PFC Spartak Varna
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PFC Spartak Varna is a Bulgaria
n professional football
club based in Varna
, which currently competes in the East B PFG
, the second division of the Bulgarian football league system
.
Spartak was officially founded on August 28, 1918, under the name SC Sokol (Bg: Cокол, Eng: Falcon). Since its establishment, the football section of the sports club has won the championship once and has been a runner-up for the Bulgarian Cup
competition twice. Spartak Varna is also the first Bulgarian football club that has participated in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
in 1961, as a finalist in the Bulgarian Cup
competition.
:
Bulgarian A PFG
Bulgarian Cup
:
On 30 January 1924 "Bulgarski Sokol" merged with the sport club "Shipka". These days the team proved itself as one of the strongest teams in Varna. Among all the players called with a lot of love from the fans "Falcons" with most successful plays was the forward Mihail Tunchev. In 1924 he was invited in the national team and that way he became the first national player of the team.
A few years later started the rise of the team. In the season 1928/29 the team won for the first time the championship of Varna, and joined the State Championship where they reached third place. Two years later 1930/31 the falcons were again champions of Varna. For the State Championship they reached the final with the Sofia's AS-23. Next year "Shipchenski Sokol" again reached the final, where the rival was the capitol's team Slavia
. On 18.09.1932 in front of 10 000 audience on the football field of AS-23 the falcons won with 2:1 and became State Champion and Winner of the Cup of the King. In the next season "Shipchenski sokol" were again champion of Varna, and for the State Championship they reach for the third consecutive time the final. On 03.10.1933 in Sofia
rival of the "falcons" was PFC Levski Sofia
. Varna's team lost with 3:1 and took the second place in the State Championship.
In 1955, Spartak won the third place and bronze medals in the championship of "A" League. In 1959 the forward of Spartak Georgi Arnaudov-"Alaha" became a shooter of the championship with nine goals. Two years later, Spartak again had a winner in the shooters list: Liuben Kostov with 12 goals. In 1960/61, Spartak had very good matches in the tournament of the Soviet Army which then was playing the role of the Cup of Bulgaria. They reached the final where and meet the strongest team in Bulgaria at that time- CSKA. Spartak lost the final with 3:0. As a finalist, Spartak won the right to play in the tournament of the National Cup Winners. In 1969 another sport club merged with Spartak - it was the "Lokomotiv" sport club. The merge became a fact on 06.03.1969 and the club took the name "JSK-Spartak". JSK-Spartak returned to first level in 1970-71 but relegated in 1973-74 and returned to first level in 1974-75. JSK-Spartak relegated again in 1977-78.
in Kazanlak
in front of 20 000 audience. In Plovdiv
, Spartak lost the final with 4:0, from CSKA-Septemvriisko Zname, but as a finalist they obtained the right to play in the Cup of the National Cup Winners. At same yea, JSK-Spartak returned to A League. In the season 1983/84, after mighty and successful games, Spartak reached third place. The goalkeeper Krasimir Zafirov
was declared for the best goalkeeper in the championship. Since 1985 the football was separated from the other sports in JSK-Spartak,and that way the FC Spartak Varna is differentiated as well.
The 80's will be remembered and with the regular participation of the team in the tournaments for the Varna Summer Cup. Rivals of the "falcons" were the teams of NK Rijeka
Croatia
, the English Oxford United F.C.
, Hungarian Újpest FC
and many others. In 1988/89, Spartak became the first Bulgarian team with private sponsor and president Atanas Atanasov-Kebie. From the autumn of 1994, president of the club was Nikolay Ishkov. Spartak relegated to B league in 1988-89 and returned to A League in 1991-92. However, Spartak relegated to second level in 1993-94.
In the season 1994/95 after mighty games the falcons won the cup as the most progressive team in Bulgaria. In the same season the forward Ivo Georgiev
scores 21 goals and became shooter number one of Bulgaria. At this time Spartak was considered as one of the strongest teams in Bulgaria. For the first time there was successful transfer policy and perspective selection. Many of the players has a profitable offers from capitol's and foreign clubs. In its 84 years of history Spartak went through many peak and downfall moments, but it left bright trace in the Bulgarian football. F.C. Spartak is one of the clubs with the greatest traditions, between the 10 clubs which have most participations in the A PFG, and between the 15 who reached the Champions title of Bulgaria. The same season Spartak returned to the first level.
