Vladimir Nikolov (volleyball)

Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgarian: Владимир Николов, born October 3, 1977) is a retired Bulgarian volleyball player, a former member and captain of his country's national team. He played as a wing-spiker and has been part of the Bulgarian national team in all recent championships. At a club level, he has played for Levski Siconco (five Bulgarian titles), Erdemirspor Izmir (Turkey), Tours VB (CEV Champions League 2005–06, one championship and two Cup titles of France), Toray Arrows, Japan and Trentino Volley (One Italian championship title). With Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo he won the bronze medal at the 2008–09 CEV Cup and also was individually awarded "Best Blocker".[1]

Vladimir Nikolov
Personal information
Full nameVladimir Nikolov
Born (1977-10-03) October 3, 1977
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Spike345 cm (136 in)
Block325 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite-spiker
National team
1997–2016 Bulgaria
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championship
2006 JapanTeam
FIVB World Cup
2007 Japan Team competition
European Championships
2009 Turkey Team

With the professional club Tours Volley-Ball, he won the 2004–05 CEV Champions League and was awarded "Most Valuable Player".[2]

Clubs

Awards

Individual

Clubs

References
  1. CEV. "BELGOROD is back to the top, Panathinaikos defeated 3:1 at the OAKA Indoor Hall". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  2. CEV. "Tours stronger than host team". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
  3. "Vladimir Nikolov Galatasaray'da". Galatasaray.org. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  4. "Лион" би "Аячо", Братоев свободен за "Монтана" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-10-29.


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