Eva Yaneva
| Eva Yaneva | ||
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| Personal information | ||
| Full name | Eva Yaneva | |
| Nickname | Eva | |
| Born |
July 31, 1985 Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |
| Spike | 298 cm | |
| Block | 290 cm | |
| Volleyball information | ||
| Position | outside hitter | |
| Current club | JT Marvelous | |
| Number | 8 | |
| National team | ||
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Eva Yaneva (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Ева Янева) (born 31 July 1985 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian volleyball player. She currently plays for JT Marvelous in Japan.
Career
She started playing volleyball in 1996 at the age of 11 with CSKA Sofia.
Yaneva has played for teams that finished 7th and 8th in the 2004 and 2006 European Championships, respectively; the 2006 champion of the French Cup; and three champions of Bulgaria.
Club history
Yaneva played for CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) from 1996 to 2004, then for Stinol Lipetsk (Russia) from 2004 to 2005 and for RC Cannes (France) from 2005 to present.
National team
Yaneva is a key player for the Bulgaria women's national volleyball team and has captained it on occasions. In 2011, she was banned from participating in the 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship due to supposed disciplinary breaches,[1] but has since then been reinstated to the national side and continues to be a regular for the team.[2]
Honours
- 2009 Women's European Volleyball League -
Third place, with Bulgaria
- 2012 Women's European Volleyball League -
Runner-Up, with Bulgaria
References
- ↑ "Страшимира Филипова наследи Ева Янев като капитан на националния отбор". sportal.bg. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ↑ "Реабилитираха Ева Янева, новият наставник избра 16 имена". topsport.bg. 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2013-03-10.