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| Full name | Matey Iliyanov Kaziyski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Emperor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Bulgarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 23, 1984 Sofia, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 390 cm (150 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 340 cm (130 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Calzedonia Verona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 during 2003–2012 and Japanese club JTEKT Stings, 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.
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. In 2017 their son Aleksander was born.
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Career
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.[1][2]
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.[3]
Sporting achievements
CEV Champions League
2006/2007 - with Dynamo Moscow
2008/2009 - with Itas Diates Trentino- 2009/2010 - with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2010/2011 - with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2011/2012 - with Itas Diates Trentino
2013/2014 - with Halkbank Ankara- 2015/2016 - with Trentino Diatec
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FIVB Club World Championship
- Qatar 2009 - with Itas Diates Trentino
- Qatar 2010 - with Itas Diates Trentino
- Qatar 2011 - with Itas Diates Trentino
- Qatar 2012 - with Itas Diates Trentino
- Brazil 2014 - with Al-Rayyan
National championship
- 2004/2005
Bulgaria Cup, with Slavia Sofia - 2005/2006 Russian Cup, with Dynamo Moscow
- 2005/2006 Russian Championship, with Dynamo Moscow
- 2006/2007
Russian Cup, with Dynamo Moscow - 2006/2007 Russian Championship, with Dynamo Moscow
- 2007/2008 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2008/2009 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2009/2010 Italian Cup Serie A, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2009/2010 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2010/2011 Italian Cup Serie A, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2010/2011 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2011/2012 Italian SuperCup 2011, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2011/2012 Italian Cup Serie A, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2011/2012 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2012/2013 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2012/2013 Italian Cup Serie A, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2012/2013 Emir Cup, with Al-Rayyan
- 2013/2014 Turkish SuperCup 2013, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2013/2014 Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2013/2014 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2014/2015 Italian Cup Serie A, with Trentino Volley
- 2014/2015 Italian Championship, with Trentino Volley
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National team
- 2006 FIVB World Championship
- 2007 FIVB World Cup
- 2009 CEV European Championship
Individual
- 2004 FIVB World League - Best Server
- 2006 FIVB World League - Best Spiker
- 2006 FIVB World Championship - Best Server
- 2007 CEV Champions League - Best Server
- 2008 Italian Championship Final - Most Valuable Player
- 2009 CEV Champions League - Most Valuable Player
- 2009 FIVB Club World Championship - Best Spiker
- 2009 FIVB Club World Championship - Most Valuable Player
- 2010 Interior Ministry - Man of Year Bulgaria[4]
- 2011 CEV Champions League - Best Spiker
- 2011 FIVB Club World Championship - Best Server
- 2014 CEV Champions League - Best Receiver
- 2014 FIVB Club World Championship - Best Outside Spiker
Record
- 132 km/h speed spike record[5]
References
- ^ Market, the final transactions and the roster for the season 2015/16 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - trentinovolley.it - 22-07-2015
- ^ Bulgarian Volleyball Star Matey Kaziyski Returns to Trentino
- ^ Мечтае за олимпийски медал - topsport.ibox.bg - 25-09-2013
- ^ Sportsman Leaves Behind Interior Minister in Bulgaria's Man of Year
- ^ "Lightning fast spikes top 130km/h | FIVB - Headlines". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 2021-01-22.