Dinko Dermendzhiev

Dinko Tsvetkov Dermendzhiev (Bulgarian: Динко Цветков Дерменджиев; 2 June 1941 – 1 May 2019) was a Bulgarian football player and manager.

Dinko Dermendzhiev
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Full nameDinko Tsvetkov Dermendzhiev
Date of birth(1941-06-02)2 June 1941
Place of birthPlovdiv, Bulgaria
Date of death1 May 2019(2019-05-01) (aged 77)
Place of deathPlovdiv, Bulgaria
Playing positionForward
Youth career
Maritsa Plovdiv
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1959–1978Botev Plovdiv447(194)
National team
1962–1977Bulgaria58(19)
Teams managed
1978–1979Chepinets Velingrad
1979–1984Botev Plovdiv
1984–1985Shumen
1987–1988Spartak Pleven
1989–1991Botev Plovdiv
1991Levski Sofia
1992Hebar Pazardzhik
1992Botev Plovdiv
1993Botev Plovdiv
1996Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1996Lokomotiv Sofia
1997Botev Plovdiv
1998–1999Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2000Botev Plovdiv
2001Botev Plovdiv
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Dermendzhiev played his all of his club career for Botev Plovdiv. He played as a forward between 1959 and 1978. He also played for Bulgaria from 1962 to 1977. He played for his country 58 times, scoring 19 goals. He was in the squad for Bulgaria at three FIFA World Cups (1962, 1966 and 1970).

Dermendzhiev later became a football manager. He was in charge of Botev Plovdiv, Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, as well as many other teams. He last managed in 2001.

Dermendzhiev died of problems caused by a stroke on 1 May 2019. He was 77.[1]

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