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Chono Penchev
Chono Penchev ( bg, Чоно Пенчев) (born 11 December 1994) is a Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of Italian club Azimut Modena. Personal life Penchev was born in Plovdiv. He has two older brothers, Chavdar (born 1987), Nikolay (born 1992) and identical twin brother Rozalin, all of them are professional volleyball players. Career In 2016 he was loaned by PGE Skra Bełchatów to Greek club Iraklis Thessaloniki Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace .... On November 21, 2017 he was loaned once again, this time to Italian club Azimut Modena. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. Bulgaria covers a territory of , and is the sixteenth-largest country in Europe. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Neolithic Karanovo culture, which dates back to 6,500 BC. In the 6th to 3rd century BC the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, tribal invasions in the region resumed. Around the 6th century, these territories were settled by the early Slavs. The Bulgars, led by Asp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plovdiv
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the cultural capital of Bulgaria and was the European Capital of Culture in 2019. It is an important economic, transport, cultural, and educational center. Plovdiv joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016. Plovdiv is situated in a fertile region of south-central Bulgaria on the two banks of the Maritsa River. The city has historically developed on seven syenite hills, some of which are high. Because of these hills, Plovdiv is often referred to in Bulgaria as "The City of the Seven Hills". There is evidence of habitation in the area dating back to the 6th millennium BCE, when the first Neolithic settlements were established. The city was subsequently a local Thracians, Thracian settlement, later being conquered and ruled also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AZS Częstochowa
KS AZS Częstochowa SSA was a Polish professional men's volleyball club based in Częstochowa, founded in 1945 as a university team (AZS). The club competed in the Polish PlusLiga from to 1979 to 2017. Six–time Polish Champion, two–time Polish Cup winner, and one time CEV Challenge Cup winner. Honours Domestic * Polish Championship :Winners (6): 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1998–99 * Polish Cup :Winners (2): 1997–98, 2007–08 International * CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980– ... :Winners (1): 2011–12 Former names See also * * External links Team profileat ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:AZS Czestochowa Polish volleyball clubs Sport in Częstochowa Volleyball clubs established in 1945 1945 estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraklis Thessaloniki V
Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Macedonikos Gymnasticos Syllogos" (''Macedonian Gymnastics Club'') and is one of the oldest and most historic sports-clubs in Greece. It is named after Heracles, the mythical Greek demigod. Their colours are blue or cyan and white, inspired by the Greek flag. Iraklis traces its roots back in 1899 when ''Omilos Filomouson'' (meaning ''Friends of Music Club'') was established. The club was established as a cultural union of the Greeks of Thessaloniki (then under Ottoman sovereignty), and in 1902 was founded also a sports department. After a merger with a local team, the club was re-founded on 29 November 1908, called ''Macedonikos Gymnasticos Syllogos'' (meaning Macedonian Gymnastics Club). A year later, "Iraklis" (Heracles) was added to the cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modena Volley
Modena Volley is a professional volleyball team based in Modena, Italy. It has played in the highest level of the Italian Volleyball League without interruption since 1968. It is the most successful Italian club, having won the national league twelve times and the national cup as well. The club is one of the most prominent and prestigious in Europe too, having won thirteen European trophies including four CEV Champions League. Achievements * CEV Champions League *: (x4) 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998 *: (x4) 1987, 1988, 1989, 2003 *: (x1) 1991 * CEV Cup *: (x3) 1980, 1986, 1995 *: (x1) 2007 * CEV Challenge Cup *: (x5) 1983, 1984, 1985, 2004, 2008 *: (x2) 2000, 2001 * CEV SuperCup *: (x1) 1995 *: (x2) 1990, 1997 * Italian Championship *: (x12) 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2016 * Italian Cup *: (x12) 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2015, 2016 * Italian SuperCup *: (x4) 1997, 2015, 2016, 2018 History The club was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball Player
This is a list of top international volleyball players. A * Foluke Akinradewo * Carolina Albuquerque * Todor Aleksiev * Ana Ida Alvares * Thiago Soares Alves * Dante Amaral * Andrea Anastasi * Matt Anderson * Stéphane Antiga * Halina Aszkiełowicz * Aleksandar Atanasijević * Décio de Azevedo * Wilavan Apinyapong * Odina Bayramova B * Ballu * Lloy Ball * Petya Barakova * Michele Baranowicz * Michelle Bartsch-Hackley * Andrea Bari * Zbigniew Bartman * Abdul Basith * Christina Bauer * Michał Bąkiewicz * Bronisław Bebel * Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza * Sarra Belhocine * Regla Bell * Izabela Bełcik * Edwin Benne * Alaina Bergsma * Lorenzo Bernardi * Franco Bertoli * Mateusz Bieniek * Emanuele Birarelli * Peter Blangé * Grzegorz Bociek * Dante Boninfante * Marco Bonitta * Rob Bontje * Ryszard Bosek * Tijana Bošković * Ron Boudrie * Camila Brait * Georgi Bratoev * Valentin Bratoev * Aleksa Brđović * Hanna Busz * Rafał Buszek * Wanna Buakaew C * Fille Saint Merc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Penchev
Nikolay Penchev ( bg, Николай Пенчев; born 22 May 1992) is a Bulgarian professional volleyball player, a former member of the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team, Bulgaria national team, and a participant at the Olympic Games 2012 Summer Olympics, London 2012. Personal life Nikolay Penchev was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. His father is a former volleyball player. He has three brothers – older Chavdar (born 1987) and younger twin brothers, Chono Penchev, Chono and Rozalin Penchev, Rozalin (born 11 December 1994), who are also volleyball players. Chono is a setter, Rozalin plays as opposite or outside hitter. Career Clubs Penchev spent the 2012/2013 season in KPS Kielce, Effector Kielce. In 2013, he moved to Resovia (volleyball), Asseco Resovia and signed a two–year contract. In his first season in the new club, he won the Polish SuperCup and a silver medal of the Polish Championship after losing to Skra Bełchatów, PGE Skra Bełchatów in the final matches. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rozalin Penchev
Rozalin Penchev (born 11 December 1994) is a Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of Brazilian club Sesc RJ. Personal life Penchev was born in Plovdiv. He has two older brothers, Chavdar (born 1987), Nikolay (born 1992) and identical twin brother Chono, all of them are professional volleyball players. Career In 2014 he started his professional career in Polish club Effector Kielce, but it was a weak season for the team and Effector took 12th place in PlusLiga. With Bulgaria national team he achieved silver medal in 2015 European Games. Then he moved to Turkish team, where he has played one season and the team took 10th place in the league. - czassiatkowki.pl - 15-09-2015 In 2016 he was loaned by [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Births
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Mandela casts his vote in the 1994 South African general election, in which he was elected South Africa's first President of South Africa, president, and which effectively brought Apartheid to an end; NAFTA, which was signed in 1992, comes into effect in Canada, the United States, and Mexico; The first passenger rail service to utilize the newly-opened Channel tunnel; The 1994 FIFA World Cup is held in the United States; Skull, Skulls from the Rwandan genocide, in which over half a million Tutsi people were massacred by Hutu, Hutus., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1994 Winter Olympics rect 200 0 400 200 1994 Northridge earthquake, Northridge earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Sinking of the MS Estonia rect 0 200 300 40 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Sportspeople From Plovdiv
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
