Kiril Nikolov Popov | |
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Nationality | Bulgaria |
Born | Stamboliyski, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria [1] | 15 March 1985
Kiril Popov ( Bulgarian: Кирил Попов; born 15 March 1985) is a Bulgarian table tennis player and coach. He is currently one of the highest ranked Bulgarians in table tennis and competes in the top table tennis division of the country. [2] Popov is also a member of the Bulgarian national table tennis team. [3]
Popov's first coach was his father Nikola Popov [1] and he began his career with "Vitamina 92" in Stamboliyski (where legendary Bulgarian players such as Mariano Lukov and Kostadin Lengerov had honed their skills). [4] In 2006 Popov won the title at the U21 Balkaniad in Serbia. [1] He has represented "Korabostroitel-92" from Varna, "Digesta" ( Sofia) [2] and also plied his trade in Turkey and Germany. [1] At the 2015 Asarel Bulgaria Open Popov reached the 1/4 finals. [4]