Nickname The Emperor Position Outside hitter Weight 93 kg Block 355 cm (140 in) Height 2.02 m | Spike 390 cm (150 in) Role Olympic athlete Name Matey Kaziyski | |
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Full name Matey Iliyanov Kaziyski Born September 23, 1984 (age 40) Sofia, Bulgaria ( 1984-09-23 ) Olympic medals Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament Similar Radostin Stoychev, Tsvetan Sokolov, Todor Aleksiev | ||
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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.
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- Matey kaziyski 2015 16 japan v league highlights jtekt stings
- Matey kaziyski three aces in a row 29 12 2005 russian cup semifinal moscow
- Personal life
- Clubs
- National team
- CEV Champions League
- FIVB Club World Championship
- National championship
- Individual
- Record
- References
Matey kaziyski three aces in a row 29 12 2005 russian cup semifinal moscow
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.
Clubs
Kaziyski and Radostin Stoychev have been working together since 2004 in the clubs of Slavia Sofia, Dynamo Moscow, Halkbank Ankara and Trentino. 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. In 2015 he left Trentino Volley to play in the Japanese top championship. In the 2016 season, he returned to Trentino.
National team
Kaziyski with Bulgaria team won the bronze medal in the 2006 World Championship, ranking fifth among the most productive scorers in the championship and receiving the 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.