Dimitar Zahariev ( bg, Димитър Захариев) (born October 21, 1928) is a former
Bulgarian
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* Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria
* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
* Bulgarian alphabet
* A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria
* Bul ...
volleyball player
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and
volleyball
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coach. He was the head coach of the
Bulgaria men's national volleyball team
The Bulgaria men's national volleyball team is controlled by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches.
History
The team's achievements include winning the Balkan C ...
that won the
5th place in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, in the team's first ever participation in the Olympic games. At club level, he was head coach of the Greek powerhouse
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
from 1980 to 1984 and coached the club to 2
Greek Championships (1981, 1983) and 2
Greek Cups (1981, 1983). He also led Olympiacos to
their first ever CEV Champions League Final Four participation in 1981-1982 season (4th place), which was the first ever CEV Champions League Final Four participation by any Greek volleyball club.
"Ξεχώρισε η παρουσία του Ντιμίτρι Ζαχάριεφ, που το 1982 οδήγησε τον Ολυμπιακό στην πρώτη του συμμετοχή σε φάιναλ-4 Κυπέλλου Πρωταθλητριών"
(in Greek)
External links
in the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation
Bulgarian Volleyball Federation (Bulgarian: Българска Федерация по Волейбол, ''Bŭlgarska Federatsiya po Voleĭbol'') is the governing body of volleyball in Bulgaria.
The teams of the national club competition, the Supe ...
official website (in Bulgarian)
Dimitar Zahariev bio and career
(in Bulgarian)
Dimitar Zahariev coach of the glorious generation of Bulgarian volleyball in the middle of the twentieth century
(in Bulgarian)
References
1928 births
Living people
Bulgarian men's volleyball players
Bulgarian volleyball coaches
Olympiacos S.C. coaches
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