PFC Spartak Pleven
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PFC Spartak Pleven is a Bulgaria
n football club from Pleven
founded in 1919. The team's greatest achievements are the Bulgarian Cup
final in 1957 and the third place in the Bulgarian Championship the following season. The team went bankrupt in January 2009 and officially ceased existence in June 2009. However in the beginning of 2010 the club was re-founded and currently plays in the Bulgarian North-West V AFG
Spartak Pleven's colours are blue and white. Former Bulgarian international
Plamen Getov
is the club's most prominent figure, being the Spartak Pleven's top goalscorer with a total of 108 goals.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n football club from Pleven
Pleven
Pleven is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality...
founded in 1919. The team's greatest achievements are the Bulgarian Cup
Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
final in 1957 and the third place in the Bulgarian Championship the following season. The team went bankrupt in January 2009 and officially ceased existence in June 2009. However in the beginning of 2010 the club was re-founded and currently plays in the Bulgarian North-West V AFG
Bulgarian North-West V AFG
Bulgarian V AFG is the third division of the Bulgarian football. While first and second are professional third division is on an amateur level. It is divided into:*Bulgarian North-West V AFG*Bulgarian North-East V AFG*Bulgarian South-West V AFG...
Spartak Pleven's colours are blue and white. Former Bulgarian international
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
Plamen Getov
Plamen Getov
Plamen Getov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played as either an attacking midfielder or a striker.A skillful free-kick taker, he scored numerous goals from different positions, in a career which spanned almost 20 years...
is the club's most prominent figure, being the Spartak Pleven's top goalscorer with a total of 108 goals.
Honors
- Bronze medalist in the Bulgarian A Professional Football GroupBulgarian A Professional Football GroupThe Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...
in 1958 - Bulgarian CupBulgarian CupThe Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
runners-up 1957and 1987
Current squad
As of 1 August 2011Famous players
- Dimitar Minchev
- Pusho Dimitrov 301 appearances
- Plamen NikolovPlamen Nikolov (footballer born 1957)Plamen Nikolov is a former Bulgarian football defender.In his career Nikolov played mostly for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1984 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year. For Bulgaria national football team, Nikolov was capped 55 times. He was a successful player in the Swedish top division when...
- Krasimir Lazarov 252 appearances
- Sasho Varbanov 250 appearances and 75 goals in Bulgarian A Professional Football GroupBulgarian A Professional Football GroupThe Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...
- Lachezar TanevLachezar TanevLachezar Tanev is a retired Bulgarian football midfielder. Tanev has been a licensed FIFA players agent since 1995.Tanev played club football for Spartak Pleven and PFC CSKA Sofia in the Bulgarian A PFG. He also had a spell with G.D. Chaves in the Portuguese Liga.Tanev made 25 appearances for the...
- Plamen GetovPlamen GetovPlamen Getov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played as either an attacking midfielder or a striker.A skillful free-kick taker, he scored numerous goals from different positions, in a career which spanned almost 20 years...
108 goals - Blagoi Krastanov
- Anatoli KirilovAnatoli KirilovAnatoli Kirilov was a Bulgarian professional football player and manager. Kirilov, who was manager of Spartak Varna at the time, died on May 21, 2009 in a car accident, at the age of 42.-References:...
- Pavel Chelestinov
- Georgi DenevGeorgi DenevGeorgi Denev is a former Bulgarian football player and manager. Denev made 49 appearances and scored 10 goals for the Bulgaria national football team from 1970 to 1979...
- Martin KamburovMartin KamburovMartin Kamburov , is a Bulgarian footballer and current international, currently playing as a striker for Dalian Shide.-Plovdiv teams:...
- Nikola Parchanov
- Ivaylo PetkovIvaylo PetkovIvaylo Rumenov Petkov is a Bulgarian football player who plays for PFC Litex Lovech.-Career:...
- Momchil CvetanovMomchil CvetanovMomchil Tsvetanov is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Litex Lovech as a winger.Tsvetanov was part of the Bulgarian under-19 team that played at the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in the Czech Republic.-Spartak Pleven:Born in Pleven, Tsvetanov began his career...
- Plamen Nikolov
- Vladimir ManchevVladimir ManchevVladimir Manchev is a Bulgarian football player, who currently plays for Lokomotiv Sofia.-Career:...
- For all Spartak players with a Wikipedia article see :Category:PFC Spartak Pleven players.