Antonina Zetova
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| Full name | Antonina Zetova | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||
| Born |
September 7, 1973 Pleven | ||||||||||||
| Hometown | Sofia | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Spike | 306 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||
| Block | 301 cm (119 in) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||||||||||
| Current club | Despar Perugia | ||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||
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| Last updated: August 2010 | |||||||||||||
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Antonina Zetova (Bulgarian: Антонина Зетова) (born on 7 September 1973 in Pleven[1]) is an international volleyball player from Bulgaria.
As a left handed outside hitter 1.89 m tall Zetova lead the Bulgarian team to several successes, including a bronze medal at the European Championship in 2001, where she was awarded best scorer.
In the Italian league, where she played since 1998, Zetova won all possible national titles at least one time and European titles namely Top Teams Cup in 2005 with Chieri and the most important European Champions League title with Despar Perugia in 2006.[2] She was elected best foreign player, All-Star[3] and Best Spiker of the Italian league.
In 2008/09 she played for Palma Volley in Spain after giving birth to her son becoming vice champion and 2nd best player after Priscilla Rivera.[4]
Zetova came back to her former clubs in Italy, Perugia and Chieri, in 2009 where she retired in 2012.[5]
She is currently employed as an assistant coach of CSKA Sofia's women volleyball team.[6]
Clubs
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VC CSKA Sofia (1989–1995) -
Eczacibasi Istanbul (1995–1997) - VakifBank Istanbul (1997–1998)
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Omnitel Modena (1998–1999) - Phone Limited Modena (1999–2000)
- Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo (2000–2001)
- Edison Modena (2001–2002)
- Eczacibasi Istanbul (2002–2003)
- Pallavolo Chieri (2003–2004)
- Bigmat Kerakoll Chieri (2004–2005)
- Despar Perugia (2005–2007)
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Palma Volley (2008–2009) -
Olympiacos (2008–2009) - Despar Perugia (2009–2010)
- Famila Generali Chieri (2010–2012)
Awards
Individuals
- 1999/2000 Italian League "Best Scorer"
- 2000/2001 Italian League "Best Scorer"
- 2006/2007 Italian League "All-Star"
Clubs
- 1990-91 Bulgarian Championship - Champion, with CSKA Sofia
- 1991-92 Bulgarian Championship - Champion, with CSKA Sofia
- 1992-93 Bulgarian Cup - Champion, with CSKA Sofia
- 1992-93 Bulgarian Championship - Champion, with CSKA Sofia
- 1994-95 Bulgarian Cup - Champion, with CSKA Sofia
- 1994-95 Bulgarian Championship - Champion, with CSKA Sofia
- 1997 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul
- 1997 Turkish Championship - Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul
- 1998 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul
- 1998 Turkish Championship - Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul
- 2000 Italian Championship - Champion, with Phone Limited Modena
- 2001-02 CEV Cup - Champion, with Edison Modena
- 2002 Italian Cup - Champion, with Edison Modena
- 2003 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul
- 2003 Turkish Championship - Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul
- 2004-05 Top Teams Cup - Champion, with Pallavolo Chieri
- 2006 Italian League Cup - Champion, with Despar Perugia
- 2005–06 CEV Indesit Champions League - Champion, with Sirio Perugia
- 2007 Italian Cup - Champion, with Despar Perugia
- 2007 Italian Championship - Champion, with Despar Perugia
- 2006-07 CEV Cup - Champion, with Despar Perugia
National Team
- 2001 European Championship - Bronze Medal
- 2010 European League - Silver Medal
References
- ↑ FIVB. "2006 Women's World Championship / Playoff". Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ CEV. "Women's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06". Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile. "Despar Perugia: Antonina Zetova convocata per l'All Star Game" (in Italian). Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ Diario de Mallorca. "El Palma Volley ficha a la opuesta búlgara Antonina Zetova" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ "Тони Зетова сложи край на състезателната си кариера" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "Зетова се връща в ЦСКА, Антонина става помощник на Юлия Иванова" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2014-01-09.