Tsvetan Sokolov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Nikolaev and the family name is Sokolov.

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]

Tsvetan Sokolov
Sokolov in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Tsvetan Nikolaev Sokolov
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	(1989-12-31) 31 December 1989 (age 34) 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)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Current club	Dynamo Moscow
Number	19
Career
Years Teams 2003–2009 2009–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2016 2016–2019 2019–2020 2020– Marek Union-Ivkoni Itas Diatec Trentino Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo Diatec Trentino Halkbank Ankara Cucine Lube Civitanova Zenit Kazan Dynamo Moscow
National team
2007–2023  Bulgaria
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Bulgaria CEV European Championship 2009 Turkey

Personal life

Sokolov 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

Club

• CEV Champions League
  •   2009–10 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
  •   2010–11 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
  •   2018–19 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova

• FIVB Club World Championship
  •   Doha 2009 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
  •   Doha 2010 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
  •   Doha 2011 – with Itas Diatec Trentino

• 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

Individual awards

• 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

1. "Sokolov and Dijkema moves highlight transfer market in Russia". Volleyball World. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
2. "BUL M: Sokolov became father of twins". worldofvolley.com. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
3. "Dinamo Moscow triumph with the 2021 #CEVCupM title". CEV. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
4. "Dinamo Moscow crowned Russian champions for first time in 13 years!". CEV. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

External links

 

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

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 2018	Succeeded by   Evandro Guerra
Preceded by   Aleksandar Atanasijević	Best Opposite Spiker of CEV Champions League 2017/2018	Succeeded by Not awarded