Atanas Golomeev

Atanas Golomeev
Personal information
Born	5 July 1947; Sofia, Bulgaria
Died	12 August 2023 (aged 76)
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College	McGill (1968–1969)
Playing career	1965–1984
Position	Center
Coaching career	1985–1986
Career history
As player:
1965–1968	CSKA Sofia
1969–1974	Academic Sofia
1974–1981	Levski Sofia
1981–1983	Adana
1983–1984	Levski Sofia
As coach:
1985–1986	Levski Sofia
Career highlights and awards
	As a player 2× FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer (1973, 1975); FIBA European Selection (1977); 10× Bulgarian League champion (1967, 1968, 1970–1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982); 4× Bulgarian Cup winner (1976, 1979, 1982, 1983); FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991); As a head coach Bulgarian League champion (1986);
	FIBA Hall of Fame

Atanas Golomeev (Bulgarian: Атанас Голомеев 5 July 1947 – 12 August 2023) was a Bulgarian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, he played at the center position. He is the most decorated Bulgarian basketball player of all time. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991. In 2019, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.

College career

Golomeev played college basketball at McGill University, with the McGill Redmen, in the 1968–69 season. He played in 24 games, and averaged 37.5 points per game, with a single-game scoring high of 57 points.^[1]

Club career

During his club career, Golomeev won 10 Bulgarian League championships (1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, and 1982), and 4 Bulgarian Cups (1976, 1979, 1982, and 1983).

National team career

As a member of the senior men's Bulgarian national basketball team, Golomeev participated in five EuroBasket competitions (1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, and 1977).^[2] At the EuroBasket 1973 and EuroBasket 1975, he was the top scorer of the tournament, scoring 156 and 160 points respectively.^[3]^[4] He earned EuroBasket All-Tournament Team selections four times, in 1971, 1973, 1975, and 1977.

Death

Atanas Golomeev died on 12 August 2023, at the age of 76.^[5]

References

^ Atanas Golomeev, Bulgarian legend.
^ FIBA tournament profile
^ 1973 leading scorers
^ 1975 leading scorers
^ "Почина баскетболната легенда Атанас Голомеев". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 13 August 2023.

External links

FIBA Profile
FIBA Europe Profile
Atanas Golomeev at the FIBA Hall of Fame

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[1] Atanas Golomeev, Bulgarian legend.

[2] FIBA tournament profile

[3] 1973 leading scorers

[4] 1975 leading scorers

[5] "Почина баскетболната легенда Атанас Голомеев". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 13 August 2023.

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Personal information
Born	(1947-07-05)5 July 1947 Sofia, Bulgaria
Died	12 August 2023(2023-08-12) (aged 76)
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College	McGill (1968–1969)
Playing career	1965–1984
Position	Center
Coaching career	1985–1986
Career history
As player:
1965–1968	CSKA Sofia
1969–1974	Academic Sofia
1974–1981	Levski Sofia
1981–1983	Adana
1983–1984	Levski Sofia
As coach:
1985–1986	Levski Sofia

Career highlights and awards
As a player 2× FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer (1973, 1975) FIBA European Selection (1977) 10× Bulgarian League champion (1967, 1968, 1970–1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982) 4× Bulgarian Cup winner (1976, 1979, 1982, 1983) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) As a head coach Bulgarian League champion (1986)


FIBA Hall of Fame