Hristo Zlatanov

Hristo Dimitrov Zlatanov (Bulgarian: Христо Златанов - born 21 April 1976) is a Bulgarian-Italian former volleyball player who played on the Italian national volleyball team.^[1][2] He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.^[1]

Hristo Zlatanov
Personal information
Nationality	Bulgarian Italian
Born	(1976-04-21) 21 April 1976 (age 49) Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb)
Spike	355 cm (140 in)
Block	315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter/Opposite
Number	11
Career
Years Teams 1993–1994 1994–1997 1997–1998 1998–2000 2000–2003 2003–2017 Gonzaga Milano Porto Ravenna Roma Volley Palermo Volley Volley Milano LPR Piacenza
National team
1997–2008  Italy
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Italy World League 1997 Moscow 1999 Mar del Plata 2003 Madrid 2004 Rome
Last updated: 3 January 2018

Personal life

Zlatanov is the son of the legendary Bulgarian volleyball player Dimitar Zlatanov.^[2] In 2024, his son Manuel Hristov Zlatanov became FIVB U-17 World Champion with the Italian U-17 Volleybal National Team.^[3]