Nikola Spasov

Nikola Spasov

Personal information
Full name	Nikola Asenov Spasov
Date of birth	(1958-12-15) 15 December 1958
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Bregalnica Štip (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1980	Lokomotiv Sofia	?	(?)
1980–1983	Dunav Ruse	?	(?)
1983–1986	Cherno More	98	(46)
1986	Spartak Varna	12	(9)
1986–1988	Farense	28	(5)
1988–1989	Salgueiros	30	(18)
1989–1990	Paços Ferreira	33	(34)
1990–1991	Beira-Mar	15	(6)
1991–1992	Paços Ferreira	22	(10)
1992–1993	Rio Ave	31	(12)
1993–1994	Cherno More	12	(4)
International career
1982–1983	Bulgaria	3	(0)
Managerial career
1998–1999	Verín
1999–2002	Imortal
2003–2004	Marek Dupnitsa
2004–2005	Bregalnica Štip
2006–2007	Cherno More (assistant)
2007–2009	Cherno More
2011	Bregalnica Štip
2011	Svetkavitsa
2012	Spartak Varna
2012–	Bregalnica Štip
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikola Asenov Spasov (Bulgarian: Никола Спасов; born 15 December 1958 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian retired footballer who played as a striker, and a current manager.

Playing career

Spasov played for PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, FC Dunav Ruse, PFC Cherno More Varna and PFC Spartak Varna in his country. With the first club, he won the Bulgarian League in his first professional season.

Spasov moved to Portugal in December 1986, and remained in the nation for the following seven years, representing five teams. In the 1989–90 season, he scored a career-best 34 goals for F.C. Paços de Ferreira, which however failed to promote from the second division; in the top flight, he played with S.C. Farense, S.C. Beira-Mar and Paços.

In June 1994, after one season in his homeland with former team Cherno More, Spasov retired from football at nearly 36 years of age.

Coaching career

Spasov started managing in Portugal and Spain, in both countries at amateur level. In 2003, he was appointed at PFC Marek Dupnitsa in his country, switching to the Republic of Macedonia and FK Bregalnica Štip the following season.

From 2006 and during four years, Spasov worked with former club Cherno More, as assistant, head coach and scout. In 2011, he returned to Bregalnica.

Honours

Lokomotiv

• Bulgarian League: 1977–78

Personal

Spasov's younger brother, Yulian (born 1963), was also a footballer. A midfielder, he too represented Spartak and Cherno More Varna, and also spent several years as a professional in Portugal (nine seasons, including eight with Paços de Ferreira).

External links

• Profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo