Dobriana Rabadžieva

Dobriana Rabadzhieva
Personal information
Full nameDobriana Ivanova Rabadzhieva
NicknameDobi
NationalityBulgarian
Born (1991-06-14) June 14, 1991 (age 33)
Godlevo, Razlog Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubRussia WVC Dynamo Kazan
National team
2010-2017Bulgaria Bulgaria
Last updated: May 2015

Dobriana Rabadzhieva (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Добриана Рабаджиева, born 14 June 1991 in Godlevo, Blagoevgrad Province) is an international volleyball player from Bulgaria.[1][2]

Career

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After being part of the ranks of her local team Pirin Razlog,[3] she moved to CSKA Sofia in 2005.[4] Rabadzhieva won the silver medal in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship, playing with the Azerbaijani club Rabita Baku.[5]

After the conclusion of the 2012 Women's European Volleyball League, during which Rabadzhieva was a prominent part of the Bulgaria women's national team that finished in second place, she won the best server award.[6]

On 18 June 2013 Rabadzhieva signed a contract with Galatasaray Daikin. In 2014 Rabadzhieva continued her career with The Swiss club Volero Zurich.

Rabadzhieva won the bronze medal at the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship,[7] playing with the Swiss club Voléro Zürich.[7]

Since the late 2010s Rabadzhieva has not featured for the national team due to personal differences with the national federation.[8] In 2022, she confirmed her retirement from national side, with some injury issues also playing a part in her decision.[9] Rabadzhieva represented Bulgaria national teams on both youth and senior levels for a period of 13 years.[9]

Clubs

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Awards

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Clubs

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National team

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References

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  1. ^ "Годлево даде на световния волейбол Добриана Рабаджиева" (in Bulgarian). temabet.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Добриана Рабаджиева профил" (in Bulgarian). bgvolleyball.com. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Доби Рабаджиева: Майка ми и Пирин Рз не ме пускаха в ЦСКА..." (in Bulgarian). pirinsport.com. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Familienbande statt Gladiatorenkampf, Dobriana Rabadzhieva ging durch die harte Schule Aserbeidschans. Mit Volero will die Bulgarin in die Achtelfinals der Champions League". Switzerland: tagesanzeiger.ch. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Trentino Diatec and Sollys Nestle crowned in Doha". Doha, Qatar: FIVB. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Волейболистките ни с 3 индивидуални награди след финала на Евролигата" (in Bulgarian). Czech Republic: ball.actualno.com. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Volero get it right on third try". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 10 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Добриана Рабаджиева разкри защо се е отказала от националния отбор" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Доби Рабаджиева : Няма шанс да играя за националния отбор!" (in Bulgarian). pirinsport.com. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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