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Matey Kaziyski

Personal information

Full name

Matey Iliyanov Kaziyski

Nickname

The Emperor

Nationality

Bulgarian

Born

23 September 1984 (age 39)
Sofia, Bulgaria

Height

2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)

Weight

93 kg (205 lb)

Spike

390 cm (154 in)

Block

340 cm (134 in)

Volleyball information

Position

Outside hitter

Current club

Power volley Milano

Number

Career

Years	Teams
2002–2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007–2013 2013 2013–2014 2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016 2016–2018 2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2023 2023 –	Lukoil Neftohimik Burgas Slavia Sofia Dynamo Moscow Trentino Volley Al Rayyan Halkbank Ankara Al Rayyan Trentino Volley JTEKT Stings Trentino Volley JTEKT Stings Stocznia Szczecin Calzedonia Verona JTEKT Stings Calzedonia Verona Trentino Volley Allianz Milano

National team

2003–2012

BUL

Honours

Men's volleyball

Representing Bulgaria
FIVB World Championship
Bronze	2006 Japan
FIVB World Cup
Bronze	2007 Japan
CEV European Championship
Bronze	2009 Turkey

Matey Iliyanov Kaziyski (Bulgarian: Матей Илиянов Казийски) (born 23 September 1984) is a Bulgarian professional volleyball player, member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team during 2003–2012 and Italian club Trentino Volley, a participant of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, bronze medalist of the World Championship 2006, World Cup 2007 and European Championship 2009. He is a multiple winner of the CEV Champions League and FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship with the Italian club Trentino Volley.

Personal life
Career
- Clubs
- National team
Sporting achievements
See also

Personal life

Kaziyski was born in Sofia. His parents were volleyball players in Bulgarian national teams. As a child he trained different sports like football, basketball and horse riding. Kaziyski is dating Elisabetta Farrugio, former Miss Trento. In 2017 their son Aleksander was born.

During the match Trentino Volley-PGE Skra Bełchatów, winner gold medalist FIVB Club World Championship 2009

Career

Clubs

Kaziyski and Radostin Stoychev have been working together since 2004 in the clubs of Slavia Sofia, Dynamo Moscow, Halkbank Ankara and Trentino. Between 2008 and 2015, the Bulgarian won fifteen titles with Trentino, including four Italian Championship titles, three CEV Champions League titles and four Club World Championship titles. In 2015 he left Trentino Volley to play in the Japanese top championship. In the 2016 season, he returned to Trentino.

National team

Kaziyski with Bulgaria team won the bronze medal in the 2006 World Championship, ranking fifth among the most productive scorers in the championship and receiving the best server award. In 2012 Kaziyski left the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team, together with coach Radostin Stoytchev, due to a scandal with Bulgarian Volleyball Federation (BFV). The player said he would not get back, until the leadership and structure of the BFV is changed.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Champions League
- 2008/2009 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2009/2010 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2010/2011 – with Itas Diatec Trentino

FIVB Club World Championship
- Doha 2009 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
- Doha 2010 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
- Doha 2011 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
- Doha 2012 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
- Betim 2021 – with Itas Trentino
- Betim 2022 – with Trentino Itas

National championships
- 2004/2005 Bulgarian Cup, with Slavia Sofia
- 2005/2006 Russian Cup, with Dynamo Moscow
- 2005/2006 Russian Championship, with Dynamo Moscow
- 2007/2008 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2009/2010 Italian Cup, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2010/2011 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2011/2012 Italian SuperCup, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2011/2012 Italian Cup, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2012/2013 Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2012/2013 Italian Cup, with Itas Diates Trentino
- 2012/2013 Emir Cup, with Al Rayyan
- 2013/2014 Turkish SuperCup, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2013/2014 Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2013/2014 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2014/2015 Italian Championship, with Trentino Volley
- 2021/2022 Italian SuperCup, with Itas Trentino
- 2022/2023 Italian Cup, with Itas Trentino
- 2022/2023 Italian Championship, with Itas Trentino