Yulian Radionov (Bulgarian: Юлиян Радионов) (born July 1, 1979) is a retired Bulgarian professional basketball player and former head coach of BC Yambol in the Bulgarian League. He was playing as a point guard. He is well known as Yuli among his team mates.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1, 1979 Burgas, Bulgaria |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) |
| Listed weight | 178 lb (81 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1997–2013 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 7 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1997–1998 | BC Chernomorets |
| 1998–2000 | BC Spartak Pleven |
| 2000–2001 | Euroins Cherno More |
| 2001–2005 | Lukoil Academic |
| 2005–2008 | BC Levski Sofia |
| 2008–2009 | Euroins Cherno More, |
| 2009–2013 | BC Yambol |
| As coach: | |
| 2013–2015 | BC Yambol |
Biography edit
Yuli was born in Burgas, and began his career on the local team - BC Chernomorets. He was a national player and one of the best point guards in Bulgaria and he played at EuroBasket 2005.[1] Unfortunately, because of injuries he has missed a lot of matches for Bulgaria's national team.
After leaving BC Chernomorets he played for PBC Lukoil Academic, BC Levski Sofia, BC Spartak Pleven, Euroins Cherno More, and BC Yambol.[2] He revived his career after signing with BC Yambol and became one of their leaders, playing alongside Dimitar Angelov and Stanislav Govedarov.
2009/2010 edit
He has played 35.1 minutes average per 30 games and made 2.5 steals(74 steals in total),[3] which makes him the best stealer in NBL.[4] His most memorable game in this season was in double overtime win (114-112) against Levski . For 50 minutes, without being substitute, his stats were 27 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assist.[5]