Kostadin Yanchev (Bulgarian: Костадин Янчев; born 19 March 1963) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. He earned 16 caps for the Bulgaria national side between 1983 and 1989.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 March 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1984 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 91 | (18) |
| 1984–1990 | CSKA Sofia | 159 | (13) |
| 1991–1992 | Las Palmas | 39 | (3) |
| 1993 | Yantra Gabrovo | ||
| 1993 | Montana | ||
| 1994 | CSKA Sofia | 17 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1989 | Bulgaria | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Blagoevgrad, Yanchev started his career at hometown club Pirin Blagoevgrad before transferring to CSKA Sofia in June 1984.[1]
Yanchev spent six and a half seasons with CSKA, where he won three A Group titles, four Bulgarian Cups and one Bulgarian Supercup. He played 159 league matches for the club, scoring 13 goals.[2]
In early 1991, Yanchev joined Spanish side Las Palmas. After leaving Las Palmas in January 1993, he joined Yantra Gabrovo. He spent six months with Montana, before finishing his career with CSKA in 1994.[3]
References edit
- ^ ""От Пирин - в ЦСКА" е филм класика в жанра" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Алея на славата - Костадин Янчев" (in Bulgarian). pfkcska.bg. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "Коце Янчев: Партията разформирова ЦСКА, та сега за едно ново име ли?!" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 21 June 2013.
External links edit
- Kostadin Yanchev at FootballDatabase.eu
- Kostadin Yanchev at National-Football-Teams.com
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