Dobriana Rabadžieva

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

Dobriana Rabadzhieva
Personal information
Full name	Dobriana Ivanova Rabadzhieva
Nickname	Dobi
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	(1991-06-14) June 14, 1991 (age 33) Godlevo, Razlog Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	WVC Dynamo Kazan
National team
2010-2017 Bulgaria
Last updated: May 2015

Career

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

• VC CSKA Sofia (2005–2010)
• Imoco Conegliano (2010–2011)
• Rabita Baku (2011–2013)
• Galatasaray Daikin (2013–2014)
• Voléro Zürich (2014–2017)
• Galatasaray (2017–2018)
• Guangdong Evergrande (2018–2020)
• Itambé/Minas (2020)
• Guangdong Evergrande (2020)
• Türk Hava Yolları (2020–2021)
• Roma Volley Club (2021–2022)
• Shandong (2022)
• Dynamo-Ak Bars Kazan (2023–)

Awards

Clubs

• 2011 FIVB Club World Championship - Gold medal Champion, with Rabita Baku
• 2011-12 Azerbaijan League - Champion, with Rabita Baku
• 2011-12 Azerbaijan Cup - Champion, with Rabita Baku
• 2012 FIVB Club World Championship - Silver medal, with Rabita Baku
• 2012-13 Azerbaijan League - Champion, with Rabita Baku
• 2012–13 CEV Champions League - Silver medal, with Rabita Baku
• 2014–15 Swiss cup - Champion, with Volero Zurich
• 2014–15 Swiss league - Champion, with Volero Zurich
• 2015 FIVB Club World Championship - Bronze medal, with Volero Zurich
• 2017 FIVB Club World Championship - Bronze medal, with Volero Zurich
• 2020 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Itambé/Minas

National team

• 2009 Junior Balkan Championship - Gold medal
• 2012 Women's European Volleyball League - Silver medal
• 2013 Women's European Volleyball League - Bronze medal
• 2014 Boris Yeltsin Cup 2014 - Gold medal

References

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. "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. "Доби Рабаджиева : Няма шанс да играя за националния отбор!" (in Bulgarian). pirinsport.com. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.

External links

• Dobriana Rabadzhieva at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Dobriana Rabadzhieva at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
• Dobriana Rabadzhieva at WorldofVolley