In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Atanasov and the family name is Abadzhiev.
Stefan Abadzhiev
Personal information
Full name
Stefan Atanasov Abadzhiev
Date of birth
(1934-07-03)3 July 1934
Place of birth
Osoitsa [bg], Bulgaria
Date of death
13 March 2024(2024-03-13) (aged 89)
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1953–1968
Levski Sofia
254
(37)
1968–1970
Wiesbaden
International career
1958–1966
Bulgaria
27
(1)
Managerial career
1975–1976
Borussia Neunkirchen
1982
FC Homburg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Stefan Atanasov Abadzhiev (Bulgarian: Стефан Атанасов Абаджиев; 3 July 1934 – 13 March 2024) was a Bulgarian football forward who played for Bulgaria in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[2] Abadzhiev played the majority of his club career for Levski Sofia, spending fifteen years at the club. With Levski, he won three league titles and four Bulgarian Cups. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Abadzhiev died on 13 March 2024, at the age of 89.[5]
^Stefan Abadzhiev at WorldFootball.net
^1966 FIFA World Cup England
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stefan Abadzhiev Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^"Stefan Abadzhiev". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^Трагедия в българския футбол: Отиде си легендата Теко Абаджиев (in Bulgarian)
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