Nikolay Nikolov (volleyball)

Nikolay Nikolov (Bulgarian: Николай Николов; born 29 July 1986) is a Bulgarian volleyball player.^[1][2][3]

Nikolay Nikolov
Nikolov in 2011
Personal information
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	(1986-07-29) 29 July 1986 (age 37) Karnobat, Bulgaria
Height	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
Spike	350 cm (138 in)
Block	332 cm (131 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Belogorie Belgorod
Number	7
Career
Years Teams 2006–2009 2009–2010 2010–2012 2012–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 Lukoil Neftohimik VC CSKA Sofia Vibo Valentia Matin Varamin Shahrdari Urmia Paykan Tehran VC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Lukoil Neftohimik Belogorie Belgorod Sporting Clube de Portugal
National team
2007–2019 Bulgaria
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Bulgaria World Cup 2007 Japan European Championship 2009 Turkey European Games 2015 Baku Team
Last updated: 20 December 2017

Career

He started his career in 2006 in Lukoil (Burgas). In 2009, he moved to CSKA (Sofia). In 2010 he signed contract with Volley Callipo (Italy). His contract ended in 2012. In 2013-2014, he played in Iran's Matin (Varamin).^[4] In 2014, he competed for Shahrdari (Urmia), and from 2015 he moved to Paykan (Tehran).^[5]

Awards

 

Nikolov serve at the 2012 Olympics.

Individual

• 2015 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Middle Blocker

References

1. sportal bg editorial board (2010-05-02). "Николай Николов: oтбивам атаки на фенките в интернет" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2013-09-25.
2. sportal bg editorial board (2009-02-04). "20 Въпроса към…Николай Николов" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2013-09-25.
3. (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 2010-10-26. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
4. Отборите на Ники Николов и Иван Станев начело в Суперлигата на Иран, bgvolleyball.com
5. Национал премина в шампиона на Иран, БГВолейбол.ком

External links

• FIVB Player's biography 2012