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Nikola Spasov Personal information Full name Nikola Asenov Spasov Date of birth December 15, 1958 Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Svetkavitsa (coach) Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1977–1980 Lokomotiv Sofia ? (?) 1980–1983 Dunav Ruse ? (?) 1983–1986 Cherno More 98 (46) 1986 Spartak Varna ? (?) 1986–1988 Farense 28 (5) 1988–1989 Salgueiros 30 (18) 1989–1990 Paços Ferreira 33 (34) 1990–1991 Beira-Mar 15 (6) 1991–1992 Paços Ferreira 22 (10) 1992–1993 Rio Ave 31 (12) 1993–1994 Cherno More 12 (4) National team 1982–1983 Bulgaria 3 (0) Teams managed 1998–1999 Verín 1999–2002 Imortal 2003–2004 Marek Dupnitsa 2004–2005 Bregalnica Štip 2006–2007 Cherno More (assistant) 2007–2009 Cherno More 2011 Bregalnica Štip 2011– Svetkavitsa * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Nikola Asenov Spasov (Bulgarian: Никола Спасов; born 15 December 1958 in Sofia) is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker, and the current manager of Svetkavitsa in the Bulgarian A PFG.
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Playing career
Spasov played for Lokomotiv Sofia, Dunav Ruse, Cherno More Varna and Spartak Varna in his country. With the first club, he won the Bulgarian League in his first professional season.
Spasov moved to Portugal in December 1986, and remained in the nation for the following seven years, representing five teams. In the 1989–90 season, he scored a career-best 34 goals for Paços de Ferreira, which however failed to promote from the second division; in the top flight, he played with Farense, Beira-Mar and Paços.
In June 1994, after one season in his homeland with former team Cherno More, Spasov retired from football at nearly 36 years of age.
Coaching career
Spasov started managing in Portugal and Spain, in both countries at amateur level. In 2003, he was appointed at Marek Dupnitsa in his country, switching to the Republic of Macedonia and Bregalnica Štip the following season.
From 2006 and during four years, Spasov worked with former club Cherno More, as assistant, head coach and scout.[1] In 2011, he returned to Bregalnica.
Honours
- Lokomotiv:
- Bulgarian League: 1977–78
Personal
Spasov's younger brother, Yulian (born 1963), was also a footballer. A midfielder, he too represented Spartak and Cherno More Varna, and also spent several years as a professional in Portugal (nine seasons, including eight with Paços de Ferreira).
References
- ^ Spasov's Sailors aim to torpedo PSV; UEFA.com, 6 August 2009
External links
- Profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
PFC Svetkavitsa – current squad 1 I. Georgiev · 3 G. Georgiev · 4 Genov · 5 Marinov · 6 Stoyanov · 7 Venkov · 8 Hristov · 9 Kanev · 10 Shokolarov · 11 D. Dimov · 13 Iliev · 14 Petrov · 16 Magdy · 17 G. Damyanov · 18 Kostadinov · 19 Tawakol · 20 Petev · 21 Martinov · 22 Abdelaati · 23 Yordanov · 24 I. Damyanov · 26 Komitov · 88 Dimov · Manager: Nikola Spasov
Categories:- 1958 births
- Living people
- People from Sofia
- Bulgarian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Bulgarian A Professional Football Group players
- PFC Lokomotiv Sofia players
- PFC Cherno More Varna players
- PFC Spartak Varna players
- Primeira Liga players
- SC Farense players
- S.C. Salgueiros players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- S.C. Beira-Mar players
- Rio Ave F.C. players
- Bulgaria international footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Bulgarian expatriates in Portugal
- Bulgarian football managers
- PFC Cherno More Varna managers
- Bulgarian expatriate managers
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