Tsvetan Yonchev

Bulgarian footballer and manager
Tsvetan Yonchev
Personal information
Full name Tsvetan Borislavov Yonchev
Date of birth (1956-02-15) 15 February 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Vratsa, Bulgaria
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1975 Botev Vratsa 55 (13)
1975–1984 CSKA Sofia 234 (54)
1984–1986 Slavia Sofia 56 (9)
1986–1987 Ludogorets Razgrad
1987–1988 Felgueiras 18 (2)
1989 Anagennisi Karditsa
1990 Ludogorets Razgrad
International career
1980–1983 Bulgaria 23 (5)
Managerial career
1990–1992 CSKA Sofia (assistant)
1992–1993 CSKA Sofia
1997–1999 Velbazhd Kyustendil (assistant)
1999–2004 Chicago Wind (youth coach)
2004–2009 Lake Forest Academy (youth coach)
2015– Minyor Chicago
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tsvetan Yonchev (Bulgarian: Цветан Йончев; born 15 February 1956) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a winger, and a current manager of Minyor Chicago in the United States.[1]

Career

Yonchev was born in Vratsa. A youth product of hometown club Botev Vratsa, he spent two seasons with the first team, before switching to CSKA Sofia in 1975. He played 234 matches for the club in the A Group, scoring 54 goals.

Yonchev was a key part of the CSKA's team that reached 1980–81 European Cup quarterfinals and 1981–82 European Cup semifinals. On 17 September 1980, he scored in his side's 1–0 home win against holders Nottingham Forest;[2] he also started in the second leg, a 1–0 win at City Ground. In the second round, Yonchev scored a hat-trick for a 4–0 home win over Szombierki Bytom.[3] On 4 March 1981, he netted CSKA's only goal in a 5–1 loss against Liverpool at Anfield, in their quarter-final first leg tie.

With CSKA Yonchev won five A Group titles and one Bulgarian Cup.[4] On 3 April 1983, he scored two goals as CSKA beat Spartak Varna 4–0 in the 1983 Bulgarian Cup Final.

After nine seasons at CSKA, Yonchev joined Slavia Sofia in 1984.

Honours

Player

CSKA Sofia

Coach

CSKA Sofia

References

  1. ^ "Легендата Цветан Йончев е новия старши треньор на Миньор Чикаго" (in Bulgarian). chicago.bg. 23 March 2015.
  2. ^ "CSKA 1–0 Nottingham Forest". uefa.com.
  3. ^ "CSKA 4–0 Szombierki Bytom". uefa.com.
  4. ^ "Цветан Йончев на 56: Момчето от врачанското село Чирен сбъдна американската мечта" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 24 February 2012.

External links

  • Tsvetan Yonchev at National-Football-Teams.com
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