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| Full name | Hebar Pazardzhik Volley  | ||
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| Short name | Tigers | ||
| Nickname | Hebar Volley | ||
| Ground | Sport Hall: Vasil Levski (Capacity: 1500) | ||
| Chairman | Aleksandar Ivanov | ||
| Captain | Ivan Stanev | ||
| League | CEV Champions League, Bulgarian league | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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VC Hebar-Pazardzhik
editHebar Pazardzhik (Bulgarian: Хебър Пазарджик,) is a professional men's volleyball team based in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. Hebar are the 2020/2021 Champion of Bulgaria, two time holder of the Bulgarian Cup and two time holder of the Bulgarian Supercup. Hebar is the first team in the history of Bulgarian volleyball to qualify in the CEV Champions League groups after qualifications.
History
editVC Hebar is a Bulgarian volleyball club from the town of Pazardzhik, a participant in the volleyball Super League of Bulgaria.
In the 2016/2017 season, he participated in the Bulgarian Premier League and won the regular season, as well as promotion to the Men's Super League, beating Dorostol Silistra in 2 of 3 matches and securing a place in the top league. In the 2017/2018 season, they took part in the Super League, finishing in 6th place with 13 wins and 9 losses. In the quarterfinals, VC Hebar played against VC CSKA, but won only 1 of 3 matches and did not move forward. The team took part in the Balkan Cup, which it hosted, and finished in 2nd place, winning silver medals.
In the period from 11 to 13 January 2019, the "Tigers" had hosted the Cup of Bulgaria. After victories in the first 2 days of the tournament against VC Marek and VC Levski, VC Hebar secured a place in the final against the champions from "Neftohimik". On January 13, 2019, VC Hebar won its first cup, beating VC Neftohimik in the final match with 3: 2, and became the winner of the trophy. The team won the regular season with 18 wins, 4 losses, and 50 points. In the final playoffs, Hebar again faced Neftohimik, but lost 3-0 and remained runner-up for the 2018/2019 season.
In the 2019/2020 season, the team is strengthened with names such as Georgi Bratoev and Todor Alexiev, retaining much of the lineup with which it ended the previous season. On October 11, 2019, VC Hebar won the Super Cup of Bulgaria in a match against VC Neftohimik 2010 after a 3-0 victory. In the period from 17 to 19 January 2020 in Burgas is held the tournament for the Cup of Bulgaria, which the "Tigers" for the second consecutive year won after victories against VC Levski (3: 0) in the quarterfinals, VC Montana (3: 1) in the semifinal and VC Neftohimik (3: 0) in the final.
Achievments
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Team
editTeam roster – season 2021/2022
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoyko Nenchev |
November 25, 1984 | Middle blocker |
| 2 | Rangel Vitekov |
April 25, 2005 | Setter |
| 3 | Ivan Stanev (C) |
July 7, 1985 | Setter |
| 6 |  Jacopo Massari |
June 2, 1988 | Outside spiker |
| 7 |  Gjorgi Gjorgiev |
May 22, 1992 | Setter |
| 8 | Deivid Krastev |
August 18, 1999 | Opposite |
| 9 | Martin Simeonov |
April 4, 1989 | Outside spiker |
| 10 | Teodor Todorv |
September 1, 1989 | Middle blocker |
| 11 | Viktor Yosifov |
October 16, 1985 | Middle blocker |
| 12 | Petar Karakashev |
February 11, 1991 | Libero |
| 13 | Teodor Salparov |
August 16, 1982 | Libero |
| 14 | Plamen Shekerdzhiev |
May 21, 1998 | Outside spiker |
| 15 | Todor Aleksiev |
April 21, 1983 | Outside spiker |
| 16 | Ivan Sarafov |
February 24, 2005 | Middle blocker |
| 18 |  Bradley Gunter |
September 20, 1995 | Opposite |
| 19 | Nikolay Kartev |
September 20, 1995 | Midddle blocker |
| Head coach: Camillo Placì
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| Team roster – season 2020/2021 | |||||
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| Hebar Volley | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 1 | Stoyko Nenchev |
November 25, 1984 | Middle blocker | ||
| 3 | Ivan Stanev (C) |
July 7, 1985 | Setter | ||
| 5 | Ivan Latunov |
June 29, 1990 | Middle blocker | ||
| 7 | Dobromir Ivanov |
February 11, 1988 | Libero | ||
| 9 | Martin Simeonov |
April 4, 1989 | Outside spiker | ||
| 10 | Teodor Todorv |
September 1, 1989 | Middle blocker | ||
| 11 | Spas Bayrev |
May 28, 1993 | Opposite | ||
| 12 | Petar Karakashev |
February 11, 1991 | Libero | ||
| 14 | Plamen Shekerdzhiev |
May 21, 1998 | Outside spiker | ||
| 15 | Todor Aleksiev |
April 21, 1983 | Outside spiker | ||
| 16 | Lubomir Agontsev |
July 26, 1987 | Setter | ||
| 17 | Aleksandar Ljaftov |
August 15, 1990 | Outside spiker | ||
| 18 | Bradley Gunter |
September 20, 1995 | Opposite | ||
| Head coach: Atanas Petrov | |||||
| Team roster – season 2019/2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebar Volley | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 0 | Georgi Georgiev |
August 18, 2001 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Stoyko Nenchev |
November 25, 1984 | Middle blocker | ||
| 0 | Aleksandar Simeonov |
January 6, 1986 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Ilyan Bozhkov |
February 15, 1992 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Ventsislav Ragin |
April 8, 1992 | Middle blocker | ||