A month later, fans of Spartak Varna (forming the majority of the ultras), not happy with the previous management and not seeing a change after the new registration, formed a new club taking over the same league FC Topolite license. However, although reaching an agreement with FC Topolite they have not been allowed to change the name of that club to Spartak. Their team has finished second after Spartak 1918 the first half of 2010/2011 season, but due to financial problems has stopped his participation. The group of fans who formed FC Topolite still boycotts the current management of Spartak 1918 and doesn't attend the team's games.
For this 2010-11 season, the club is participating in the Bulgarian North-East V AFG
.
The greatest number of matches in first division
The greatest number of goals in first division
, Spartak won the right to play in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
. Varna's football players were the first from a Bulgarian team to play in that tournament. In late 1961, Spartak's opponent was the Austria
n side Rapid Vienna. In Austria, Spartak achieved a goalless draw in front of 25,000 fans, but in Varna
the "Falcons" lost 2:5. In 1983, again as a finalist in the Bulgarian Cup
Spartak played in the Cup Winners' Cup. The first match was against the Turkish side Mersin İY
. In Turkey
the match ended goalless, but in Varna, Spartak won 1:0, and made it to the next round of the tournament. There the "Falcons" met one of the greatest football teams at that time - the English club Manchester United F.C.
In Varna, Spartak lost 2:1, and in Manchester
2:0. From the middle of 1996, Spartak mostly played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, and the results were different each time. Despite this, probably the most important thing in the club's history is that forever will remain the memories of the wins at European clubs with big traditions, such as the French side Montpellier HSC
the Netherlands's FC Groningen, and Germany's Munchen 1860 - a game the "Falcons" won 2:1 and with 9 players.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Armenia
Nigeria
Serbia
Iliya Kirchev
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|align=left|Ivan Filipov
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|align=left|Boris Pavlov
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|align=left|Vasil Nenov
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|align=left|1981
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|align=left|Ivan Vutsov
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|align=left|1981–83
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|align=left|Lyudmil Goranov
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|align=left|1983–85
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|align=left|Ivan Filipov
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|align=left|1985–87
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|align=left|Evgeni Yanchovski
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|align=left|1987–88
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|align=left|Blagoy Kalfov
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|align=left|1988–89
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|align=left|Stancho Bonchev
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|align=left|1989–90
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|align=left|Ivan Vasilev
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Varna
Varna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
, which currently competes in the East B PFG
Bulgarian B Professional Football Group
The Bulgarian B Professional Football Group or simply B PFG is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system, below the A PFG and above the Bulgarian V AFG. The B PFG is formed by two groups, running in parallel , where in each group are participating 10 teams...
, the second division of the Bulgarian football league system
Football in Bulgaria
Football is the most popular sport in Bulgaria. It was introduced in 1893–1894 by Swiss gymnastics teachers invited to the country...
.
Spartak was officially founded on August 28, 1918, under the name SC Sokol (Bg: Cокол, Eng: Falcon). Since its establishment, the football section of the sports club has won the championship once and has been a runner-up for the Bulgarian Cup
Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
competition twice. Spartak Varna is also the first Bulgarian football club that has participated in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
in 1961, as a finalist in the Bulgarian Cup
Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
competition.
Domestic
Bulgarian State Football ChampionshipBulgarian State Football Championship
The State Football Championship was the first national football competition in Bulgaria. It was organised between 1924 and 1944 by the Bulgarian National Sport Federation.The championship didn't finish in years 1924, 1927 and 1944 because of different reasons...
