Valentin Stanchev (Bulgarian: Валентин Станчев; born 25 October 1968) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentin Ivanov Stanchev | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Vratsa, Bulgaria | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1992 | Botev Vratsa | 103 | (34) |
| 1992–1994 | Chernomorets Burgas | 55 | (15) |
| 1994–1999 | Spartak Varna | 101 | (39) |
| 1997 | → Shenhua (loan) | 28 | (23) |
| 1998–1999 | → CSKA Sofia (loan) | 23 | (7) |
| 1999–2000 | Sachsen Leipzig | 29 | (6) |
| 2000–2003 | Spartak Varna | 76 | (25) |
| 2004–2005 | Cherno More | 23 | (6) |
| Total | 440 | (155) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Vratsa, Valentin Stanchev played in his career for Botev Vratsa, Chernomorets Burgas, Spartak Varna, Shanghai Shenhua, CSKA Sofia, Sachsen Leipzig and Cherno More Varna.
On 26 May 1999, Stanchev scored for the 1–0 win for CSKA in the final of Bulgarian Cup against Litex Lovech.[2]
He coached Emil Kuzmanov in his later days.
Honours edit
As a player edit
- Shanghai Shenhua
- Chinese Jia-A League
- Runner-up (1): 1996–97
- CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup
- Winner (1): 1998–99
References edit
- ^ "Голово шоу за 9:9 на бенефиса на Валентин Станчев". dariknews.bg. 1 June 2008.
- ^ "Валентин Станчев – един мъж на 50!". petel.bg. 25 October 2018.