Nikola Tsanev

Nikola Tsanev
Personal information
Date of birth	11 December 1939
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death	7 October 2004 (aged 64)
Place of death	Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Cherveno Zname Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team
1958–1959	Levski Sofia
1959–1970	CSKA Sofia
Total
International career
1960–1967	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikola Tsanev (Bulgarian: Никола Цанев; 11 December 1939 – 7 October 2004) was a Bulgarian footballer, who played as a forward. He played for Bulgaria in 8 matches, scoring 3 goals.^[1] He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[2]^[3]

Career[edit]

Tsanev started his career with Levski Sofia,^[4] but is mainly remembered for his highly successful career with CSKA Sofia during the 60s. With CSKA, he won the A Group title six times and the Bulgarian Cup three times. During the 1963–64 season, he scored 26 league goals to become A Group top goalscorer.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ "Tsanev's career with the national team". EU Football.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikola Tsanev Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^ "Nikola Tsanev". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ "Tsanev's career with Levski Sofia". Levski Sofia.

[1] "Tsanev's career with the national team". EU Football.

[SportsRef-2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikola Tsanev Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

[3] "Nikola Tsanev". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[4] "Tsanev's career with Levski Sofia". Levski Sofia.

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