Levski Sofia is a Bulgarian sports club based in Sofia. It was founded in 1914. The club is named after Vasil Levski, the national hero of Bulgaria.
CSKA Sofia is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. CSKA is an abbreviation for Central Sports Club of the Army, named after the Bulgarian Army. CSKA is the most successful football club of Bulgaria according to the Europe's Club of the Century ranking of the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).
Valentin Iliev Ivanov is a Bulgarian football manager and former professional player.
The Bulgaria men's national volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. It is controlled by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation.
Matey Iliyanov Kaziyski is a Bulgarian professional volleyball player, member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team during 2003–2012 and Italian club Trentino Volley, a participant of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, bronze medalist of the World Championship 2006, World Cup 2007 and European Championship 2009. He is a multiple winner of the CEV Champions League and FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship with the Italian club Trentino Volley.
João Natailton Ramos dos Santos or simply Joãozinho is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right or left winger for Brasiliense.
Trentino Volley is a professional Italian volleyball team based in Trento. It has played in the Italian Volleyball League since 2000. They have 5 titles in the FIVB Men's Club World Volleyball Championship, tied with Brazil's Sada Cruzeiro as the most successful men's teams in volleyball history. The team has five wins in the Italian Volleyball League, three in the Italian Cup, three in the Italian Super Cup and three consecutive wins in the CEV Champions League. In the 2010–11 season, the team made history by being the first to win the national, continental and world championship.
Vladimir Milchev Nikolov is a retired Bulgarian volleyball player, a former member and captain of his country's national team. He played as a wing-spiker and has been part of the Bulgarian national team in all recent championships. At a club level, he has played for Levski Siconco, Erdemirspor Kdz.Ereğli-Zonguldak (Turkey), Tours VB, Toray Arrows, Japan and Trentino Volley. With Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo he won the bronze medal at the 2008–09 CEV Cup and also was individually awarded "Best Blocker". Caught doping at London 2012 Olympics, ordered to return Olympic badge and plaque.
Plamen Georgiev Konstantinov is a former Bulgarian volleyball player. He is currently the head coach of Lokomotiv Novosibirsk and the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team.
Radostin Svetoslavov Stoychev is a former Bulgarian volleyball player and head coach.
Teodor Salparov is a Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team and the Bulgarian club VC Hebar Pazardzhik. He was a participant in the Olympic Games, and was a bronze medalist in the 2006 World Championship, 2007 World Cup and 2009 European Championship.
Osmany Juantorena Portuondo is a Cuban-born Italian professional volleyball player, a member of Cuba national volleyball team in 2003–2006 and current member of Italian club Modena Volley. Juantorena was bronze medalist of the 2005 World League and silver medalist 2016 Summer Olympics. He is a multiple winner of the CEV Champions League and FIVB Club World Championship with the Italian club Trentino Volley. Juantorena is the record owner of the highest number of Most Valuable Player awards at FIVB Club World Championship, with 4 times.
Oliver Venno is an Estonian volleyball player currently playing for Al Rayyan of the Qatari Volleyball League. He mostly plays at the opposite hitter position but has also played at the outside hitter position on numerous occasions.
Todor Aleksiev is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who wore the No. 15 shirt in the national team which he had driven to major success in a number of competitions.
Andrea Bari is an Italian volleyball player, a member of Italy men's national volleyball team in 2010–2013 and Italian club Monini Marconi Spoleto, bronze medalist of the Olympic Games London 2012, silver medalist of the 2011 European Championship, three-time Italian Champion. He is a multiple winner of the CEV Champions League and FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship with the Italian club Trentino Volley.
Al Rayyan Volleyball is a professional volleyball team based in Al-Rayyan, Qatar. It competes in the Qatari Volleyball League. They participated in the 2012 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship held in Qatar after winning the Heir Apparent Cup. The club hired four top athletes to strengthen the team before the 2012 Club World Championships. These include Rodrigão from Brazil, the Bulgarian brothers Georgi and Valentin Bratoev, and the American David Lee, a Gold medalist in Beijing 2008. They did not advance past the group stage. The best achievement for the Al Rayyan volleyball team was in 2014 when they came in the second place in the World Club championship. The squad included Michael Sánchez, Raphael Vieira de Oliveira, Matey Kaziyski and Robertlandy Simón as foreign players in the team. Al Rayan won the GCC Champions Cup in 2011 and 2015 as well as the Arab championship and Asian cup.
Georgi Sashkov Bratoev is a Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team, and a bronze medalist of the 2009 European Championship.
Nikolay Uchikov is a Bulgarian male volleyball player. With his club Trentino Diatec he competed at the 2012 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship. He is part of the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team.
Neftochimic 2010, until 2006 known as Lukoil Neftochimic, is a professional men's volleyball team based in Burgas, Bulgaria. It plays in the Super League.
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