Stefan Abadzhiev

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Atanasov and the family name is Abadzhiev.

Stefan Abadzhiev

Personal information
Full name	Stefan Atanasov Abadzhiev
Date of birth	(1934-07-03)3 July 1934
Place of birth	Osoitsa, Bulgaria
Date of death	13 March 2024(2024-03-13) (aged 89)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1968	Levski Sofia	254	(37)
1968–1970	Wiesbaden
International career
1958–1966	Bulgaria	27	(1)
Managerial career
1975–1976	Borussia Neunkirchen
1982	FC Homburg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefan Atanasov Abadzhiev (Bulgarian: Стефан Атанасов Абаджиев; 3 July 1934 – 13 March 2024) was a Bulgarian football forward who played for Bulgaria in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Abadzhiev played the majority of his club career for Levski Sofia, spending fifteen years at the club. With Levski, he won three league titles and four Bulgarian Cups. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Abadzhiev died on 13 March 2024, at the age of 89.

Honours

Levski Sofia

• A PFG: 1953, 1964–65, 1967–68
• Bulgarian Cup: 1956, 1957, 1958–59, 1966–67

External links

• Career Statistics at LevskiSofia.info (in English)
• FIFA profile