Vladimir Zanev
Biography:
Vladimir Zanev is a FIBA international basketball referee and conditioning coach. He holds a degree from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) with a major in Basketball.
He played basketball at the play maker position until junior/senior age with success in Bulgaria and Greece. He then transitioned into track and field and mid-long distance running as he assessed that in his favorite sport, basketball, he could help more as a coach.
While still a student at the Greek Sports Academy, he began coaching children at various basketball and track and field schools in Thessaloniki. Shortly after, in 2009, he also became a basketball referee to learn the rules better.
After moving to live in Cyprus he remained only a referee as there it is not allowed to combine coaching with refereeing, which led to him becoming an international referee in 2017.
Since then, alongside refereeing, he has concentrated on conditioning training mainly for athletes but not exclusively