Nikola Tsanev
Personal information
Date of birth (1939-12-11)11 December 1939
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death 7 October 2004(2004-10-07) (aged 64)
Place of death Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Cherveno Zname Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1959 Levski Sofia 5 (1)
1959–1970 CSKA Sofia 238 (118)
Total 243 (119)
International career
1960–1967 Bulgaria 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikola Tsanev (Bulgarian: Никола Цанев; 11 December 1939 – 7 October 2004) was a Bulgarian footballer, who played as a forward. He played for Bulgaria in 8 matches, scoring 3 goals.[1] He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Career

Tsanev started his career with Levski Sofia,[4] but is mainly remembered for his highly successful career with CSKA Sofia during the 60s. With CSKA, he won the A Group title six times and the Bulgarian Cup three times. During the 1963–64 season, he scored 26 league goals to become A Group top goalscorer.

References

  1. "Tsanev's career with the national team". EU Football.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikola Tsanev Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. "Nikola Tsanev". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. "Tsanev's career with Levski Sofia". Levski Sofia.
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