Tsvetan Yonchev

Tsvetan Yonchev
Personal information
Full name Tsvetan Borislavov Yonchev
Date of birth (1956-02-15) 15 February 1956
Place of birth Vratsa, Bulgaria
Playing position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1975 Botev Vratsa
1975–1984 CSKA Sofia 234 (54)
1984–1986 Slavia Sofia
1986–1988 Ludogorets Razgrad
1988 Felgueiras
1989 Anagennisi Karditsa
1990 Ludogorets Razgrad
National team
1980–1983 Bulgaria 23 (5)
Teams managed
1990–1992 CSKA Sofia (assistant)
1992–1993 CSKA Sofia
1997–1999 Velbazhd Kyustendil (assistant)
1999–2004 Chicago Wind (youth coach)
2004–2009 Lake Forest Academy (youth coach)
2015– Minyor Chicago

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Tsvetan Yonchev (Bulgarian: Цветан Йончев; born 15 February 1956) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a winger, and a current manager of Minyor Chicago in the United States.[1]

Career

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 European cup quarterfinals in the 1980–81 season and European cup semifinals in the 1981–82 season. On 17 September 1980, he scored in his side's 1–0 home win against holders Nottingham Forest;[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.

Honours

Player

CSKA Sofia

Coach

CSKA Sofia

References

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