Tsvetan Sokolov

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

Tsvetan Sokolov
File:Tsvetan Sokolov (Legavolley 2019).jpg Sokolov in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Tsvetan Nikolaev Sokolov
Born	(1989-12-31) 31 December 1989 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 Bronze medal – third place 2009 Turkey

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.

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.

Honours

Club

• CEV Champions League
  • File:Gold medal europe.svg 2009–10 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
  • File:Gold medal europe.svg 2010–11 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
  • File:Gold medal europe.svg 2018–19 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
• FIVB Club World Championship
  • File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg Doha 2009 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
  • File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg Doha 2010 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
  • File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg Doha 2011 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
• CEV Cup
  • File:Simple gold cup.svg 2020–21 – with Dynamo Moscow
• Domestic
  • 2009–10 File:Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Itas Diatec Trentino
  • 2010–11 File:Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Itas Diatec Trentino
  • 2011–12 File:Simple gold cup.svg Italian SuperCup, with Itas Diatec Trentino
  • 2011–12 File:Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Itas Diatec Trentino
  • 2013–14 File:Simple gold cup.svg Italian SuperCup, with Diatec Trentino
  • 2014–15 File:Simple gold cup.svg Turkish SuperCup, with Halkbank Ankara
  • 2014–15 File:Simple gold cup.svg Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara
  • 2015–16 File:Simple gold cup.svg Turkish SuperCup, with Halkbank Ankara
  • 2015–16 File:Gold medal with cup.svg Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara
  • 2016–17 File:Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
  • 2016–17 File:Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
  • 2018–19 File:Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
  • 2019–20 File:Simple gold cup.svg Russian Cup, with Zenit Kazan
  • 2020–21 File:Simple gold cup.svg Russian Cup, with Dynamo Moscow
  • 2020–21 File:Gold medal with cup.svg Russian Championship, with Dynamo Moscow
  • 2020–21 File:Simple gold cup.svg Russian SuperCup, with Dynamo Moscow
  • 2021–22 File:Gold medal with cup.svg Russian Championship, with Dynamo Moscow
  • 2021–22 File:Simple gold cup.svg 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

External links

• Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
• Player profile at Volleybox.net