Yuasa Battery officially introduced another young European talent - Bulgarian attacker Denislav Bardarov, born in 2003. After spending the first part of the season in the Turkish Super League with Rams Global Cizre Belediyespor, Denis arrived in Grottazzolina yesterday and will be available to head coach Massimiliano Ortenzi today when training resumes, after the brilliant victory in Padua.
A peer and teammate of Tatarov in the national team since youth formations, the two are also connected by a wonderful friendship, which will certainly help his quick integration into the group led by coach Ortenzi, as written on the team's official website. Bardarov, 200 cm tall, who landed yesterday morning at Bologna airport on a direct flight from Sofia, immediately expressed his enthusiasm to start this new adventure in the Italian Super League: "I am happy and honored by this opportunity that has been given to me. Playing in the Italian Super League is a dream for every athlete, and when I received the call from Yuasa, I accepted immediately, also because of my friendship with Georgi (Tatarov - editor's note), who told me many good things about Grottazzolina."
After Zwanciger and Tatarov, another player born in 2003 joins the squad from the Marche region. After returning to his homeland due to the premature termination of his contract with the Turkish club in the second half of November, Bardarov joined CSKA Sofia, with whom he played two Challenge Cup matches in recent weeks - the third most important European club volleyball competition for men (formerly CEV Cup). In these matches, both ending in a tie-break, Bardarov distinguished himself with a total of 42 points, including 5 aces and 4 blocks.
Evidently, there is material to work with. M&G Scuola Pallavolo naturally hopes that Bardarov will repeat the meteoric development path shown by his compatriot Tatarov during these months in Grottazzolina, and the acquisition of the Bulgarian talent confirms the club's youth-oriented approach in its attempt to discover promising athletes to work with purposefully until they become SuperLega stars, concludes the article on the club's website.
