Konstantinov’s list includes 28 names, of which part of them (those who did not compete in the 2017/18 Superliga playoff finals) have started their training at the Hristo Botev gymnasium in Sofia. The official start of Bulgaria national team preparations is on May 7. At the end of the preparations, 21 players will remain on the roster for the Nations League.
Bulgaria NT preliminary list:
SETTERS
Georgi Bratoev (Neftochimic)
Georgi Seganov (Sora, Italy)
Dobromir Dimitrov (Zalău, Romania)
Vladimir Stankov (CSKA)
OPPOSITES
Tsvetan Sokolov (Lube, Italy)
Nikolay Uchikov (PAOK, Greece)
Boyan Yordanov (Foinikas, Greece)
Ventsislav Georgiev (CSKA)
Velizar Chernokozhev (Halkbank, Turkey)
OUTSIDE HITTERS
Nikolay Penchev (Skra, Poland)
Rozalin Penchev (Bolívar, Argentina)
Todor Skrimov (Nova, Russia)
Valentin Bratoev (Neftochimic)
Branimir Grozdanov (Arago, France)
Dimitar Marinkov (Dobrudja)
Plamen Shekerdzhiev (CSKA)
Asparuh Asparuhov (Montana)
Georgi Petrov (Neftochimic)
MIDDLE BLOCKERS
Viktor Yosifov (Piacenza, Italy)
Nikolay Nikolov (Belogorie, Russia)
Teodor Todorov (Galatasaray, Turkey)
Svetoslav Gotsev (Tours, France)
Aleks Grozdanov (Verona, Italy)
Iliya Petkov (Neftochimic)
Krasimir Georgiev (Ravenna, Italy)
LIBEROS
Teodor Salfarov (Neftochimic)
Vladislav Ivanov (Nice, France)
Petar Karakashev (Pirin)
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