Nikolay Penchev

Nikolay Penchev (born 22 May 1992) is a Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team, a participant of the Olympic Games London 2012, Polish Champion (2015, 2018).[1]

Nikolay Penchev
Personal information
Nationality Bulgarian
Born (1992-05-22) 22 May 1992
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Spike341 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Career
YearsTeams
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2016
2016–2018
2018
2018–2019
2019–2020		 Razlog Pirin Balkanstroy
Copra Elior Piacenza
Effector Kielce
Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
PGE Skra Bełchatów
Stocznia Szczecin
ONICO Warszawa
Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie
National team
2010– Bulgaria
Honours
Junior European Championship
2010 Belarus

Personal life

Nikolay Penchev was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. His father is a former volleyball player. He has three brothers – older Chavdar (born 1987) and younger twin brothers, Chono and Rozalin (born 11 December 1994), who are also volleyball players. Chono is setter, Rozalin plays as opposite or outside hitter.[2]

Career

Clubs

Nikolay spent Season 2012/2013 in Polish club Effector Kielce. In 2013, he moved to club of Polish Champion 2013 – Asseco Resovia Rzeszów and signed two-year contract. In his first season he won Polish SuperCup and silver medal of Polish Championship after losing against PGE Skra Bełchatów. In April 2015, alongside Asseco Resovia Rzeszów he won the Polish Championship. In April 2015, he signed a new one-year contract with Asseco Resovia.

In May 2016, Penchev signed one-year contract with another top Polish club PGE Skra Bełchatów.[3]

Sporting achievements

Individually

References
  1. Nikołaj Penczew wkracza do Jurajskiej Armii! – aluronvirtucmc.pl – 14.10.2019
  2. Bracia Penczew: Nie jesteśmy nierozłączni – volleycafe.pl – 23-08-2014
  3. Reprezentant Bułgarii nowym przyjmującym PGE Skry – skra.pl – 30-05-2016
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