Tsvetan Sokolov

Tsvetan Sokolov
Tsvetan Sokolov
Personal information
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	31 December 1989; Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
Hometown	Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
Height	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Spike	380 cm (150 in)
Block	350 cm (138 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Current club	Zenit Kazan
Number	1
Career
2003–2009; 2009–2012; 2012–2013; 2013–2014; 2014–2016; 2016–2019; 2019-	VC Marek Union-Ivkoni; Itas Diatec Trentino; Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo; Itas Diatec Trentino; Halkbank Ankara; Cucine Lube Civitanova; Zenit Kazan
National team
2007–	Bulgaria
Men's volleyball
Representing Bulgaria
European Championship
	Last updated: 7 May 2017

Tsvetan Sokolov (Bulgarian: Цветан Соколов; born 31 December 1989) is a Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team and Russian club Zenit Kazan, a participant of the Olympic Games London 2012, bronze medalist of the 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. During the 2014/2015 European club tournaments volleyball season, Sokolov was the top scorer with 199 points in 10 matches.[1]

Personal life

Sokolov was born in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria. In 2014 he married Deliyana Hristova. On October 27, 2014 his wife gave a birth to their children - the twins Nikola and Viktor.[2]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Champions League

2009/2010 - with Itas Diatec Trentino
2010/2011 - with Itas Diatec Trentino
2011/2012 - with Itas Diatec Trentino
2012/2013 - with Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
2016/2017 - with Cucine Lube Civitanova
2017/2018 - with Cucine Lube Civitanova
2018/2019 - with Cucine Lube Civitanova

FIVB Club World Championship

Qatar 2009 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
Qatar 2010 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
Qatar 2011 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
Poland 2017 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
Poland 2018 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
Brazil 2019 – with Zenit Kazan

National championships

2009/2010 Italian Cup Serie A, with Itas Diatec Trentino
2009/2010 Italian Championship, with Itas Diatec Trentino
2010/2011 Italian Championship, with Itas Diatec Trentino
2011/2012 Italian Cup Serie A, with Itas Diatec Trentino
2011/2012 Italian Championship, with Itas Diatec Trentino
2014/2015 Turkish SuperCup2014, with Halkbank Ankara
2014/2015 Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara
2014/2015 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara
2015/2016 Turkish SuperCup 2015, with Halkbank Ankara
2015/2016 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara
2016/2017 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
2016/2017 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
2018/2019 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

National team

2009 CEV European Championship

Individual

2013 Best player of the year Bulgaria
2013 FIVB World League - Best Opposite Spiker
2013 FIVB Club World Championship - Best Opposite Spiker
2014 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner - Best Server
2014 Best player of the year Bulgaria
2016 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner - Most Valuable Player
2017 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Opposite Spiker
2018 CEV Champions League - Best Opposite Spiker

References

"Цецо Соколов реализатор №1 в Европа" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
BUL M: Sokolov became father of twins - worldofvolley.com - 27-10-2014

External links

Awards
Preceded by Zbigniew Bartman	Best Opposite Spiker of FIVB World League 2013	Succeeded by Wallace de Souza
Preceded by Evandro Guerra	Best Opposite Spiker of FIVB Club World Championship 2017	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Aleksandar Atanasijević	Best Opposite Spiker of CEV Champions League 2017/2018	Succeeded by TBD

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[1] "Цецо Соколов реализатор №1 в Европа" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-10-29.

[2] BUL M: Sokolov became father of twins - worldofvolley.com - 27-10-2014