Plamen Konstantinov

Plamen Konstantinov
Personal information
Full name	Plamen Georgiev Konstantinov
Nickname	Gibona
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	(1973-06-14) June 14, 1973 (age 43) Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Spike	347 cm (137 in)
Block	330 cm (130 in)
Coaching information
Current team	Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Bulgaria
Previous teams coached Years Teams 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2015 2016– 2014– Ziraat Bankası Ankara Gazprom-Ugra Surgut Guberniya Nizhniy Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Bulgaria
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Career
Years Teams 1986–1991 1991–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2009 Levski Volley VC Slavia Sofia AS Capurso Gioia Aris Thessaloniki Halkbank Ankara Athlitikos Orestiadas P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki Iraklis Thessaloniki Olympiacos Piraeus Panathinaikos Athens Tours VB Gabeca Montichiari Jastrzębski Węgiel Gazprom-Ugra Surgut Iraklis Thessaloniki
National team
Bulgaria
Honours Representing  Bulgaria Men's volleyball World Championship 2006 Japan World Cup 2007 Japan
Last updated: 20 February 2017

Plamen Georgiev Konstantinov (Bulgarian: Пламен Георгиев Константинов; born 14 June 1973) is a former Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team, head coach of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team and Lokomotiv Novosibirsk.

Konstantinov was born in Sofia; both his parents, Georgi and Eva née Doycheva, are former volleyball internationals and his older brother Julian Konstantinov is an opera singer. Like his father, he bears the nickname Gibona ("The Gibbon").

Konstantinov finished a sports school and started his career with Levski Sofia in 1986, where he remained until 1995; he spent some of the following season with Slavia Sofia and then moved to Italy to play for the Gioia del Colle team. In 1996–97, he was a member of Greek Aris VC and then of Turkish Halkbank Ankara (1997–99). From 1999 until 2004 he played in Greece for Orestiada, PAOK Thessaloniki V.C., Iraklis V.C., Olympiacos S.C. and Panathinaikos VC. In 2004–05, he was with the French Tours VB and then in 2004–05 he represented the Montichiari team. In 2005–06, he played in Poland for Jastrzębski Węgiel and then in 2006–07 he was in Russia with ZSKA Gazprom Surgut. He ended his career in Iraklis, where he played from 2007 to 2009. With Iraklis Thessaloniki he won the silver medal at the 2008-09 Indesit Champions League and also was individually awarded "Best Receiver".

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