Nikola Kovachev

Nikola Kovachev
Personal information
Full nameNikola Dimitrov Kovachev
Date of birth4 June 1934
Place of birthBlagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Date of death26 November 2009 (aged 75)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1950-1954Pirin Blagoevgrad
1955-1956Botev Plovdiv
1956–1966CSKA Sofia
National team
1956–1963Bulgaria46(2)
Teams managed
1973Hebar Pazardzhik
1974CSKA Sofia
1974-1975Hebar Pazardzhik
1977–1979CSKA Sofia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Nikola Dimitrov Kovachev (Bulgarian: Никола Димитров Ковачев; Blagoevgrad, 4 June 1934 – Sofia, 26 November 2009) was a Bulgarian football player and manager.

Kovachev played for Bulgaria at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

He coached Hebar Pazardzhik and CSKA Sofia.[3]

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