Stefan Bozhilov Stefanov (Bulgarian: Стефан Божилов Стефанов; 20 September 1923 – 1 February 2014) was a Bulgarian football player and coach. He usually played the position of midfielder.
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Full name | Stefan Bozhilov Stefanov | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1923-09-20)20 September 1923 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||
Date of death | 1 February 2014(2014-02-01) (aged 90) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1938–1946 | Sportist Sofia | |||||||||||||||
1947–1948 | SK Kladno | |||||||||||||||
1948–1960 | CSKA Sofia | 202 | (45) | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
1946–1958 | Bulgaria | 53 | (4) | |||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
1960 | Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||
1966–1970 | Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||
1982 | CSKA Sofia | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Sofia, Bozhkov first started to play for a local team Sportist Hadzhi Dimitar. He made his debut on 20 September 1938, on his 15th birthday, in a game against Fortuna.[1] During his club career he played for PFC CSKA Sofia. Bozhkov won the top Bulgarian league, the A PFG, a ten times (all with CSKA), as well as the Bulgarian Cup, three times (all with CSKA). He earned 53 caps and scored 4 goals for the Bulgaria national football team from 1946 to 1958,[2] and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[3] He later coached the national team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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Bulgaria squad – 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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Bulgaria squad – 1956 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists | ||
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Bulgaria squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Bulgaria national football team – managers | |
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PFC CSKA Sofia – managers | |
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