Dobriana Rabadzhieva (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Добриана Рабаджиева, born 14 June 1991 in Godlevo, Blagoevgrad Province) is an international volleyball player from Bulgaria.

Career

After being part of the ranks of her local team Pirin Razlog, she moved to CSKA Sofia in 2005. Rabadzhieva won the silver medal in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship, playing with the Azerbaijani club Rabita Baku.

After the conclusion of the 2012 Women's European Volleyball League, during which Rabadzhieva was a prominent part of the Bulgaria women's national team that finished in second place, she won the best server award.

On 18 June 2013 Rabadzhieva signed a contract with Galatasaray Daikin. In 2014 Rabadzhieva continued her career with The Swiss club Volero Zurich.

Rabadzhieva won the bronze medal at the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship, playing with the Swiss club Voléro Zürich.

Since the late 2010s Rabadzhieva has not featured for the national team due to personal differences with the national federation. In 2022, she confirmed her retirement from the national side, with some injury issues also playing a part in her decision. Rabadzhieva represented Bulgaria national teams on both youth and senior levels for a period of 13 years.

Clubs VC CSKA Sofia (2005–2010) Imoco Conegliano (2010–2011) Rabita Baku (2011–2013) Galatasaray Daikin (2013–2014) Voléro Zürich (2014–2017) Galatasaray (2017–2018) Guangdong Evergrande (2018–2020) Itambé/Minas (2020) Guangdong Evergrande (2020) Türk Hava Yolları (2020–2021) Roma Volley Club (2021–2022) Shandong (2022) Dynamo-Ak Bars Kazan (2023–)

Awards

Clubs 2011 FIVB Club World Championship - Gold medal Champion, with Rabita Baku 2011-12 Azerbaijan League - Champion, with Rabita Baku 2011-12 Azerbaijan Cup - Champion, with Rabita Baku 2012 FIVB Club World Championship - Silver medal, with Rabita Baku 2012-13 Azerbaijan League - Champion, with Rabita Baku 2012–13 CEV Champions League - Silver medal, with Rabita Baku 2014–15 Swiss cup - Champion, with Volero Zurich 2014–15 Swiss league - Champion, with Volero Zurich 2015 FIVB Club World Championship - Bronze medal, with Volero Zurich 2017 FIVB Club World Championship - Bronze medal, with Volero Zurich 2020 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Itambé/Minas

National team 2009 Junior Balkan Championship - Gold medal 2012 Women's European Volleyball League - Silver medal 2013 Women's European Volleyball League - Bronze medal 2014 Boris Yeltsin Cup 2014 - Gold medal

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