:
- Winners (1): 1932 (as Shipchenski Sokol)
- Runners-up (2): 1931, 1933 (as Shipchenski Sokol)
- Third-place (4): 1929, 1945 (as Shipchenski Sokol)
1946, 1948 (as Spartak Varna)
Bulgarian A PFG
- Third-place (2): 1955, 1984 (as Spartak Varna)
Bulgarian Cup
Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
:
- Runners-up (2): 1961, 1983
1918-1945
Spartak Varna was founded on 28 August 1918 by a group of young people, who were playing football together for two years. At the initial meeting, regarding the establishment of the club, the name was decided to be SC Sokol. Niagol Kolev was elected as the first chairman of the club. A few days later, the members of the board registered the Football Club to the government under the name "Bulgarski Sokol". The colors of the team were blue and white. "Bulgarski Sokol," one of the poor suburban teams in Varna, is poorly circumstanced in comparison to the leading teams at that time such as Ticha and "Vladislav." Nonetheless, the football team quickly became stronger, and improved their style of play.On 30 January 1924 "Bulgarski Sokol" merged with the sport club "Shipka". These days the team proved itself as one of the strongest teams in Varna. Among all the players called with a lot of love from the fans "Falcons" with most successful plays was the forward Mihail Tunchev. In 1924 he was invited in the national team and that way he became the first national player of the team.
A few years later started the rise of the team. In the season 1928/29 the team won for the first time the championship of Varna, and joined the State Championship where they reached third place. Two years later 1930/31 the falcons were again champions of Varna. For the State Championship they reached the final with the Sofia's AS-23. Next year "Shipchenski Sokol" again reached the final, where the rival was the capitol's team Slavia
PFC Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia is a Bulgarian football club founded on 10 April 1913 in Sofia. Slavia's ground is Slavia Stadium with a capacity of 15,992. The team's colours are white and black....
. On 18.09.1932 in front of 10 000 audience on the football field of AS-23 the falcons won with 2:1 and became State Champion and Winner of the Cup of the King. In the next season "Shipchenski sokol" were again champion of Varna, and for the State Championship they reach for the third consecutive time the final. On 03.10.1933 in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
rival of the "falcons" was PFC Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
. Varna's team lost with 3:1 and took the second place in the State Championship.
1945-1980
In 1945 the club merged with other two Varna's football clubs "Levski" and "Radetski". This happaned on 18.10.1945, and was accepted the name of the club to be SPARTAK. In the years between 1945–1948, three times Spartak reached the semi-finals of the State Championship. In 1950, the team took the fifth place in the newly created "A" Republican Football League. Spartak Stalin relegated to B League in 1952 but returned to A League at next year. Spartak again relegated to second level in 1963-64 season but returned in 1964-65 season. However, this return was short-lived and relegated in 1965-66.In 1955, Spartak won the third place and bronze medals in the championship of "A" League. In 1959 the forward of Spartak Georgi Arnaudov-"Alaha" became a shooter of the championship with nine goals. Two years later, Spartak again had a winner in the shooters list: Liuben Kostov with 12 goals. In 1960/61, Spartak had very good matches in the tournament of the Soviet Army which then was playing the role of the Cup of Bulgaria. They reached the final where and meet the strongest team in Bulgaria at that time- CSKA. Spartak lost the final with 3:0. As a finalist, Spartak won the right to play in the tournament of the National Cup Winners. In 1969 another sport club merged with Spartak - it was the "Lokomotiv" sport club. The merge became a fact on 06.03.1969 and the club took the name "JSK-Spartak". JSK-Spartak returned to first level in 1970-71 but relegated in 1973-74 and returned to first level in 1974-75. JSK-Spartak relegated again in 1977-78.
1980-2010
In 1982 the "Falcons" reached the final of the Cup of Bulgaria as they won the semi-final against Levski-SpartakPFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
in Kazanlak
Kazanlak
Kazanlak, formerly Kazanlık is a Bulgarian town in Stara Zagora Province, located in the middle of the plain of the same name, at the foot of the Balkan mountain range, at the eastern end of the Rose Valley...
in front of 20 000 audience. In Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
, Spartak lost the final with 4:0, from CSKA-Septemvriisko Zname, but as a finalist they obtained the right to play in the Cup of the National Cup Winners. At same yea, JSK-Spartak returned to A League. In the season 1983/84, after mighty and successful games, Spartak reached third place. The goalkeeper Krasimir Zafirov
Krasimir Zafirov
Krasimir Zafirov is a retired Bulgarian football player and now coach of FC Chernomorets Byala. Zafirov was a goalkeeper. He played with PFC Spartak Varna and earned 461 caps. For the Bulgaria national football team Zafirov featured in 3 games.-External links:...
was declared for the best goalkeeper in the championship. Since 1985 the football was separated from the other sports in JSK-Spartak,and that way the FC Spartak Varna is differentiated as well.
