Tsvetan Nikolaev Sokolov (Bulgarian: Цветан Николаев Соколов; born 31 December 1989) is a Bulgarian professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Dynamo Moscow. Sokolov is a former member of the Bulgaria national team, a participant in the Olympic Games London 2012, and a multiple winner of the CEV Champions League and Club World Championship.[1]
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| Full name | Tsvetan Nikolaev Sokolov | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1989 Dupnitsa, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (249 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Spike | 357 cm (141 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Block | 338 cm (133 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||||||||||||
| Current club | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Personal life
editSokolov was born in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria. In 2014, he married Deliyana Hristova. On 27 October 2014, his wife gave birth to their children – twins Nikola and Viktor.[2]
Honours
editClub
edit- CEV Champions League
2009–10 – with Itas Diatec Trentino- 2010–11 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2018–19 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- CEV Cup
2020–21 – with Dynamo Moscow[3]
- Domestic
- 2009–10 Italian Cup, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2010–11
Italian Championship, with Itas Diatec Trentino - 2011–12 Italian SuperCup, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2011–12 Italian Cup, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2013–14 Italian SuperCup, with Diatec Trentino
- 2014–15 Turkish SuperCup, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2014–15 Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2015–16 Turkish SuperCup, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2015–16 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2016–17 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2016–17 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2018–19 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2019–20 Russian Cup, with Zenit Kazan
- 2020–21 Russian Cup, with Dynamo Moscow
- 2020–21 Russian Championship, with Dynamo Moscow[4]
- 2020–21 Russian SuperCup, with Dynamo Moscow
- 2021–22 Russian Championship, with Dynamo Moscow
- 2021–22 Russian SuperCup, with Dynamo Moscow
- 2009–10
Individual awards
edit- 2013: FIVB World League – Best opposite spiker
- 2013: FIVB Club World Championship – Best opposite spiker
- 2017: FIVB Club World Championship – Best opposite spiker
- 2018: CEV Champions League – Best opposite spiker
- 2018: FIVB Club World Championship – Best opposite spiker
References
edit- ^ "Sokolov and Dijkema moves highlight transfer market in Russia". Volleyball World. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "BUL M: Sokolov became father of twins". worldofvolley.com. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Dinamo Moscow triumph with the 2021 #CEVCupM title". CEV. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Dinamo Moscow crowned Russian champions for first time in 13 years!". CEV. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tsvetan Sokolov.
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
