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 (right) playing for Lokomotiv Plovdiv against Juventus in 1969 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stancho Vasilev Bonchev | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Medovnica, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 12 October 2013 (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 | |||
Bonchev played for the Bulgaria national football team in the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying rounds.[3]
Honours
edit- Champion of Bulgaria: 1968-69
- Bulgarian Cup Winner: 1968-69
References
edit- ^ "Bonchev". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Отиде си легенда на Локо (Пд)" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Haisma, Marcel & van den Elsen, John (7 February 2007). "European Championship 1968 (Details)". RSSSF.
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