The 80's will be remembered and with the regular participation of the team in the tournaments for the Varna Summer Cup. Rivals of the "falcons" were the teams of NK Rijeka
NK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.-History:The club was founded as NK Kvarner in 1946, after Rijeka passed from Italy to Yugoslavia following the end of World War II. During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav...
Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, the English Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
, Hungarian Újpest FC
Újpest FC
Újpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white...
and many others. In 1988/89, Spartak became the first Bulgarian team with private sponsor and president Atanas Atanasov-Kebie. From the autumn of 1994, president of the club was Nikolay Ishkov. Spartak relegated to B league in 1988-89 and returned to A League in 1991-92. However, Spartak relegated to second level in 1993-94.
In the season 1994/95 after mighty games the falcons won the cup as the most progressive team in Bulgaria. In the same season the forward Ivo Georgiev
Ivo Georgiev
Ivo Georgiev is a retired Bulgarian football player in forward role.-Career:In his career Georgiev played for Volov Shumen, Debreceni VSC, Korabostroitel, Spartak Varna, FC Aarau, Levski Sofia, SV Waldhof Mannheim, Dobrudzha, Budapest Honvéd and Botev Vratsa.In season 1995-96 Georgiev scored 6...
scores 21 goals and became shooter number one of Bulgaria. At this time Spartak was considered as one of the strongest teams in Bulgaria. For the first time there was successful transfer policy and perspective selection. Many of the players has a profitable offers from capitol's and foreign clubs. In its 84 years of history Spartak went through many peak and downfall moments, but it left bright trace in the Bulgarian football. F.C. Spartak is one of the clubs with the greatest traditions, between the 10 clubs which have most participations in the A PFG, and between the 15 who reached the Champions title of Bulgaria. The same season Spartak returned to the first level.
2010-present
In May 2010, the club was relegated to Bulgarian North East amateur division due to inability to comply with requirements for a professional license. Furthermore, under new ownership, the club was re-registered under the name of Spartak 1918 without founding a new club. The legal grounds of this new registration is still under question (varna-sport.com). The club have not entered administration at any time as the published declaration from 13 August 2010 of the board of directors stated (varna-sport.com).A month later, fans of Spartak Varna (forming the majority of the ultras), not happy with the previous management and not seeing a change after the new registration, formed a new club taking over the same league FC Topolite license. However, although reaching an agreement with FC Topolite they have not been allowed to change the name of that club to Spartak. Their team has finished second after Spartak 1918 the first half of 2010/2011 season, but due to financial problems has stopped his participation. The group of fans who formed FC Topolite still boycotts the current management of Spartak 1918 and doesn't attend the team's games.
For this 2010-11 season, the club is participating in the Bulgarian North-East V AFG
Bulgarian V AFG
The Bulgarian V Amateur Football Group is the third level of the Bulgarian football league system. While the first division and the second division are professional, the third division V AFG is amateur division...
.
