{{short description|Bulgarian volleyball player}} <!--Though playing for RC Cannes is an assertion of notability-->
{{Infobox volleyball player | name = Eva Yaneva | image = Eva Yaneva.jpg | full_name = <!-- if different --> | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|07|31|df=y}} | birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria | hometown = | spike = 298 cm | block = 290 cm | height = 1.85 m | weight = 75 kg | position = outside hitter | currentclub = Volero Le Cannet | currentnumber = 8 | nationalteam = Bulgaria }}
'''Eva Yaneva''' (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Ева Янева, born 31 July 1985 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian volleyball player. She currently plays for Volero Le Cannet in France.
==Career== She started playing volleyball in 1996 at the age of 11 with CSKA Sofia.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=7sport.net|script-title=bg:"Конете са голямата любов на Ева Янева. Цялото семейство сме скиори, признава волейболистката"|url=http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2009/08/21/fo_1forum/d5487_11.htm|date=2009-08-21|accessdate=2015-10-30|language=Bulgarian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304133715/http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2009/08/21/fo_1forum/d5487_11.htm|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
Yaneva has played for teams that finished 7th and 8th in the 2004 and 2006 European Championships, respectively; the 2006 champion of the French Cup; and three champions of Bulgaria.
==National team== Yaneva is a key player for the Bulgaria women's national volleyball team and has captained it on occasions. In 2011, she was banned from participating in the 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship due to supposed disciplinary breaches,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://volleyball.sportal.bg/news.php?news=323095|title=Страшимира Филипова наследи Ева Янев като капитан на националния отбор|accessdate=2013-03-10 |date=2011-09-01 |publisher=sportal.bg}}</ref> but has since then been reinstated to the national side and continues to be a regular for the team.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1406975033|title=Реабилитираха Ева Янева, новият наставник избра 16 имена |accessdate=2013-03-10 |date=2011-10-11 |publisher=topsport.bg}}</ref> She competed at the 2021 Women's European Volleyball League, winning a gold medal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bulgaria CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball|url=https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionTeamDetails.aspx?TeamID=12107&ID=1296|access-date=2021-12-22|website=www-old.cev.eu}}</ref>
==Clubs== *{{flagicon|BUL}} CSKA Sofia (1996-2004) *{{flagicon|RUS}} Indesit Lipetsk (2004-2005) *{{flagicon|FRA}} RC Cannes (2005-2010) *{{flagicon|RUS}} Omichka Omsk (2010-2011) *{{flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo Moscow (2011-2012) *{{flagicon|JPN}} JT Marvelous (2012-2013) *{{flagicon|FRA}} RC Cannes (2013-2014) *{{flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo Kazan (2014-2015) *{{flagicon|ROM}} CSM București (January 2015-May 2015) *{{flagicon|CHN}} Tianjin Volleyball (2015-2016) *{{flagicon|TUR}} Sarıyer Bld. (2016-2017) *{{Flagicon|CHN}} Guangdong Evergrande Volleyball Club (Women) (2017-2018) *{{Flagicon|Slovakia}} Strabag VC FTVS UK Bratislava (2018-2019) *{{Flagicon|Poland}} KS Developres Rzeszów (Jan. 2019 - May 2019) *{{Flagicon|France}} Volero Le Cannet (2019 - )
==Awards== ===National team=== Women's European Volleyball League
* {{Silver2}} : 2010, 2012 * {{Bronze3}} : 2009, 2011
* {{Gold1}} : 2014 *{{Silver2}} : 2008
'''<big>Individual Awards</big>'''
* 2018-2019 Best outside hitter MEVZA League
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.rccannes.org/equipe_pro/2007-2008/trombi/05_YANEVA_Eva/Eva.html The profile of Eva Yaneva]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * {{CEV player}} *[https://women.volleybox.net/eva-yaneva-p1311 Eva Yaneva on Volleybox]
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