Matey Kaziyski
| Matey Kaziyski |
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Matey Kaziyski |
| Nickname |
The Emperor |
| Nationality |
Bulgaria |
| Born |
September 23, 1984 (1984-09-23) (age 27)
Sofia |
| Hometown |
Sofia |
| Height |
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Weight |
93 kg (210 lb) |
| Spike |
379 cm (149 in) |
| Block |
335 cm (132 in) |
| Volleyball information |
| Position |
Wing Spiker |
| Current club |
Itas Diatec Trentino |
| Number |
1 |
| National team |
| 2005 - |
Bulgaria |
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| Last updated: June 2010 |
Matey Kaziyski (Bulgarian: Матей Казийски; born 23 September 1984 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian volleyball player.
With Dynamo Moscow he won the bronze medal at the Men's CEV Champions League 2006–07 and was awarded Final Four' "Best Server".[1]
In late 2007 Kazijski was involved in a contract dispute between his first club Slavia and the Russian Dynamo Moscow and his new club Trento.[2] It ended with the player joining the Italian Trento in the summer of 2007.
Matey's mother and father were both Bulgarian national volleyball players. Still young he trained different sports like football, basketball and even bow shooting and horse riding.[3] His volleyball career started in the junior team of Slavia Sofia as a setter. Subsequently he played in all positions until he finally became a spiker.[3]
In April 2009, Kaziyski won the Men's CEV Champions League 2008–09 with Trentino Volley. He was awarded the Final Four's MVP award.[4][5] In 2010 Trentino Volley defended their CEV Champions League title with a 3-1 win against Zenit Kazan.
Clubs
Awards
Individuals
Clubs
- 2006 Russian Championship - Champion, with Dynamo Moscow
- 2008 Italian Championship - Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2009 Italian Championship - Runner-Up, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League - , Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2009 FIVB Club World Championship - Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2010 Italian Cup - Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2009–10 CEV Indesit Champions League - , Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2010 FIVB Men's Club World Volleyball Championship - Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2010–11 CEV Champions League - , Champion, with Trentino BetClic
- 2011 Italian Championship - Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2011 FIVB Men's Club World Championship winner with Itas Diatec Trentino.
References
- ^ CEV. "German Friedrichshafen with sensational Champions’ League victory!". http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_archive/news_archive_2007/news_archive_2007_04/8366_EN.html. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "Slavia loses the Kaziyski case (in Bulgarian)". http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1362665858.
- ^ a b "An interview with Kaziyski on the FIVB site". http://www.followmeandreazorzi.com/2007worldcup/video/kaziyski.html.
- ^ Николаев, Емил. "Казийски иска титла и с националите" (in Bulgarian). Сега. http://www.segabg.com/online/new/articlenew.asp?issueid=3528§ionid=12&id=0002141. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ CEV. "TRENTINO wins CEV Indesit Champions League!". http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_archive/news_archive_2009/news_archive_2009_04/14210_EN.html. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
External links
| Persondata |
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Kaziyski, Matey |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
September 23, 1984 |
| Place of birth |
Sofia |
| Date of death |
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