The Bulgarian Volleyball Federation (BFV) announced Antonina Zetova as the new head coach of the women’s volleyball national team. The legendary player reunites with the Lionesses in a new role with a contract for two plus two years, which means that it will be automatically extended то 2028, if the team meets its targets in Volleyball Nations League 2025, the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women World Championship and the 2026 CEV Volleyball European Championship. She takes over from Italian coach Lorenzo Micelli, who had been at the helm of the team since 2022.
“Her dedication to the sport, as well as the success she achieved this year, tilted our choice her way,” said BFV President Lubomir Ganev. “She has twice coached a national team and won medals. Perhaps also the inner hope that she, as a former teammate or a friend of many of these players who, due to family reasons or otherwise, are not part of the national team, will be able to convince them to rejoin the team.”
