Nikola Spasov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Asenov Spasov | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 23 November 2020 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Montana, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1981 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 53 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Dunav Ruse | 67 | (30) |
| 1983–1986 | Cherno More | 86 | (46) |
| 1986 | Levski Sofia | 0 | (0) |
| 1986 | Spartak Varna | 12 | (9) |
| 1986–1988 | Farense | 28 | (5) |
| 1988–1989 | Salgueiros | 30 | (18) |
| 1989–1990 | Paços Ferreira | 33 | (34) |
| 1990–1991 | Beira-Mar | 15 | (6) |
| 1991–1992 | Paços Ferreira | 22 | (10) |
| 1992–1993 | Rio Ave | 31 | (12) |
| 1993–1994 | Cherno More | 12 | (4) |
| Total | 389 | (174) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Verín | ||
| 1999–2002 | Imortal | ||
| 2004 | Cherno More (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Marek Dupnitsa (assistant) | ||
| 2005 | Bregalnica Štip | ||
| 2006–2007 | Cherno More (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Cherno More | ||
| 2011 | Bregalnica Štip | ||
| 2011 | Svetkavitsa | ||
| 2012 | Spartak Varna | ||
| 2012 | Bregalnica Štip | ||
| 2013–2014 | Kaliakra Kavarna | ||
| 2014–2016 | Cherno More | ||
| 2016–2017 | Tsarsko Selo | ||
| 2018 | Kyzylzhar | ||
| 2018–2020 | Tsarsko Selo | ||
| 2020 | Montana | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nikola Spasov (Bulgarian: Никола Спасов; 15 December 1958 – 23 November 2020) was a Bulgarian professional footballer and coach.
Spasov played for PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, FC Dunav Ruse, PFC Cherno More Varna and PFC Spartak Varna in his country.
Spasov moved to Portugal in December 1986, and remained in the nation for the following seven years, representing five teams. In the 1989–90 campaign he scored a career-best 34 goals for F.C. Paços de Ferreira.
In June 1994, after one season in his homeland with former team Cherno More, Spasov retired from football at nearly 36 years of age.
Spasov died on 23 November 2020 in Montana, Bulgaria from COVID-19 at the age of 61.[1]
Honours
Player
- Lokomotiv Sofia
- Bulgarian League: 1977–78
Manager
- Cherno More
- Bulgarian Cup: 2014–15
- Bulgarian Supercup: 2015
- Tsarsko Selo
- Bulgarian Second League: 2018–19
References
- ↑ Бывший тренер "Кызыл-Жар СК" скончался от коронавируса (in Russian)