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Blendzhini announced the squad for the tournament in Burgas

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June 23, 2025 at 14:55

Blendzhini announced the squad for the tournament in Burgas

The head coach of the Bulgarian men's national team, Gianlorenzo Blengini, announced the roster of 14 players who will participate in the second week of the Volleyball Nations League. The tournament will be held in Burgas from June 25 to 29.

Compared to the first week, two players have been dropped from the expanded squad, including opposite hitter Denis Karyagin, as well as middle blocker Boris Nachev. Their places in the team will be taken by Alex Grozdanov (middle blocker) and Dimitar Dimitrov (opposite hitter).


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📋 Bulgaria squad for the second week (Burgas, June 25–29)

Setters:

  • Simeon Nikolov

  • Stoil Palev

Opposite Hitters:

  • Venislav Antov

  • Dimitar Dimitrov

Outside Hitters:

  • Aleksandar Nikolov

  • Asparuh Asparuhov

  • Georgi Tatarov

  • Martin Atanasov

  • Rusi Zhelev

Middle Blockers:

  • Alex Grozdanov

  • Iliya Petkov

  • Krasimir Georgiev

  • Preslav Petkov

Libero:

  • Martin Bozhilov

    Position Week 1 (Canada) Week 2 (Burgas)
    Setters Simeon Nikolov, Stoil Palev Simeon Nikolov, Stoil Palev
    Opposites Венислав Антов, Денис Карягин Венислав Антов, Димитър Димитров
    Outside Hitters Aleksandar Nikolov, Asparuh Asparuhov, Georgi Tatarov, Martin Atanasov, Rusi Zhelev Aleksandar Nikolov, Asparuh Asparuhov, Georgi Tatarov, Martin Atanasov, Rusi Zhelev
    Middle Blockers Илия Петков, Красимир Георгиев, Преслав Петков, Борис Начев Илия Петков, Красимир Георгиев, Преслав Петков, Алекс Грозданов
    Libero Martin Bozhilov Martin Bozhilov



    Boris Nachev's likely replacement is due to an ankle injury that has not yet subsided, because of which the center did not take part in any match of the tournament in Canada.