Dimitar Zahariev
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Dimitar Zahariev (Bulgarian: Димитър Захариев) (born October 21, 1928) is a former Bulgarian volleyball player and volleyball coach. He was the head coach of the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team that won the 5th place in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, in the team's first ever participation in the Olympic games.[3][4] At club level, he was head coach of the Greek powerhouse Olympiacos from 1980 to 1984 and coached the club to 2 Greek Championships (1981, 1983) and 2 Greek Cups (1981, 1983).[5][6] He also led Olympiacos to their first ever CEV Champions League Final Four participation in 1981-1982 season (4th place), which was the first ever CEV Champions League Final Four participation by any Greek volleyball club.[7]
External links
- Dimitar Zahariev biography, career highlights and photos in the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation official website (in Bulgarian)
- Dimitar Zahariev bio and career (in Bulgarian)
- Dimitar Zahariev coach of the glorious generation of Bulgarian volleyball in the middle of the twentieth century (in Bulgarian)
References
- ↑ През годининте изпъкват имената на Иван Милев, Димитър Захариев, Никола Чалъшканов силни състезатели през 50-те Slavia Sofia history "strong players of the 50s: Ivan Milev, Dimitar Zahariev, Nicola Chalashkanov" (in Bulgarian)
- ↑ Slavia Sofia was named Udarnik Sofia from 1951 to 1957
- ↑ Dimitar Zahariev Bulgarian National Sports Academy (nsa.bg)
- ↑ "Bulgarian volleyball players first appeared at the Olympics in Tokyo, in 1964. The team was coached by Dimitar Zahariev, who led the team to the fifth place in the championship." Bulgarian Olympic Committee official website (bgolympic.org)
- ↑ Greek Championship - List of champion coaches: Dimitar Zahariev (1981, 1983) greekvolley.com (in Greek)
- ↑ Greek Cup - List of Greek Cup winning coaches: Dimitar Zahariev (1981, 1983) greekvolley.com (in Greek)
- ↑ "Ξεχώρισε η παρουσία του Ντιμίτρι Ζαχάριεφ, που το 1982 οδήγησε τον Ολυμπιακό στην πρώτη του συμμετοχή σε φάιναλ-4 Κυπέλλου Πρωταθλητριών" (in Greek)
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