Dobromir Zhechev

Dobromir Zhechev

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Life and career

Zhechev was born in Sofia. At club level he played for Spartak and Levski in his home town. He was also capped 67 times for the Bulgaria national team and was part of the squad at four World Cups, which makes him the only Bulgarian footballer who has played in four FIFA World Cups so far. European champion with the Bulgarian national under-19 team in 1959. Dobromir Zhechev was also 1973–76 Balkan Cup champion. As manager of Levski Sofia, he won one Bulgarian Cup in 1982. Zhechev died in October 2025, at the age of 82.

Club
Spartak Sofia (1959–1968)
Club
PFC Levski Sofia (1968–1975)
Club
Bulgaria men's national football team (1961–1974)
National team
Bulgaria

Legacy

Honours

Spartak Sofia

Bulgarian Cup: 1967–68 Levski Sofia

A PFG: 1969–70, 1973–74 Bulgarian Cup: 1969–70, 1970–71

Clubs

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Bulgarian footballer

Position

defender

Extract from Wikipedia

Dobromir Georgiev Zhechev was a Bulgarian football player and manager.

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