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Vasil Metodiev (Bulgarian: Васил Методиев; (6 January 1935 – 29 July 2019)[2] was a Bulgarian football midfielder who played for Bulgaria in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[3] He also played for Lokomotiv Sofia. Legendary coach of Levski Sofia, where he won three Bulgarian championships in 1984, 1985 and 1988, two Bulgarian Cup titles in 1984 and 1991, two Cup of the Soviet Army titles in 1984 and 1988, including one treble in 1984. In 1984–85 season, as coach of Levski, he eliminated German champions VfB Stuttgart for the European Cup, which makes Metodiev the only Bulgarian coach to have knocked out a Bundesliga winner.

Vasil Metodiev

Personal information
Date of birth	6 January 1935
Place of birth	Sandanski, Bulgaria
Date of death	29 July 2019 (aged 84)
Place of death	Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1955	Vihren Sandanski
1956–1958	Akademik Sofia
1959–1967	Lokomotiv Sofia	202	(14)
1967–1969	Dobrudzha Dobrich	53	(3)
1969–1971	Tundzha Yambol	21	(1)
National team
1960–1965	Bulgaria	17	(0[1])
Teams managed
1973	Lokomotiv Sofia
1978–1980	Lokomotiv Sofia
1981–1983	Pirin Blagoevgrad
1983–1985	Levski Sofia
1987–1988	Levski Sofia
1990–1991	Levski Sofia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References

External links

• Vasil Metodiev – FIFA competition record (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Vasil Metodiev

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[fr] Vasil Metodiev

Vasil Metodiev (bulgare : Васил Методиев), né le 6 janvier 1935 à Sveti Vratch en Bulgarie et mort le 29 juillet 2019 à Sofia (Bulgarie)[1], est un joueur de football international bulgare qui évoluait au poste de milieu de terrain, avant de devenir ensuite entraîneur.

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[it] Vasil Metodiev

Vasil Metodiev (Sandanski, 6 gennaio 1935 – Sofia, 29 luglio 2019) è stato un calciatore bulgaro, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Методиев, Васил

Васил Методиев (болг. Васил Методиев; 6 января 1935[1][2] или 5 января 1935, Сандански, Благоевградская область — 29 июля 2019[3], София) — болгарский футболист, игравший на позиции защитника. Большую часть карьеры провёл в клубе «Локомотив» (София), за который сыграл 202 матча в высшем болгарском дивизионе, всего в высшем дивизионе сыграл 272 матча.

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