Dobromir Georgiev Zhechev (Bulgarian: Добромир Георгиев Жечев; born 12 November 1942) is a Bulgarian former football player and later manager. Zhechev was born in Sofia.
 Zhechev at the 1970 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dobromir Georgiev Zhechev | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1968 | Spartak Sofia | 216 | (7) |
| 1968–1974 | Levski Sofia | 153 | (12) |
| Total | 369 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| 1961–1974 | Bulgaria | 73 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975 | Levski Sofia (assistant) | ||
| 1975–1976 | Aris Thessaloniki | ||
| 1976–1977 | PAS Giannina | ||
| 1977–1978 | Veria | ||
| 1979–1981 | Botev Vratsa | ||
| 1981–1983 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 1983–1984 | Haskovo | ||
| 1985–1988 | Lokomotiv GO | ||
| 1989 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 1991 | Dunav Ruse | ||
| 1994 | PAS Giannina | ||
| 1995 | Dunav Ruse | ||
| 1999 | Lokomotiv GO | ||
| 2001–2002 | Al-Najma | ||
| 2010–2011 | Velbazhd | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
At club level he played Spartak and Levski in his home town. He was also capped 93 times for the Bulgaria national team and was part of the squad at four World Cups, which makes him the only Bulgarian footballer who has played in four FIFA World Cups so far. European champion with the Bulgarian national under-19 team in 1959. Dobromir Zhechev is also 1973–76 Balkan Cup champion. As manager of Levski Sofia, he won one Bulgarian Cup in 1982.
Honours
editClub
edit- Spartak Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup (1): 1967–68
- Levski Sofia
- A PFG (2): 1969–70, 1973–74
- Bulgarian Cup (2): 1969–70, 1970–71
External links
edit- Dobromir Zhechev at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at levskisofia.info
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