Cuneo closes the men’s A2 series roster with a hit on the Swiss market; Tim Köpfli will arrive from the Swiss national team. In his third year with the Swiss National Team, the 1996-born spiker made his debut in the Rossoneri during the last European qualifiers where the Swiss won against Romania. He has played in the National League A since 2016 and since 2018 he played in Concordia Volley Luzern where in the last season he won the Swiss Super Cup against Lausanne, where he coached coach Giaccardi. In that final Tim also raised the MVP prize of the match.
In his first season abroad, Tim is very enthusiastic and can’t wait to meet his teammates, as soon as he has finished qualifying for the next European Championship: “It is a great honor for me to be wearing the Cuneo shirt next season. For me it means a lot to be able to play my first season abroad in such a ambitious team in a beautiful and volleyball enthusiastic city and country. For my personal goals, I certainly want to keep improving as a player and I think this professional environment will allow me to do that and reach a new level. Now I’m facing more competition also in the team to get playingtime on the court, which is also good and motivating for me to keep working hard and improve to help the team achieve the goals. I’m looking forward to meeting the team and all the people of the club after the Program of the swiss national team this summer. ” – we asked him what it feels like to wear the jersey of his national team: «For me this is a great honor to represent and compete for my country on the volleyball court. This has been a long term target for me since I was recruited to play for Lucerne in the NLA. I hope to add my part to the history of Swiss Volleyball by qualifying this year and then playing in the next european champtionships. ” – and finally whether having Max as a coach had an impact on his choice to come and play in Cuneo: «Yes, since I played in the Swiss National League A he has been coaching in Lausanne UC. I have a lot of respect for what he achieved and I know for sure that he will be able to improve my technical and tactical skills “.
