Stancho Bonchev Explained

Stancho Bonchev
Fullname:Stancho Vasilev Bonchev
Birth Date:1942 5, df=yes
Years1:1957–1960
Caps1:?
Goals1:?
Years2:1960–1962
Caps2:?
Goals2:?
Years3:1962–1967
Caps3:112
Goals3:0
Years4:1967–1969
Caps4:28
Goals4:0
Years5:1969–1980
Caps5:219
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:1965–1968
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0

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 played for the Bulgaria national football team in the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying rounds.[3]

Honours

CSKA Sofia

1968-69

Notes and References

  1. Bonchev. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111005110619/http://www.events.bg/bg/holidays/4505/%D0%B7%D0%BC%D1%81-%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%87%D0%BE-%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2---%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%B2%D1%88-%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82. 2011-10-05.
  2. Web site: Отиде си легенда на Локо (Пд) . bg . 22 August 2022.
  3. Web site: RSSSF. Haisma, Marcel . van den Elsen, John . amp . European Championship 1968 (Details). 7 February 2007.