Nikola Dimitrov Kovachev (Bulgarian: Никола Димитров Ковачев; Blagoevgrad, 4 June 1934 – Sofia, 26 November 2009) was a Bulgarian football player and manager.[1]

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Nikola Kovachev
Personal information
Full name Nikola Dimitrov Kovachev
Date of birth (1934-06-04)4 June 1934
Place of birth Blagoevgrad, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Date of death 26 November 2009(2009-11-26) (aged 75)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1954 Pirin Blagoevgrad
1955–1956 Botev Plovdiv 41 (3)
1957–1966 CSKA Sofia 174 (13)
International career
1956–1963 Bulgaria 46 (2)
Managerial career
1973 Hebar Pazardzhik
1974 CSKA Sofia
1974–1975 Hebar Pazardzhik
1977–1979 CSKA Sofia
Medal record
Third placeOlympic Games1956
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Close

Kovachev played for Bulgaria at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.[2][3] He coached Hebar Pazardzhik and CSKA Sofia.[4]

Honours

International

Bulgaria

References

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