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Career & Clubs
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; 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. 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. 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.
- Club
- POFC Botev Vratsa (1973–1975)
- Club
- PFC CSKA Sofia (1975–1984)
- Club
- PFC Slavia Sofia (1984–1986)
- Club
- PFC Ludogorets 1945 (1986–1988)
- Club
- F.C. Felgueiras (1988–1988)
- Club
- A.S. Anagennisi Karditsas (1989–1989)
- Club
- PFC Ludogorets 1945 (1990–1990)
- Club
- Bulgaria men's national football team (1980–1983)
- National team
- Bulgaria
Legacy
Player
CSKA Sofia A Group (5): 1975–76, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83 Bulgarian Cup: 1983
Coach
CSKA Sofia Bulgarian Cup: 1993
Clubs
- POFC Botev Vratsa1973–1975
- PFC CSKA Sofia1975–1984
- Bulgaria men's national football team1980–1983
- PFC Slavia Sofia1984–1986
- PFC Ludogorets 19451986–1988
- F.C. Felgueiras1988–1988
- A.S. Anagennisi Karditsas1989–1989
- PFC Ludogorets 19451990–1990
Played together with
- Abderrahman KabousPFC CSKA Sofia · 2007–2008
- Abel SilvaF.C. Felgueiras · 1995–1996
- Aboud OmarPFC Slavia Sofia · 2016–2018
Adalbert ZafirovPFC CSKA Sofia · 1989–1990
Adalbert ZafirovPFC CSKA Sofia · 1996–1997
Adalbert ZafirovPFC CSKA Sofia · 1999–1999
Adalbert ZafirovPFC CSKA Sofia · 2001–2001
Adalbert ZafirovPFC CSKA Sofia · 2004–2005
Ademar Tavares JúniorPFC CSKA Sofia · 2011–2012- Adrian OlegovPFC CSKA Sofia · 2004–2005
Adrian PopaPFC Ludogorets 1945 · 2018–2019
Adrián LapeñaPFC CSKA Sofia · 2025–2026
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Tsvetan Yonchev is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a winger, and a current manager of Minyor Chicago in the United States.
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