The greatest number of matches in first division
- 1. 271 -
Iliya Kirchev - 2. 248 - Biser Dimitrov
- 3. 240 - Nikolay Stanchev
- 4. 227 - Krasimir Zafirov
- 5. 220 - Blagoy Yanev
The greatest number of goals in first division
- 1. 56 - Stefan Naydenov
- 2. 48 - Valentin Stanchev
- 3. 48 - Hristo Nikolov
- 4. 41 - Zhivko Gospodinov
- 5. 39 - Georgi Arnaudov
- 5. 39 - Plamen Kazakov
European history
In 1961, as a finalist in the Bulgarian CupBulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
, Spartak won the right to play in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
. Varna's football players were the first from a Bulgarian team to play in that tournament. In late 1961, Spartak's opponent was the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n side Rapid Vienna. In Austria, Spartak achieved a goalless draw in front of 25,000 fans, but in Varna
Varna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
the "Falcons" lost 2:5. In 1983, again as a finalist in the Bulgarian Cup
Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
Spartak played in the Cup Winners' Cup. The first match was against the Turkish side Mersin İY
Mersin İdmanyurdu
Mersin İdmanyurdu is a Turkish sports club from Mersin in Eastern Mediterranean Region. The club is especially known for its football team which was playing in Süper Lig, Turkey's first level division by 2011–12 season. The team played in first division for 11 seasons previous to 1984...
. In Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
the match ended goalless, but in Varna, Spartak won 1:0, and made it to the next round of the tournament. There the "Falcons" met one of the greatest football teams at that time - the English club Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
In Varna, Spartak lost 2:1, and in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
2:0. From the middle of 1996, Spartak mostly played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, and the results were different each time. Despite this, probably the most important thing in the club's history is that forever will remain the memories of the wins at European clubs with big traditions, such as the French side Montpellier HSC
Montpellier HSC
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...
the Netherlands's FC Groningen, and Germany's Munchen 1860 - a game the "Falcons" won 2:1 and with 9 players.
Current squad
As of August 10, 2011Coaching Staff
- Head coach: Dimitar Trendafilov
- Assistant Manager: Zlatin Mihaylov
- Goalkeeping Coach: Stefan Simeonov
- Fitness Coach: Emil Trifonov
- Director of Youth Football: Nikolay Stanchev
Notable players
Bulgaria
- Georgi ArnaudovGeorgi ArnaudovGeorgi Arnaudov is a Bulgarian footballer, who currently plays for Spartak Varna as a goalkeeper.-External links:...
- Iliya KirchevIliya KirchevIliya Kirchev is a retired Bulgarian football player. Kirchev was a central defender. He played with PFC Spartak Varna and earned 286 caps in Bulgarian first division. For the Bulgaria national football team Kirchev featured in 7 games and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He died...
(†) - Ivan Filipov
- Kiril PandovKiril PandovKiril Pandov is a retired Bulgarian football player. Pandov was a left midfielder.He played with PFC Spartak Varna and earned 207 caps in Bulgarian first division and scored 1 goal.-External links:...
- Toma Zahariev
- Raptor Phuĉkov
- Aleksandar Koev
- Iliya Bulashev
- Hristo Valchanov
Bulgaria
- Zhivko GospodinovZhivko GospodinovZhivko Gospodinov is a retired Bulgarian football player. Gospodinov was an attacking midfielder and playmaker.He played with PFC Spartak Varna and earned 136 caps for the Bulgarian championship....
- Ivan Petrov (footballer)
- Krasimir ZafirovKrasimir ZafirovKrasimir Zafirov is a retired Bulgarian football player and now coach of FC Chernomorets Byala. Zafirov was a goalkeeper. He played with PFC Spartak Varna and earned 461 caps. For the Bulgaria national football team Zafirov featured in 3 games.-External links:...
- Stefan NaydenovStefan NaydenovStefan Naydenov is a retired Bulgarian football player. Naydenov was an offensive midfielder.He played with PFC Spartak Varna and earned 193 caps in Bulgarian first division and scored 56 goals. Naydenov is a shooter number one of Spartak in Bulgarian top division for all time...
- Hristo Nikolov - ChokoHristo Nikolov - ChokoHristo Nikolov – Choko is a retired Bulgarian football player. Nikolov was a central forward.He played with PFC Spartak Varna and earned 167 caps in Bulgarian first division and scored 48 goals.-External links:* * ]...
- Rumen Dimov
- Valentin StanchevValentin Stanchev-Career:Born in Vratsa, Valentin Stanchev played in his career for Botev Vratsa, Chernomorets Burgas, Spartak Varna, Shanghai Shenhua, CSKA Sofia, Sachsen Leipzig, Wuhan Optics Valley and Cherno More Varna....
