Bulgaria men's national volleyball team

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

Bulgaria
AssociationBulgarian Volleyball Federation
ConfederationCEV
Head coachPlamen Konstantinov
FIVB ranking31 (as of 15 September 2023)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances8 (First in 1964)
Best resultSilver (1980)
World Championship
Appearances19 (First in 1949)
Best resultSilver (1970)
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 1965)
Best resultBronze (2007)
European Championship
Appearances28 (First in 1950)
Best resultSilver (1951)
www.volleyball.bg (in Bulgarian)
Honours
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1980 MoscowTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place1970 Bulgaria
Bronze medal – third place1949 Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal – third place1952 Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place1986 France
Bronze medal – third place2006 Japan
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2007 Japan
European Championship
Silver medal – second place1951 Paris
Bronze medal – third place1955 Bucharest
Bronze medal – third place1981 Varna
Bronze medal – third place1983 East Berlin
Bronze medal – third place2009 Turkey
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 BakuTeam
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 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Bulgaria Plamen Konstantinov

No. Name Position Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2022–23 club
1Denis KaryaginOH28 September 20022.06 m (6 ft 9 in)99 kg (218 lb)355 cm (140 in)340 cm (130 in)France Spacer's Toulouse Volley
2Stefan ChavdarovMB26 July 19952.02 m (6 ft 8 in)98 kg (216 lb)348 cm (137 in)335 cm (132 in)Bulgaria Deya Volley
3Nikolay KolevMB16 December 19972.04 m (6 ft 8 in)86 kg (190 lb)355 cm (140 in)340 cm (130 in)France Narbonne Volley
4Martin AtanasovOH27 September 19961.98 m (6 ft 6 in)80 kg (180 lb)358 cm (141 in)335 cm (132 in)Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
8Asparuh AsparuhovOH28 July 20002.01 m (6 ft 7 in)88 kg (194 lb)353 cm (139 in)335 cm (132 in)Italy Kioene Padova
9Georgi SeganovS10 June 19931.98 m (6 ft 6 in)83 kg (183 lb)340 cm (130 in)325 cm (128 in)Poland GKS Katowice
11Aleks GrozdanovMB28 March 19982.08 m (6 ft 10 in)90 kg (200 lb)357 cm (141 in)334 cm (131 in)Italy WithU Verona Volley
14Martin BozhilovL11 April 19881.90 m (6 ft 3 in)82 kg (181 lb)320 cm (130 in)305 cm (120 in)Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
17Nikolay PenchevOH22 May 19921.96 m (6 ft 5 in)90 kg (200 lb)345 cm (136 in)337 cm (133 in)Ukraine Epicentr-Podolyany
19Tsvetan SokolovOP31 December 19892.06 m (6 ft 9 in)110 kg (240 lb)365 cm (144 in)350 cm (140 in)Russia Dynamo Moscow
21Simeon DobrevL15 April 20011.75 m (5 ft 9 in)66 kg (146 lb)305 cm (120 in)295 cm (116 in)Bulgaria Neftochimic Burgas
22Simeon NikolovS24 November 20062.02 m (6 ft 8 in)91 kg (201 lb)365 cm (144 in)340 cm (130 in)Bulgaria Levski Sofia
23Aleksandar NikolovOH30 November 20032.05 m (6 ft 9 in)98 kg (216 lb)353 cm (139 in)340 cm (130 in)Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova
24Ilia PetkovMB10 October 19962.01 m (6 ft 7 in)88 kg (194 lb)350 cm (140 in)337 cm (133 in)Bulgaria Hebar Pazardzhik

Head coaches
  • Bulgaria 1949–1950 – Valentin Ankov
  • Bulgaria 1951–1952 – Dimitar Elenkov
  • Bulgaria 1952–1955 – Georgi Krastev
  • Bulgaria 1957–1958 – Dimitar Elenkov
  • Bulgaria 1964–1971 – Dimitar Gigov
  • Bulgaria 1971–1972 – Todor Simov
  • Bulgaria 1979–1980 – Todor Piperkov
  • Bulgaria 1980–1982 – Tsvetan Pavlov
  • Bulgaria 1982–1983 – Vasil Simov
  • Bulgaria 1984–1986 – Bogdan Kjuchukov
  • Bulgaria 1991–1992 – Georgi Vasilev
  • Bulgaria 1992–1994 – Stoyan Stoev
  • Bulgaria 1994–1994 – Brunko Iliev
  • Bulgaria 1994–1996 – Bogdan Kjuchukov
  • Bulgaria 1996–1997 – Stefan Sokolov
  • Bulgaria 1998–1999 – Georgi Vasilev
  • Bulgaria 1999–2000 – Brunko Iliev
  • Bulgaria 2000–2002 – Hristo Iliev
  • Bulgaria 2002–2003 – Assen Galabinov
  • Serbia 2003–2004 – Milorad Kijac
  • Bulgaria 2004–2005 – Brunko Iliev
  • Bulgaria 2005–2008 – Martin Stoev
  • Italy 2009–2010 – Silvano Prandi
  • Bulgaria 2010–2012 – Radostin Stoychev
  • Bulgaria 2012–2012 – Nayden Naydenov
  • Italy 2012–2014 – Camillo Placì
  • Bulgaria 2014–2019 – Plamen Konstantinov
  • Italy 2019–2022 – Silvano Prandi
  • Bulgaria 2022–2023 – Nikolay Jeliazkov
  • Bulgaria 2023–present – Plamen Konstantinov

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.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Daily bulletin Poland" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. "Team Bulgaria". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. "Българска Федерация Волейбол". bvf.bg. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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