Bozhil Kolev

Bozhil Kolev

Personal information
Full name	Bozhil Naydenov Kolev
Date of birth	(1949-01-12) 12 January 1949
Place of birth	Tsonevo, Bulgaria
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1959–1967	Cherno More
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1970	Cherno More	76	(6)
1970–1979	CSKA Sofia	254	(63)
1979–1981	Cherno More	43	(5)
1981–1982	Omonia	?	(?)
Total		373	(74)
National team
1969–1980	Bulgaria	60	(8)
Teams managed
1985–1989	Cherno More
1989–1990	Omonia
1990–1991	Nea Salamis
1992–1994	Cherno More
1994	CSKA Sofia
1997–1998	Bulgaria (assistant)
2000–2001	Cherno More
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Bozhil Naydenov Kolev (Bulgarian: Божил Найденов Колев; born 12 January 1949) is a former Bulgarian football player and manager.

Kolev made 60 appearances for the Bulgarian national team from 1969 to 1978.^[1]

Career

Born in Tsonevo, Dalgopol Municipality, Varna Province, Kolev joined Cherno More Varna at the age of ten and progressed through the club's youth system. He made his professional debut on 13 August 1967, scoring a goal in a 3–2 home loss against CSKA Sofia at Yuri Gagarin Stadium.^[2]

In 1970, after spending over eleven years at Cherno More, Kolev joined CSKA Sofia, where he won five A Group titles and three Bulgarian Cups.

Honours

Club

CSKA Sofia

• A Group (5): 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76
• Bulgarian Cup (3): 1972, 1973, 1974

AC Omonia

• Cypriot First Division: 1981–82
• Cypriot Cup: 1981–82

References

Bulgaria squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup
1 Goranov 2 Zafirov 3 Zhechev 4 Velichkov 5 Kolev 6 Penev 7 Voynov 8 Bonev (c) 9 Mihaylov 10 Stoyanov 11 Denev 12 Aladzhov 13 M. Vasilev 14 Milanov 15 Panov 16 Grigorov 17 Nikodimov 18 T. Vasilev 19 Ivkov 20 Borisov 21 Staykov 22 Simeonov Coach: Mladenov