- Nikolay Stanchev
- Ivo GeorgievIvo GeorgievIvo Georgiev is a retired Bulgarian football player in forward role.-Career:In his career Georgiev played for Volov Shumen, Debreceni VSC, Korabostroitel, Spartak Varna, FC Aarau, Levski Sofia, SV Waldhof Mannheim, Dobrudzha, Budapest Honvéd and Botev Vratsa.In season 1995-96 Georgiev scored 6...
- Vladislav MirchevVladislav MirchevVladislav Mirchev is a Bulgarian footballer, who plays as a forward.-Career:Born in Sofia, Mirchev was a product of the Spartak Varna system. In June 2004, he was moved from the youth squad to the first team. Mirchev made his debut during the 2004-05 season in A PFG, on 13 August 2004 against PFC...
Armenia
- Razmik GrigoryanRazmik GrigoryanRazmik Grigoryan is a former Armenian football midfielder. He was a member of the Armenia national team, and has participated in 14 international matches and scored 2 goals since his debut on 15 May 1994 in an away friendly match against the USA....
Nigeria
- Ortega DeniranOrtega DeniranOrtega Deniran is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Slavia Sofia.-Career:Between 2004 and 2005, he was in Guatemala and played in the local team CD Suchitepéquez. In Apertura 2004-05 season he played in 11 matches and scored 4 goals...
Serbia
- Bratislav MijalkovićBratislav MijalkovicBratislav Mijalković is a former Serbian football player.He played the last two editions of the Yugoslav First League for FK Partizan in 1991 and 1992...
- Uroš GolubovićUroš GolubovicUroš Golubović is a Serbian footballer currently playing for Ludogorets Razgrad as a goalkeeper.-Career:...
- Ivan Krizmanić
- Mile KneževićMile KneževićMile Knežević is a retired Serbian professional football player.-Career:...
- Saša AntunovićSaša AntunovicSaša Antunović is a Serbian football striker.-Career statistics:-Media appearances:In March 2009, Antunović took part in the Bulgarian third series of Celebrity Big Brother....
Managerial history
In Spartak's history, 58 coaches have coached the club. The first manager was Ferenz Fann and the current manager is Atanas Atanasov, who was appointed on 21 May 2009, due to the death of Anatolii Kirilov, who was the manager before that.Iliya Kirchev
Iliya Kirchev
Iliya Kirchev is a retired Bulgarian football player. Kirchev was a central defender. He played with PFC Spartak Varna and earned 286 caps in Bulgarian first division. For the Bulgaria national football team Kirchev featured in 7 games and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He died...
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|align=left|Ivan Filipov
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|align=left|1979–80
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|align=left|Boris Pavlov
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|align=left|1980
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|align=left|Vasil Nenov
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|align=left|1981
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|align=left|Ivan Vutsov
Ivan Vutsov
Ivan Kolev Vutsov is football player born in Gabrovo, Bulgaria who played in three matches at the 1966 FIFA World Cup and for Levski Sofia...
