Tomas Lafchis
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Tomas Lafchis is a retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper for clubs in Bulgaria, Greece and Belgium.
and OFC Sliven. In 1977, he joined PFC Levski Sofia
, and helped the club win the Bulgarian Cup
.
In 1981, Lafchis joined Greek First Division side OFI Crete F.C.
for two seasons. He moved to fellow First Division club Panathinaikos F.C. for the following two seasons, where he would win the Greek Football Cup
. After a brief spell in Belgium, he returned to play two more seasons in the Greek First Division with OFI Crete.
s.
Playing career
Lafchis began playing football for Bulgarian clubs PFC Cherno More VarnaPFC Cherno More Varna
PFC Cherno More Varna , or simply Cherno More is a Bulgarian professional football club from the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG....
and OFC Sliven. In 1977, he joined PFC Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
, and helped the club win 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....
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In 1981, Lafchis joined Greek First Division side OFI Crete F.C.
OFI Crete
OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most...
for two seasons. He moved to fellow First Division club Panathinaikos F.C. for the following two seasons, where he would win the Greek Football Cup
Greek football Cup
The Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
. After a brief spell in Belgium, he returned to play two more seasons in the Greek First Division with OFI Crete.
Managerial career
After he retired from playing, Lafchis became a manager. He led Levski Sofia from 1991 to 1999, winning three Bulgarian A PFG titles and four Bulgarian CupBulgarian 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....
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