Nikola Kovachev
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nikola Dimitrov Kovachev | ||
Date of birth | 4 June 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | ||
Date of death | 26 November 2009 | (aged 75)||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1950–1954 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
1955–1956 | Botev Plovdiv | 41 | (3) |
1957–1966 | CSKA Sofia | 174 | (13) |
National team | |||
1956–1963 | Bulgaria | 46 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
1973 | Hebar Pazardzhik | ||
1974 | CSKA Sofia | ||
1974–1975 | Hebar Pazardzhik | ||
1977–1979 | CSKA Sofia | ||
Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Nikola Dimitrov Kovachev (Bulgarian: Никола Димитров Ковачев; Blagoevgrad, 4 June 1934 – Sofia, 26 November 2009) was a Bulgarian football player and manager.[1]
Kovachev played for Bulgaria at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.[2][3] He coached Hebar Pazardzhik and CSKA Sofia.[4]
Honours[]
International[]
- Bulgaria
References[]
- ^ "Nikola Kovachev". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Nikola Kovachev Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "Nikola Kovachev - national football team player". eu-football.info.
- ^ Lazarov, Vladislav. "Неофициален сайт на ФК Хебър Пазарджик". www.hebarfc.com.
Categories:
- 1934 births
- 2009 deaths
- Bulgarian footballers
- Bulgaria international footballers
- Bulgarian football managers
- PFC Botev Plovdiv players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
- Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Bulgaria
- Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria
- People from Blagoevgrad
- Olympic medalists in football
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Macedonian Bulgarians
- PFC CSKA Sofia managers
- PFC Hebar Pazardzhik managers
- Association football defenders
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Bulgarian football defender stubs
- Bulgarian Olympic medalist stubs