Adalbert Ivanov Zafirov (; born 29 September 1969) is a Bulgarian former
football centre-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
who most recently managed
CSKA 1948.
Club career
Zafirov who was born in
Sofia
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played in his home town for
Lokomotiv and
CSKA. In Germany he signed contracts with
Arminia Bielefeld and
Union Berlin.
International career
He has been capped for the
Bulgaria national team, and was an unused substitute at the
1998 FIFA World Cup
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.
Coaching career
On 30 March 2010,
CSKA Sofia coach
Ioan Andone resigned, it was announced that the team will be trained by Adalbert Zafirov until the end of the season.
Zafirov was appointed as head coach of
Cherno More Varna in late September 2012, following the resignation of
Stefan Genov. However, he was released from his duties in mid December 2012, despite winning his last game in charge of the team - 1–0 against
Levski Sofia in the second leg of a
Bulgarian Cup match.
In late December 2014, Zafirov became the manager of
B PFG club
Botev Vratsa, but resigned on 27 April 2015. He had a short managerial stint with
CSKA 1948 between early and late August 2016.
References
External links
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at immerunioner.de
Living people
1969 births
Men's association football defenders
Bulgarian men's footballers
Bulgaria men's international footballers
PFC CSKA Sofia players
FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa players
FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
Arminia Bielefeld players
1. FC Union Berlin players
PFC Cherno More Varna players
FC Hebar Pazardzhik players
Anagennisi Deryneia FC players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Bundesliga players
Cypriot First Division players
Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
1998 FIFA World Cup players
Bulgarian football managers
PFC Cherno More Varna managers
20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen
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