Bulgaria men's national volleyball team facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Bulgaria

Association	Bulgarian Volleyball Federation
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Gianlorenzo Blengini
FIVB ranking	8 (as of September 2014)
Uniforms
Home 　 Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	8 (First in 1964)
Best result	(1980)
World Championship
Appearances	20 (First in 1949)
Best result	(1970)
FIVB World Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1965)
Best result	(2007)
European Championship
Appearances	28 (First in 1950)
Best result	(1951)
Website	www.volleyball.bg

The Bulgaria men's national volleyball team plays for Bulgaria in international volleyball games. The Bulgarian Volleyball Federation manages the team. They compete in big tournaments like the Olympic Games and World Championships.

Team History and Achievements

The Bulgarian men's volleyball team has a proud history. They have won several medals in major tournaments. These include a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. They also earned a silver medal at the 1970 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.

The team has won bronze medals at the World Championship in 1949, 1952, 1986, and 2006. In the Men's European Volleyball Championship, they won a silver medal in 1951. They also have four bronze medals from this championship (1955, 1981, 1983, 2009).

In 2007, Bulgaria won a bronze medal at the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup. They also reached the semi-finals five times in the FIVB World League. More recently, they won a silver medal at the first 2015 European Games.

Playing in the World League

Bulgaria first joined the FIVB World League in 1994. In their very first year, they made it to the semi-finals! Players like Lubo Ganev were part of that team.

Over the next few years, they kept playing in the World League. In 2003, with new players like Teodor Salparov, they reached fifth place. The next year, they again made it to the semi-finals. Young stars like Matey Kaziyski joined the team around this time.

In 2006, they reached the semi-finals again. In 2011, they qualified for the Final Round for the first time in four years. The 2012 Final Round was even held in Sofia, Bulgaria, where the team once again reached the semi-finals.

Major Tournament Results

The Bulgarian team has competed in many important volleyball tournaments around the world. Here are some of their best results:

Olympic Games

• 1980 Moscow — Silver medal
• 1972 Munich — 4th place
• 2012 London — 4th place

World Championship

• 1970 Bulgaria — Silver medal
• 1949 Czechoslovakia — Bronze medal
• 1952 Soviet Union — Bronze medal
• 1986 France — Bronze medal
• 2006 Japan — Bronze medal

World Cup

• 2007 Japan — Bronze medal

European Championship

• 1951 France — Silver medal
• 1955 Romania — Bronze medal
• 1981 Bulgaria — Bronze medal
• 1983 East Germany — Bronze medal
• 2009 Turkey — Bronze medal

European Games

• 2015 Baku — Silver medal

Universiade (World University Games)

• 1961 Sofia — Silver medal
• 1977 Sofia — Gold medal

The Team Today

Current Squad

Here are the players on the Bulgarian team for the 2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League. The Head coach is  Italy Gianlorenzo Blengini.

Team Gear and Sponsors

Kit providers

The team's uniforms and gear have been provided by different companies over the years.

Sponsorship

The main sponsor for the Bulgarian national volleyball team is the betting company efbet. Other important sponsors include Asics, Mikasa, and Lidl.

See also

In Spanish: Selección de voleibol de Bulgaria para niños

• Bulgaria men's team
• Bulgaria men's U19 team
• Bulgaria men's U21 team
• Bulgaria men's U23 team
• Bulgaria women's team

Images for kids

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  The Bulgaria National Team in 2014

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  Bulgaria Defeating Powerful Rivals Serbia in 2011

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  The Bulgaria National Team at the 2011 FIVB World League Defeating Asian Giants Japan

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  Bulgaria and Serbia Match in 2014