| 0 | Martin Simeonov |
April 4, 1989 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Georgi Bratoev |
October 21, 1987 | Setter | ||
| 0 | Spas Bayrev |
May 28, 1993 | Opposite | ||
| 0 | Denis Chavdarov |
December 13, 1992 | Middle blocker | ||
| 0 | Todor Aleksiev |
April 21, 1983 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Lubomir Agontsev |
July 26, 1987 | Setter | ||
| 0 | Aleksandar Ljaftov |
August 15, 1990 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Bradley Gunter |
September 20, 1995 | Opposite | ||
| 0 | Teodor Todorv |
September 1, 1989 | Middle blocker | ||
| 0 | Nikolay Kartev |
September 20, 1995 | Midddle blocker | ||
| 0 | Dobromir Ivanov |
February 11, 1988 | Libero | ||
| 0 | Petar Karakashev |
February 11, 1991 | Libero | ||
| Head coach: Atanas Petrov | |||||
| Team roster – season 2018/2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebar Voley | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 0 | Ivan Stanev |
July 7, 1985 | Setter | ||
| 0 | Bradley Gunter |
September 20, 1995 | Opposite | ||
| 0 | Spas Bayrev |
May 28, 1993 | Opposite | ||
| 0 | Aleksandar Ljaftov |
August 15, 1990 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Georgi Georgiev |
August 18, 2001 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Ilyan Bozhkov |
February 15, 1992 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Petar Karakashev |
February 11, 1991 | Libero | ||
| 0 | Martin Simeonov |
April 4, 1989 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 |  Mikhail Nikkel |
October 1, 1997 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Georgi Chalakov |
April 29, 1990 | middle blocker | ||
| 0 | Stoyko Nenchev |
November 25, 1984 | Middle blocker | ||
| 0 | Ivan Tasev |
March 10, 1993 | middle blocker | ||
| Head coach: Atanas Petrov | |||||
| Team roster – season 2017/2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebar Volley | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 0 | Luboslav Simeonov |
December 6, 1995 | Opposite | ||
| 0 | Aleksandar Ljaftov |
August 15, 1990 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Georgi Georgiev |
August 18, 2001 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Ilyan Bozhkov |
February 15, 1992 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Martin Simeonov |
April 4, 1989 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Ivan Tasev |
March 10, 1993 | Middle blocker | ||
| 0 | Ventsislav Trifonov |
January 19, 1992 | Middle blocker | ||
| 0 | Dafin Kocakov |
December 6, 1995 | Libero | ||
| 0 | Ivaylo Lalov |
March 23, 1992 | Libero | ||
| Head coach: Atanas Petrov | |||||
| Team roster – season 2016/2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebar Volley | |||||
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
| 0 | Evgeni Grigorov |
February 28, 1992 | Setter | ||
| 0 | Stefan Ivanov |
March 31, 1997 | Opposite | ||
| 0 | Martin Paliyski |
October 2, 1989 | Outside spiker | ||
| 0 | Vasil Atanasov |
February 5, 1993 | Middle blocker | ||
| Coach assistant: Martin Zhikov | |||||
Coaching staff
edit| Occupation | Name | |
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| Head coach | Camillo Placì
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| Assistant coach |  Martín Blanco Costa
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| Assistant coach | Nikolay Dimitrov
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| Assistant coach | Danail Milushev
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| Fitness Trainer | Velcho Sokolov
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| Physiotherapist | Slaveyko Katrankov
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| Statistician |  Aykut Aydin
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Kit providers
editThe table below shows the history of kit providers for the Hebar team.
| Period | Kit provider |
|---|---|
| 2021/2022 2019/2021 2016/2019 |
Hummel  Macron Erreà
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Hall
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Vasil Levski sports hall is a modern complex the hall is very nice and many athletes train in it, who later became national, European and world champions. Many national, international, and champions competitions have been held there including a Guinness record! The capacity of the arena is 1500 spectators. They have all the necessary support facilities The arena is located at Pazardzhik Center, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria.
Mascot
editHebar presents the mascot of the team - the tiger Hebar! He is with them during all the matches to support together with the fans the boys from Hebar Pazardzhik. The mascot is a real copy of one of the newborn tigers at the local zoo Freedom" Park Island”, Pazardzhik, which was also named after the team “Hebar”, the team their self took the opportunity to see their little mascot and name it after them, and they hope it will bring good luck to the players. The choice to be a tiger mascot is in line with their intentions to build a professional team, including all the accompanying attributes, such as the mascot. In Bulgaria, such a tradition is still not so widespread. The management of the club has received an assurance from the Municipality that everything possible will be done to keep the tiger in the zoo in Pazardzhik.