Vasil Spasov (Bulgarian: Васил Спасов), nicknamed The Roller (30 December 1919 – 16 November 1996) was a Bulgarian football player and manager who played as a forward. He achieved 17 cap (sport)s for his country, scoring five goals.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 December 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Date of death | 16 November 1996 | (aged 76)||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Bezhanets Sofia | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1936–1940 | Bezhanets Sofia | ||
1940–1949 | Levski Sofia | 113 | (37) |
1949–1952 | Akademik Sofia | 56 | (21) |
1953 | Levski Sofia | 24 | (10) |
International career | |||
1943–1951 | Bulgaria | 17 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
1953–1955 | Levski Sofia | ||
1957–1959 | Akademik Sofia | ||
1959–1962 | Maccabi Jaffa | ||
1963–1965 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
1966–1967 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
1967–1968 | Spartak Sofia | ||
1969 | Levski Sofia | ||
1970–1972 | Bulgaria | ||
1972–1974 | Omonia | ||
1976–1977 | Levski Sofia | ||
1980–1982 | Omonia | ||
1982–1984 | Cyprus | ||
1989 | Maccabi Jaffa | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
While he played the majority of his career with Levski Sofia, they won five Bulgarian Championship titles and four Bulgarian cups.
Honours
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edit- Levski Sofia
- Bulgarian State Championship (1): 1942
- Bulgarian Republic Championship (2): 1946, 1947
- Bulgarian A Group (2): 1948–49, 1953
- Bulgarian Cup (4): 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949
- Sofia Championship (5): 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1948
- Bulgarian footballer of the Year: 1948
Manager
edit- Botev Plovdiv
- Spartak Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup: 1967–68
- Omonia
- Cypriot First Division (3): 1973–74, 1980–81, 1981–82
- Cypriot Cup (3): 1974, 1981, 1982
- Cypriot Super Cup (2): 1981, 1982
- Levski Sofia
- Bulgarian A Group: 1976–77
- Bulgarian Cup: 1976–77
References
edit- ^ "95 години от рождението на Васил Спасов - Валяка" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 30 December 2014.
External links
edit- Levski Sofia career summary
- Maccabi Haifa coaches (in Hebrew)