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|align=left|1981–83
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|align=left|Lyudmil Goranov
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|align=left|1983–85
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|align=left|Ivan Filipov
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|align=left|1985–87
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|align=left|Evgeni Yanchovski
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|align=left|1987–88
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|align=left|Blagoy Kalfov
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|align=left|1988–89
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|align=left|Stancho Bonchev
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|align=left|1989–90
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|align=left|Ivan Vasilev
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|align=left|1990
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| Name | Nationality | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Lyudmil Goranov | |
1991–93 |
| Blagoy Kalfov Kiril Ivkov |
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1993 |
| Lyudmil Goranov Krasimir Zafirov Krasimir Zafirov Krasimir Zafirov is a retired Bulgarian football player and now coach of FC Chernomorets Byala. Zafirov was a goalkeeper. He played with PFC Spartak Varna and earned 461 caps. For the Bulgaria national football team Zafirov featured in 3 games.-External links:... |
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1994 |
| Lyudmil Goranov | |
1995 |
| Nikola Hristov | |
1995–96 |
| Stefan Grozdanov Stefan Grozdanov Stefan Grozdanov is a former Bulgarian footballer and currently manager of Montana.-Lokomotiv Sofia:In 2004 he took charge of the coaching staff of Lokomotiv Sofia. With the club he achieves the record 8 consecutive matches unbeaten in the European club competitions in the period of 2006-2007... |
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1996–97 |
| Ferario Spasov Ferario Spasov Ferario "Fero" Spasov is Bulgarian football coach and manager.-Managerial career:He has been manager of Litex Lovech and CSKA Sofia.- References :... Blagoy Kalfov |
|
1997 |
| Dimitar Penev Dimitar Penev Dimitar Penev is a Bulgarian football coach and former player and central defender of CSKA Sofia. He played 90 games for Bulgaria national football team and scored 2 goals. He is regarded as one of his country's best ever defenders, winning Bulgarian footballer of the year in 1967 and 1971, he... |
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1998 |
| Radoslav Zdravkov Radoslav Zdravkov Radoslav Metodiev Zdravkov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:During his professional career, which spanned nearly 20 years, Zdravkov represented PFC Lokomotiv Sofia , PFC CSKA Sofia , Portugal's G.D. Chaves , Sporting de Braga , F.C. Paços de... |
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1998–99 |
| Velislav Vutsov Velislav Vutsov Velislav Ivanov Vutsov is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer. He is also the son of former footballer Ivan Vutsov.Throughout his career he has been the manager of the following football teams: Spartak Pleven, Spartak Varna, Yantra Gabrovo, Cherno More Varna, Marek Dupnitsa, Kaliakra... |
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1999–00 |
| Stefan Grozdanov Stefan Grozdanov Stefan Grozdanov is a former Bulgarian footballer and currently manager of Montana.-Lokomotiv Sofia:In 2004 he took charge of the coaching staff of Lokomotiv Sofia. With the club he achieves the record 8 consecutive matches unbeaten in the European club competitions in the period of 2006-2007... |
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2000–02 |
| Dimitar Stoychev | |
2002 |
| Miroslav Mironov | |
2003 |
| Stefan Grozdanov Stefan Grozdanov Stefan Grozdanov is a former Bulgarian footballer and currently manager of Montana.-Lokomotiv Sofia:In 2004 he took charge of the coaching staff of Lokomotiv Sofia. With the club he achieves the record 8 consecutive matches unbeaten in the European club competitions in the period of 2006-2007... Radoslav Zdravkov Radoslav Zdravkov Radoslav Metodiev Zdravkov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:During his professional career, which spanned nearly 20 years, Zdravkov represented PFC Lokomotiv Sofia , PFC CSKA Sofia , Portugal's G.D. Chaves , Sporting de Braga , F.C. Paços de... Rumen Dimov Petar Kurdov |
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2004 |
| Rumen Dimov Radoslav Zdravkov Radoslav Zdravkov Radoslav Metodiev Zdravkov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:During his professional career, which spanned nearly 20 years, Zdravkov represented PFC Lokomotiv Sofia , PFC CSKA Sofia , Portugal's G.D. Chaves , Sporting de Braga , F.C. Paços de... |
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2005 |
| Nikolay Stanchev | |
2006 |
| Miroslav Mironov | |
2006–07 |
| Nedelcho Matushev Georgi Ivanov |
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2007 |
| Atanas Atanasov | |
2007–08 |
| Radoslav Zdravkov Radoslav Zdravkov Radoslav Metodiev Zdravkov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:During his professional career, which spanned nearly 20 years, Zdravkov represented PFC Lokomotiv Sofia , PFC CSKA Sofia , Portugal's G.D. Chaves , Sporting de Braga , F.C. Paços de... Slobodan Stašević Ilko Stanchev |
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2008 |
| Dragoljub Simonović Dragoljub Simonovic Dragoljub Simonović is a former Bulgarian - Serbian footballer and a current manager.-Club career:... Anatolii Kirilov † |
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2009 |
| Stoil Trankov Atanas Atanasov |
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2009- |
| Todor Popov Димитър Трендафилов Деян Дончев |
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2010 |
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