Stefan Bozhkov
Stefan Bozhkov in 1969 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Stefan Bozhilov Stefanov | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1923-09-20)20 September 1923 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 1 February 2014(2014-02-01) (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1938–1946 | Sportist Sofia | ||||||||||||||||
1947–1948 | SK Kladno | ||||||||||||||||
1948–1960 | CSKA Sofia | 202 | (45) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1946–1958 | Bulgaria | 53 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1960 | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||
1966–1970 | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||
1982 | CSKA Sofia | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stefan Bozhilov Stefanov (Bulgarian: Стефан Божилов Стефанов; 20 September 1923 – 1 February 2014) was a Bulgarian football player and coach. He usually played the position of midfielder.
Career
Born in Sofia, Bozhkov first started to play for a local team Sportist Hadzhi Dimitar. He made his debut on 20 September 1938, on his 15th birthday, in a game against Fortuna.[1] During his club career he played for PFC CSKA Sofia. Bozhkov won the top Bulgarian league, the A PFG, a ten times (all with CSKA), as well as the Bulgarian Cup, three times (all with CSKA). He earned 53 caps and scored 4 goals for the Bulgaria national football team from 1946 to 1958,[2] and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[3] He later coached the national team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Honours
International
- Bulgaria
References
External links
- Profile