Bulgaria is one of the first countries that gives the beginning of organized volleyball movement. Bulgarian Volleyball federation is second in the world. Bulgarian national teams have 1 silver and one bronze medals from olimpic games, 1 gold and 4 bronze medals from world competitions and 1 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze medals from european cups.
  Last medal won by Bulgarian volleyball team, was in 2006 year, on the world competition in Japan. There Bulgarian won bronze meal. In 2007 Bulgaria made a great match versus Brazil, but a little chance missed in the second match versus Russia, and Bulgaria stopped it presentation in the group stage. The competition was won by Brazil, and Bulgaria brought the only loose of the latino team.

  Volleyball came in Bulgarian in 1922. Even still not so popular in the world volleyball had a big popularity in Bulgaria. In 1942 is organized the first National Volleyball Championship. The first participation of the Bulgarian national team for men was in 1949 in Prague. There Bulgarians took bronze medal, the first in the story for Bulgarian Volleyball. There are also some bronze medals for the team in in Moscow (1952), Paris (1986) and Tokyo (2006). In 1970, Bulgaria is host of world championship in Sofia. There our team got silver medals, and was just a step from the gold. In that championship, Bulgarian team is consisted of Dimitar Karov, Vasil Simov, Zdravko Simeonov, Dimitar Zlatanov, Alxander Trenev, Stoyan Stoev, Brunko Iliev, Kaloyan Slavov, which are among the best player at that year. Coach of the team is Dimitar Grigorov.
  The year 1994, Bulgarian national team is included among the beat teams of the world, in the most commercial competition of the world - World League. On the first time, Bulgarian team finished on the 4th place. part of the team were Lubo Ganev and Martin Stoev. The latter is now coach of Bulgarian national team.