Stancho Bonchev
Bulgarian footballer
![]() Bonchev (right) playing for Lokomotiv Plovdiv against Juventus in 1969 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stancho Vasilev Bonchev | ||
Date of birth | (1942-05-01)1 May 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Medovnica, Bulgaria | ||
Date of death | 12 October 2013(2013-10-12) (aged 71) | ||
Place of death | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1960 | Benkovski Vidin | ? | (?) |
1960–1962 | Sliven | ? | (?) |
1962–1967 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 112 | (0) |
1967–1969 | CSKA Sofia | 28 | (0) |
1969–1980 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 219 | (0) |
International career | |||
1965–1968 | Bulgaria | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stancho Vasilev Bonchev (Bulgarian: Станчо Василев Бончев) (1 May 1942-2013) was a Bulgarian football goalkeeper.[1] He is legendary player of Lokomotiv Plovdiv and holds the record for the goalkeeper with the most First League appearances - 359 in total (331 league appearances for Lokomotiv Plovdiv and 28 for CSKA Sofia). Stancho Bonchev is also "best footballer of Plovdiv" for 1965 and "Master of Sports" since 1978.[2]
Bonchev played for the Bulgaria national football team in the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying rounds.[3]
Honours
- CSKA Sofia
- Champion of Bulgaria: 1968-69
- Bulgarian Cup Winner: 1968-69
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