovolenta, with people clapping their hands and showing a banner where you could read “Ciao Vigor” and Vincenzino Simeonov crying on the playground.
In Rugby when a player passes away so young and in such tragic circumstances, they say “a rugby player never dies….at worst he passes the ball to someone else”; I like to think that in V-B is the same, “a volleyball player never dies, at worst he sets the ball to let another player spike”.
Ciao Vigor… have fun in Heaven too…and show angels what a nice “muro” and “primo tempo” are.
I know about an heart attack during yesterday's match Forlì- Lube Macerata (2nd team) in Italian B-2 championship (4th league). Just after serving, he told his mates he was feeling dizzy and to stand him upright since he wasn't able to. He collapsed on the floor and first aid quickly looked after him trying to revive but everything failed.
He was a wonderful person even before an excellent athlete, who did a lot for Italian volleyball and for the team I love.
37 years, 4 children .. huge tragedy, a thought to his family. CIAO VIGOR
This is a short cut of the match, including the scene in which players and fans pay tribute to Bovolenta. Even when the match had started, Grbic and Zlatanov were moved to tears. Touching scene.
Rest in Peace...
Everyone sad for his death
.................la vita è generalmente corta, la tua Bovo è stata cortissima, però può essere larga e questo dipende da quello che ci mettiamo dentro noi e la tua nonostante sia stata così corta è stata larghissima.........................ciao Bovo
... normally life is short, your Bovo was too short, but it can be large and it depends on what we put in, youre life despite was short was very large........ hi Bovo
Leaving behind wife and 4 kids
Hope god give them the strenght to come throw this!
Rest in peace,Vigor.
In Rugby when a player passes away so young and in such tragic circumstances, they say “a rugby player never dies….at worst he passes the ball to someone else”; I like to think that in V-B is the same, “a volleyball player never dies, at worst he sets the ball to let another player spike”.
Ciao Vigor… have fun in Heaven too…and show angels what a nice “muro” and “primo tempo” are.
condolences to his family...
He was a wonderful person even before an excellent athlete, who did a lot for Italian volleyball and for the team I love.
37 years, 4 children .. huge tragedy, a thought to his family. CIAO VIGOR