Former national team player and head coach of VC Lyulin's youth teams, Teodor Bogdanov, will lead Bulgaria at the U17 Men's World Championship, which our country is hosting (August 24-31). As we announced earlier,the championship will be held in the capital's "Levski Sofia" and "Hristo Botev" halls.
Bogdanov was one of the coaches honored by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation last year for his contribution to the success of the Bulgarian U17 men's national team and winning silver medals at the 2023 European Championship in Podgorica (Montenegro). Together with his staff, he is already leading intensive training with the team in our capital. The young "tricolors" are training in the "Levski Sofia" hall, where they will play their matches from Group A. Our group includes Spain, Chinese Taipei, and Mexico. 16 teams are participating in the world championship, divided into four groups of four teams. The first two from each group advance to the round of sixteen.
BULGARIA'S GROUP STAGE SCHEDULE:
August 24, 17:00 against Spain
August 25, 17:00 against Chinese Taipei
August 26, 17:00 against Mexico
The extended squad includes 15 volleyball players, who will train in this number until the start of the championship. The team captain has not yet been determined, and this will also happen immediately before the World Championship.
Bulgaria U17 Men's Squad:
1. Nikola Velikov
2. Petko Petkov
3. Dimitar Kopanarov
4. Alexander Dobrev
5. Dimitar Dobrev
6. Teodor Borovinov
7. Daniel Tanev
8. Dimitar Peychinov
9. Marian Bozhilov
10. Georgi Boychev
11. Martin Totkov
12. Nikolay Mihovski
13. Petar Gospodarski
14. Evan Georgiev
15. Filip Marinski
Coaching staff:
Teodor Bogdanov - head coach
Martin Penev - assistant coach
Antonio Ivanov - statistician
Kaloyan Slavov - physiotherapist
Haralampi Georgiev - conditioning coach
Adriana Marinkova - team manager
As part of Bulgaria's preparation for the Men's U17 World Championship, a strong international friendly tournament will be held in Bulgaria with the teams of Brazil, Iran, and Italy. The competition, scheduled for August 19-21, will be closed to fans and media.
