Mihail Valchev

Mihail Valchev (Bulgarian: Михаил Вълчев; born 13 October 1956) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a forward. In his career he played mostly for Akademik Sofia and Levski Sofia.

Mihail Valchev
Personal information
Full name Mihail Dimitrov Valchev
Date of birth (1956-10-13) 13 October 1956
Place of birth Dalgopol, Bulgaria
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1981 Akademik Sofia 68 (38)
1981–1986 Levski Sofia 131 (79)
1986–1987 Doxa Drama 24 (13)
1987–1988 Rilski Sportist ? (?)
1988–1990 Doxa Drama 34 (5)
International career
1976–1978 Bulgaria U21 26 (12)
1981–1984 Bulgaria 14 (2)
Managerial career
1998 Levski Sofia
2000–2001 Rilski Sportist
2001 Chernomorets Burgas
2002 Levski Dolna Banya
2002 Belasitsa Petrich
2002–2003 Rilski Sportist
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

In 1979 Valchev joined Akademik Sofia, where he scored 38 goals for two seasons. In 1981 he left to join Levski Sofia, where he won two Bulgarian League titles, two Bulgarian Cups and one Cup of the Soviet Army. Valchev had a successful start to his career at the club by being the league's top goalscorer in its inaugural season, scoring 24 goals. Between 1981 and 1986 he scored 109 goals in 177 matches for the club in all competitions. In 1983, Valchev scored two goals for Levski against one of the biggest German clubs VfB Stuttgart with which Levski eliminated the Bundesliga team.

In March 1998, Valchev was appointed Levski Sofia manager and led the team to a famous 5–0 win over city rivals CSKA Sofia in the 1998 Bulgarian Cup Final. As a manager, he has worked also for Kremikovtsi Sofia, Rilski Sportist Samokov, Chernomorets Burgas, Levski Dolna Banya and Belasitsa Petrich.

Honours

Player
Levski Sofia

Manager
Levski Sofia

Individual

References
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