Tsvetan Veselinov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tsvetan Veselinov Dimitrov | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 26 February 2018 (aged 70) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957–1965 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1975 | Levski Sofia | 193 | (70) |
| International career | |||
| 1968–1971 | Bulgaria | 6 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975–1980 | Levski Sofia (youth team) | ||
| 1987–1989 | US Sbeitla | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Football | ||
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1968 Mexico City | Team competition |
Tsvetan Veselinov (Bulgarian: Цветан Веселинов; 27 April 1947 in Sofia – 26 February 2018) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He spent all 10 seasons of his career in the A Group with Levski Sofia, before retiring at the age of 28 in 1975.
With the Bulgarian national team he won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] Veselinov netted Bulgaria's only goal in the final against Hungary, a 4–1 defeat at Estadio Azteca on 26 October 1968.[3]
His death was announced on 26 February 2018. He was 70.[4]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Levski Sofia
- Bulgarian A Group (3): 1967–68, 1969–70, 1973–74
- Bulgarian Cup (3): 1967, 1970, 1971
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Меци Веселинов: Баща ми е мил и обличал Гунди и Котков за погребението!" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Цветан Веселинов: На "Герена" вече не ни познават" (in Bulgarian). duma.bg. 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Bulgaria 1–4 Hungary". fifa.com.
- ^ Почина легендарното крило на „сините” Цветан Веселинов – Меци (in Bulgarian)
External links
[edit]- Player Profile at LevskiSofia.info
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Categories:
- 1947 births
- 2018 deaths
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Footballers from Sofia
- Olympic footballers for Bulgaria
- Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics