Matey Kaziyski

Matey Kaziyski
Personal information
Full name Matey Iliyanov Kaziyski
Nickname The Emperor
Nationality Bulgaria Bulgarian
Born (1984-09-23) September 23, 1984
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Spike 380 cm (150 in)
Block 335 cm (132 in)
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter
Current club Italy Trentino Volley
Number 1
Career
YearsTeams
1995-2002
2002-2004
2004-2005
2005-2007
2007-2013
2013-2013
2013-2014
2014-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-		Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
Bulgaria Lukoil Bourgas
Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
Russia Dynamo Moscow
Italy Itas Diatec Trentino
Qatar Al-Rayyan
Turkey Halkbank Ankara
Qatar Al-Rayyan
Italy Trentino Volley
Japan JTEKT Stings
Italy Trentino Volley
National team
2003-2012 Bulgaria
Honours
Representing  Bulgaria
Men's Volleyball
World Championship
2006 Japan
World Cup
2007 Japan
European Championship
2009 Turkey
Last updated: 7 June 2015

Matey Kaziyski (Bulgarian: Матей Казийски) (born 23 September 1984) is a Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team in 2003-2012 and Italian club Trentino Volley, a participant of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, bronze medalist of the World Championship 2006, World Cup 2007 and European Championship 2009. He is a multiple winner of the CEV Champions League and FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship with the Italian club Trentino Volley.

Personal life

Kaziyski was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. His parents were volleyball players in Bulgarian national teams. As a child he trained different sports like football, basketball and horse riding. Kaziyski is dating Elisabetta Farrugio, former Miss Trento.

During the match Trentino Volley Copra Elior Piacenza in 2011.

Career

Clubs

Kaziyski and Radostin Stoychev have been working together since 2004 in the clubs of Slavia Sofia, Dynamo Moscow, Halkbank Ankara and Trentino. Kaziyski Between 2008 and 2015, the Bulgarian won fifteen titles with Trentino, including four Italian Championship titles, three CEV Champions League titles and four Club World Championship titles. 2015 left Trentino Volley and went to Japanese club. Matey in 2016 season back to Trentino[1][2]

National team

Kaziyski with Bulgaria team winner the bronze medal in FIVB World Championship 2006 and ranked fifth among the most productive scorers in the championship and recived Best server award. In 2012 Kaziyski left the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team, together with coach Radostin Stoytchev, due to a scandal with Bulgarian Volleyball Federation (BFV). The player said he would not get back, until the leadership and structure of the BFV was changed.[3]

Sporting achievements

CEV Champions League

FIVB Club World Championship

National championship

National team

Individual

Record

References

  1. ↑ Market, the final transactions and the roster for the season 2015/16 - trentinovolley.it - 22-07-2015
  2. ↑ Bulgarian Volleyball Star Matey Kaziyski Returns to Trentino
  3. ↑ Мечтае за олимпийски медал - topsport.ibox.bg - 25-09-2013
  4. ↑ Sportsman Leaves Behind Interior Minister in Bulgaria's Man of Year
  5. ↑ Lightning fast spikes top in the Wordl Sports
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