Tsvetan Nikolaev Sokolov (; born 31 December 1989) is a Bulgarian professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Dynamo Moscow. Sokolov is a former member of the Bulgaria national team, a participant in the Olympic Games London 2012, and a multiple winner of the CEV Champions League and Club World Championship.

Personal life

Sokolov was born in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria. In 2014, he married Deliyana Hristova. On 27 October 2014, his wife gave birth to their children – twins Nikola and Viktor.

Tsvetan Sokolov

Honours

Club

CEV Champions League

2009–10 – with Itas Diatec Trentino

2010–11 – with Itas Diatec Trentino

2018–19 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova

FIVB Club World Championship

Doha 2009 – with Itas Diatec Trentino

Doha 2010 – with Itas Diatec Trentino

Doha 2011 – with Itas Diatec Trentino

CEV Cup

2020–21 – with Dynamo Moscow

Domestic

2009–10 Italian Cup, with Itas Diatec Trentino

2010–11 Italian Championship, with Itas Diatec Trentino

2011–12 Italian SuperCup, with Itas Diatec Trentino

2011–12 Italian Cup, with Itas Diatec Trentino

2013–14 Italian SuperCup, with Diatec Trentino

2014–15 Turkish SuperCup, with Halkbank Ankara

2014–15 Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara

2015–16 Turkish SuperCup, with Halkbank Ankara

2015–16 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara

2016–17 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

2016–17 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

2018–19 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

2019–20 Russian Cup, with Zenit Kazan

2020–21 Russian Cup, with Dynamo Moscow

2020–21 Russian Championship, with Dynamo Moscow

2020–21 Russian SuperCup, with Dynamo Moscow

2021–22 Russian Championship, with Dynamo Moscow

2021–22 Russian SuperCup, with Dynamo Moscow

Individual awards

2013: FIVB World League – Best opposite spiker

2013: FIVB Club World Championship – Best opposite spiker

2017: FIVB Club World Championship – Best opposite spiker

2018: CEV Champions League – Best opposite spiker

2018: FIVB Club World Championship – Best opposite spiker

References

External links

Player profile at LegaVolley.it

Player profile at Volleybox.net

1989 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Dupnitsa

Bulgarian men's volleyball players

Olympic volleyball players for Bulgaria

Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy

Expatriate volleyball players in Italy

Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey

Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey

Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Russia

Expatriate volleyball players in Russia

Trentino Volley players

Halkbank volleyball players

Volley Lube players

VC Zenit Kazan players

Opposite hitters

Tsvetan Sokolov