Lyubomir Eftimov Ganev (; born 6 October 1965 in

Ruse Ruse may refer to: Places *Ruse, Bulgaria, a major city of Bulgaria **Ruse Municipality **Ruse Province **19th MMC – Ruse, a constituency *Ruše, a town and municipality in north-eastern Slovenia * Ruše, Žalec, a small settlement in east-cent ...

), a.k.a. Lyubo Ganev or Lubo, is a Bulgarian former

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player and the President of the

Bulgarian Volleyball Federation Bulgarian Volleyball Federation ( Bulgarian: Българска Федерация по Волейбол, ''Bŭlgarska Federatsiya po Voleĭbol'') is the governing body of volleyball in Bulgaria. The teams of the national club competition, the Su ...

since 2020. He was born in

Rousse Ruse (also transliterated as Rousse, Russe; ) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, fifth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, ...

, where he started his career. He played with CSKA for seven years and was five times a champion with the team. From 1991 to 1997, Ganev played for Italian teams, before finishing his career at Greek side Aris in 1998. He participated in Bulgaria's national team from 1985 until 1998. He is 210 cm tall. He competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

and

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. He issued a book in 2018.

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Maritsa Dnes newspaper, 1999
(in Bulgarian) 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Ruse, Bulgaria Bulgarian men's volleyball players Bulgarian expatriates in Italy Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club players Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Bulgaria 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-volleyball-bio-stub