Antonina Zetova
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Antonina Zetova (Bulgarian: Антонина Зетова; born on 7 September 1973 in Pleven)[1] is a former international volleyball player from Bulgaria. She is the head coach of the Bulgaria women's national volleyball team and also coached the U18 and U23 women's national teams.[2][3]
Career
As a left handed outside hitter, the 1.89m (6ft 2.5in) 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.[4] She was elected best foreign player, All-Star[5] 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 Prisilla Rivera.[6]
Zetova came back to her former clubs in Italy, Perugia and Chieri, in 2009 where she retired in 2012.[7]
Toni was the head coach of Bulgaria's U23 women team. She was the assistant coach of CSKA Sofia's women volleyball team up until 2024 and most notably she was the head coach of the U18 women's volleyball team which ended up taking gold in the 2024 European Championship, something never seen before in Bulgaria's history.
Clubs
- Template:Flagicon VC CSKA Sofia (1989–1995)
- Template:Flagicon Eczacibasi Istanbul (1995–1997)
- Template:Flagicon VakifBank Istanbul (1997–1998)
- Template:Flagicon Omnitel Modena (1998–1999)
- Template:Flagicon Phone Limited Modena (1999–2000)
- Template:Flagicon Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo (2000–2001)
- Template:Flagicon Edison Modena (2001–2002)
- Template:Flagicon Eczacibasi Istanbul (2002–2003)
- Template:Flagicon Pallavolo Chieri (2003–2004)
- Template:Flagicon Bigmat Kerakoll Chieri (2004–2005)
- Template:Flagicon Despar Perugia (2005–2007)
- Template:Flagicon Palma Volley (2008–2009)
- Template:Flagicon Olympiacos (2008–2009)
- Template:Flagicon Despar Perugia (2009–2010)
- Template:Flagicon Famila Generali Chieri (2010–2012)
Awards
Individuals
- 1999–2000 Italian League "Best Scorer"
- 2000–01 Italian League "Best Scorer"
- 2006–07 Italian League "All-Star"
- 2024 Bulgarian Best Team
- 2024 Bulgarian Best Coach
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
Coaching
- Head coach of the U23 women's volleyball team in 2017, which took home the bronze medals.
- Head coach of the U18 women's volleyball team in 2024, which took home the gold medals.
National team
- 2001 European Championship – Bronze Medal
- 2010 European League – Silver Medal
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External links
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- Bulgarian women's volleyball players
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Expatriate volleyball players in Spain
- Olympiacos SFP (women's volleyball) players
- Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Sportspeople from Pleven
- Opposite hitters
- Bulgarian expatriates in Greece
- Bulgarian expatriate volleyball players in Turkey
- Bulgarian expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Bulgarian expatriate volleyball players in Greece