Martin Stoev is no longer the coach of "Neftochimik", volleyweek.bg found out. The team is currently in Greece, where it took part in a friendly tournament. In their last match, the team was led by Ivan Stanev. The reasons for the separation are not clear, but people from the inner circle claim there was a rift between Stoev and the team's star Trukhchev. We still do not have official confirmation of the surprising news, nor who will lead the team in the upcoming match against Kifissia (Greece) on October 9th. The team's management neither confirmed nor denied, referring us to the team's website for information, where there is still nothing about the shocking news.
At the past Reporting and Election Assembly of the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation, Stoev received less than 40 votes for his candidacy for a member of the federation's Governing Board.
Martin Stoev became the head coach of "Neftochimik 2010" at the beginning of the year. The specialist replaced Atanas Petrov in the position.
The 52-year-old Sofia native returned to his home volleyball elite, where he last led the team of the project he created, Slivnishki Geroi.

As coach of the national team of players born in 2003, Stoev won 8 medals from nine championships, finishing second in the world and in Europe, as well as first in the Balkans.

At the helm of the men's national team of Bulgaria, he has a bronze from a World Championship and a World Cup, as well as a fifth place at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Martin Stoev is a champion of Bulgaria as a volleyball player and as a coach, and as a player, he is a world youth champion from Cairo 1991. He has triumphed with the title in Romania at the helm of Tomis Constanta.