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Andrey Zhekov

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Andrey Zhekov
Personal information
Born (1980-03-12) March 12, 1980 (age 44)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Spike340 cm (134 in)
Block326 cm (128 in)
Coaching information
Current teamRussia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (assistant coach)
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
2019–2022
2022–
Levski Volley (assistant coach)
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (assistant coach)
Volleyball information
Positionsetter
National team
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Japan Team
FIVB World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Japan Team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Turkey Team

Andrey Zhekov (Bulgarian: Андрей Жеков; born March 12, 1980) is a former Bulgarian volleyball player and current head coach of Levski Volley. He entered the national team in 1998 at the age of 18. 190 cm tall and weighing 82 kg Zhekov is the former setter of the Bulgarian national team. Club Champion of Bulgaria with the teams of Levski Volley and Slavia Sofia. Zhekov is married and has two children.

In an interview Zhekov says that he'll not be playing in the 2012–13 season.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Жеков спира с волейбола поне за 1 година" [Zhekov stopped playing volleyball for at least 1 year]. volleyball.sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). August 26, 2012. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012.
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