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| Full name | Matey Iliyanov Kaziyski | ||||
| Nickname | The Emperor | ||||
| Nationality |  Bulgarian | ||||
| Born | 23 September 1984 Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 390 cm (154 in) | ||||
| Block | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club |  Power volley Milano | ||||
| Number | 1 | ||||
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Matey Iliyanov Kaziyski (Bulgarian: Матей Илиянов Казийски) (born 23 September 1984) is a Bulgarian professional volleyball player, member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team during 2003–2012 and Italian club Trentino Volley, a participant of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, bronze medalist of the World Championship 2006, World Cup 2007 and European Championship 2009. He is a multiple winner of the CEV Champions League and FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship with the Italian club Trentino Volley.
Kaziyski was born in Sofia. His parents were volleyball players in Bulgarian national teams. As a child he trained different sports like football, basketball and horse riding. Kaziyski is dating Elisabetta Farrugio, former Miss Trento. In 2017 their son Aleksander was born.
Kaziyski and Radostin Stoychev have been working together since 2004 in the clubs of Slavia Sofia, Dynamo Moscow, Halkbank Ankara and Trentino. Between 2008 and 2015, the Bulgarian won fifteen titles with Trentino, including four Italian Championship titles, three CEV Champions League titles and four Club World Championship titles. In 2015 he left Trentino Volley to play in the Japanese top championship. In the 2016 season, he returned to Trentino.[1][2]
Kaziyski with Bulgaria team won the bronze medal in the 2006 World Championship, ranking fifth among the most productive scorers in the championship and receiving the best server award. In 2012 Kaziyski left the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team, together with coach Radostin Stoytchev, due to a scandal with Bulgarian Volleyball Federation (BFV). The player said he would not get back, until the leadership and structure of the BFV is changed.[3]
2008/2009 – with Itas Diatec Trentino 2009/2010 – with Itas Diatec Trentino 2010/2011 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
Doha 2009 – with Itas Diatec Trentino Doha 2010 – with Itas Diatec Trentino Doha 2011 – with Itas Diatec Trentino Doha 2012 – with Itas Diatec Trentino
Betim 2021 – with Itas Trentino
Betim 2022 – with Trentino Itas
Bulgarian Cup, with Slavia Sofia Russian Cup, with Dynamo Moscow
Russian Championship, with Dynamo Moscow Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino Italian Cup, with Itas Diates Trentino Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino Italian SuperCup, with Itas Diates Trentino Italian Cup, with Itas Diates Trentino Italian Championship, with Itas Diates Trentino Italian Cup, with Itas Diates Trentino Emir Cup, with Al Rayyan Turkish SuperCup, with Halkbank Ankara Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara Italian Championship, with Trentino Volley Italian SuperCup, with Itas Trentino
Italian Cup, with Itas Trentino Italian Championship, with Itas Trentino
