Lyubomir Ganev
| Lyubomir Ganev | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lyubomir Eftimov Ganev | ||
| Nickname | Lubo | ||
| Nationality | Bulgarian | ||
| Born | 6 October 1965 Ruse, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 210 cm (6 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 170 kg (375 lb) | ||
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Lyubomir Eftimov Ganev (Bulgarian: Любомир Ефтимов Ганев; born 6 October 1965 in Ruse), a.k.a. Lyubo Ganev or Lubo, is a Bulgarian former volleyball player and the President of the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation since 2020. [1]
Lyubo Ganev was born in Ruse, where he started his career. He played with CSKA Sofia for seven years and was five times a champion of the Bulgarian Volleyball League with the team. From 1991 to 1997, Ganev played for several Italian teams, including Alpitour Cuneo, Agrigento, Spoleto and Fano, before finishing his career at Greek side Aris VC in 1998.
He was a key member of Bulgaria's national team from 1985 until 1998. He is 210 cm tall. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.[2]
In 2018, Ganev published a book called "The World from Above". The book was written with Bulgarian sports journalists Todor Shabanski and Vladimir Pamukov, and photo-journalist Bonchuk Andonov.
References
- ^ "БФВ". www.bvf.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lyubomir Ganev Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
External links
- Maritsa Dnes newspaper, 1999 (in Bulgarian)