Bulgaria men's national volleyball team

The Bulgaria men's national volleyball team is controlled by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches.

Bulgaria
AssociationBulgarian Volleyball Federation
ConfederationCEV
Head coach Silvano Prandi
FIVB ranking21 (as of November 26, 2021)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances8 (First in 1964)
Best result (1980)
World Championship
Appearances18 (First in 1949)
Best result (1970)
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 1965)
Best result (2007)
European Championship
Appearances28 (First in 1950)
Best result (1951)
www.volleyball.bg (in Bulgarian)
The Bulgaria National Team in 2014
Bulgaria Defeating Powerful Rivals Serbia in 2011
The Bulgaria National Team at the 2011 FIVB World League Defeating Asian Giants Japan
Bulgaria and Serbia Match in 2014

History

The team's achievements include winning the Balkan Championships in 1980, Runners-Up (1970) and Third Place (1949, 1952, 1986, 2006) at the World Championship. At the European Championships Bulgaria has one Runners-Up (1951) and four Third Place (1955, 1981, 1983, 2009) finishes. Bulgaria has also achieved Runners-Up at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow. The team has one third place at the World Cup (2007) and five Semi-Final appearances in the World League (1994, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013). The team's most significant recent results include earning Third Place at the 2006 World Championship, the 2007 World Cup and 2009 European Championship as well as achieving Runners-Up at the first European Games in 2015.

Bulgaria first took part in the World League in 1994. During the debut season in the tournament, the team went all the way to the Semi-Finals; led by players like Lubo Ganev, Dimo Tonev, Martin Stoev, etc. In the next four editions, Bulgaria took part but did not manage to surpass its prior performance by reaching fifth in 1995, eight in 1996, sixth in 1997, and seventh in 1998. Under the guidance of Milorad Kijac, the new wave of players including Teodor Salparov, Danial Mihaylov, etc. mixed well with the more experienced Evgeni Ivanov, Plamen Konstantinov, Nikolay Ivanov, Vladimir Nikolov, Hristo Tsvetanov to result in the fifth-place rank in 2003. The next year, once again under Kijac, the team played some impressive games and succeeded to tie its best performance of reaching the Semi-Finals. The team included more players from the Under-21 team that the previous year won a medal at the World Championships, such as Matey Kaziyski and Milushev. In 2005 with a new coach, Martin Stoev, the team finished as the fifth rank, followed by another tied best-ever performance of reaching the Semi-Finals in 2006, and another fifth rank in 2007. In 2011 Bulgaria qualified for first time in the Final Round after four years, they finished as the fifth rank. The 2012 Final Round was held in the newly opened Armeets Arena in Sofia, and the host reached the Semi-Finals once again.

Statistics

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

European Championship

World League

Nations League

European Games

Universiade

Team

Current squad

The following is the Bulgaria roster in the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League.[1]

Head coach: Silvano Prandi

No. Name Position Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2020–21 club
1Denis KaryaginOH28 September 20022.02 m (6 ft 8 in)84 kg (185 lb)330 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in) Neftochimic 2010
2Stefan ChavdarovMB26 July 19952.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Montana Volley
3Nikolay KolevMB16 December 19972.04 m (6 ft 8 in)92 kg (203 lb)360 cm (140 in)335 cm (132 in) Neftochimic 2010
4Martin AtanasovOH27 September 19972.02 m (6 ft 8 in)90 kg (200 lb)369 cm (145 in)355 cm (140 in) Ziraat Bankası Ankara
6Vladimir StankovS9 August 19961.86 m (6 ft 1 in)80 kg (180 lb)325 cm (128 in)320 cm (130 in) Levski Sofia
9Georgi SeganovS10 June 19931.98 m (6 ft 6 in)83 kg (183 lb)340 cm (130 in)325 cm (128 in) Top Volley Latina
10Svetoslav StankovS6 August 19961.94 m (6 ft 4 in)80 kg (180 lb) Marek Union-Ivkoni
11Aleks GrozdanovMB28 March 19982.08 m (6 ft 10 in)93 kg (205 lb)371 cm (146 in)349 cm (137 in) Vero Volley Monza
12Georgi PetrovOH18 August 19991.97 m (6 ft 6 in)77 kg (170 lb)345 cm (136 in)325 cm (128 in) Chaumont Volley-Ball 52
14Asparuh AsparuhovOH28 July 20002.00 m (6 ft 7 in)87 kg (192 lb)345 cm (136 in)330 cm (130 in) BluVolley Verona
15Gordan LyutskanovOH11 April 19971.97 m (6 ft 6 in)90 kg (200 lb)344 cm (135 in)324 cm (128 in) Levski Sofia
16Vladislav IvanovL14 March 19871.88 m (6 ft 2 in)80 kg (180 lb)320 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) Levski Sofia
19Tsvetan SokolovOpp31 December 19892.06 m (6 ft 9 in)100 kg (220 lb)370 cm (150 in)350 cm (140 in) Dynamo Moscow
22Nikolay KartevMB20 September 19952.02 m (6 ft 8 in)98 kg (216 lb)349 cm (137 in)330 cm (130 in) VC Hebar Pazardzhik
24Martin IvanovL4 February 19921.87 m (6 ft 2 in)78 kg (172 lb)320 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) Neftochimic 2010
25Radoslav ParapunovOpp19 June 19972.05 m (6 ft 9 in)87 kg (192 lb)346 cm (136 in)327 cm (129 in) Vojvodina Novi Sad
26Svetoslav IvanovOH10 July 20001.94 m (6 ft 4 in)76 kg (168 lb) Marek Union-Ivkoni

Tsvetan Sokolov missed out on the first 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League and the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship as he went on a knee surgery.[2][3] However, he had recovered and participated in his club tournaments.[4][5][6]

Head coaches

  • 1949–1950 – Valentin Ankov
  • 1951–1952 – Dimitar Elenkov
  • 1952–1955 – Georgi Krastev
  • 1957–1958 – Dimitar Elenkov
  • 1964–1971 – Dimitar Gigov
  • 1971–1972 – Todor Simov
  • 1979–1980 – Todor Piperkov
  • 1980–1982 – Tsvetan Pavlov
  • 1982–1983 – Vasil Simov
  • 1984–1986 – Bogdan Kjuchukov
  • 1991–1992 – Georgi Vasilev
  • 1992–1994 – Georgi Stoev
  • 1994–1994 – Brunko Iliev
  • 1994–1996 – Bogdan Kjuchukov
  • 1996–1997 – Stefan Sokolov
  • 1998–1999 – Georgi Vasilev
  • 1999–2000 – Brunko Iliev
  • 2000–2002 – Hristo Iliev
  • 2002–2003 – Assen Galabinov
  • 2003–2004 – Milorad Kijac
  • 2004–2005 – Brunko Iliev
  • 2005–2008 – Martin Stoev
  • 2009–2010 – Silvano Prandi
  • 2010–2012 – Radostin Stoychev
  • 2012–2012 – Nayden Naydenov
  • 2012–2014 – Camillo Placì
  • 2014–2019 – Plamen Konstantinov
  • 2019–present – Silvano Prandi

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Bulgaria national volleyball team.

Period Kit provider
2002–2019 Asics
2019– Erreà

Sponsorship

The main sponsor of the national team is the Bulgarian betting company efbet, while Asics, Mikasa and Lidl are secondary sponsors.[7]

See also

References

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