Dobromir Zhechev
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dobromir Georgiev Zhechev | ||
Date of birth | 12 November 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1968 | Spartak Sofia | 216 | (7) |
1968–1974 | Levski Sofia | 153 | (12) |
Total | 369 | (19) | |
National team | |||
1961–1974 | Bulgaria | 73 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
1975 | Levski Sofia (assistant) | ||
1975–1976 | Aris Thessaloniki | ||
1976–1977 | PAS Giannina | ||
1977–1978 | Veria | ||
1979–1981 | Botev Vratsa | ||
1981–1983 | Levski Sofia | ||
1983–1984 | Haskovo | ||
1985–1988 | Lokomotiv GO | ||
1989 | Levski Sofia | ||
1991 | Dunav Ruse | ||
1994 | PAS Giannina | ||
1995 | Dunav Ruse | ||
1999 | Lokomotiv GO | ||
2001–2002 | Al-Najma | ||
2010–2011 | Velbazhd | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Dobromir Georgiev Zhechev (Bulgarian: Добромир Георгиев Жечев; born 12 November 1942) is a Bulgarian former football player and later manager. Zhechev was born in Sofia.
At club level he played Spartak and Levski in his home town. He was also capped 93 times for the Bulgaria national team and was part of the squad at four World Cups, which makes him the only Bulgarian footballer who has played in four FIFA World Cups so far. European champion with the Bulgarian national under-19 team in 1959. Dobromir Zhechev is also 1973–76 Balkan Cup champion. As manager of Levski Sofia, he won one Bulgarian Cup in 1982.
Honours[]
Club[]
- Spartak Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup (1): 1967–68
- Levski Sofia
External links[]
- Dobromir Zhechev at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at levskisofia.info
Categories:
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian footballers
- Bulgaria international footballers
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- Bulgarian football managers
- PFC Levski Sofia managers
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. managers
- PAS Giannina F.C. managers
- Veria F.C. managers
- Bulgarian expatriates in Greece
- Sportspeople from Sofia
- Association football defenders
- Expatriate football managers in Greece
- Bulgarian expatriate football managers
- Bulgarian football defender stubs