Vasil Spasov (footballer)

Vasil Spasov (Bulgarian: Васил Спасов), nicknamed The Roller (30 December 1919 – 16 November 1996) was a Bulgarian football player and manager who played as a forward. He achieved 17 cap (sport)s for his country, scoring five goals.[1]

Vasil Spasov
Personal information
Date of birth (1919-12-30)30 December 1919
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death 16 November 1996(1996-11-16) (aged 76)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Bezhanets Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1940 Bezhanets Sofia
1940–1949 Levski Sofia 113 (37)
1949–1952 Akademik Sofia 56 (21)
1953 Levski Sofia 24 (10)
International career
1943–1951 Bulgaria 17 (5)
Managerial career
1953–1955 Levski Sofia
1957–1959 Akademik Sofia
1959–1962 Maccabi Jaffa
1963–1965 Maccabi Haifa
1966–1967 Botev Plovdiv
1967–1968 Spartak Sofia
1969 Levski Sofia
1970–1972 Bulgaria
1972–1974 Omonia
1976–1977 Levski Sofia
1980–1982 Omonia
1982–1984 Cyprus
1989 Maccabi Jaffa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

While he played the majority of his career with Levski Sofia, they won five Bulgarian Championship titles and four Bulgarian cups.

Honours

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Player

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Levski Sofia

Manager

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Botev Plovdiv
Spartak Sofia
Omonia
Levski Sofia

References

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  1. ^ "95 години от рождението на Васил Спасов - Валяка" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 30 December 2014.
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