Vasil Metodiev Explained

Vasil Metodiev
Birth Date:6 January 1935
Birth Place:Sandanski, Bulgaria
Death Date:29 July 2019 (aged 84)
Death Place:Sofia, Bulgaria
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1952–1955
Years2:1956–1958
Years3:1959–1967
Caps3:202
Goals3:14
Years4:1967–1969
Caps4:53
Goals4:3
Years5:1969–1971
Clubs5:Tundzha Yambol
Caps5:21
Goals5:1
Nationalyears1:1960–1965
Nationalteam1:Bulgaria
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalgoals1:0[1]
Manageryears1:1973
Managerclubs1:Lokomotiv Sofia
Manageryears2:1978–1980
Managerclubs2:Lokomotiv Sofia
Manageryears3:1981–1983
Managerclubs3:Pirin Blagoevgrad
Manageryears4:1983–1985
Managerclubs4:Levski Sofia
Manageryears5:1987–1988
Managerclubs5:Levski Sofia
Manageryears6:1990–1991
Managerclubs6:Levski Sofia

Vasil Metodiev (Bulgarian: Васил Методиев; (6 January 1935 – 29 July 2019),[2] nicknamed Shpaydela, was a Bulgarian football midfielder who played for Bulgaria in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[3] He also played for Lokomotiv Sofia. He was the 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. During the 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vasil Metodiev, international football player .
  2. News: Почина Васил Методиев-Шпайдела . Topsport.bg . 31 July 2019 . 29 July 2019.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20071017114636/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/teams/team=43936.html 1966 FIFA World Cup England