Kiril Vajarov (, 18 February 1988 – 18 April 2009) was a Bulgarian

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

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, who played for

HC Slavia Sofia HC Slavia Sofia (), ''Slaviya Sofiya'') is a professional ice hockey team from the Bulgarian Hockey League based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The team has won 19 league titles, and are a member of the Slavia Sofia sports club. History The team was found ...

Career

Vajarov was a three time Bulgarian champion with

International career

Vajarov was a member of the

Bulgaria men's national ice hockey team The Bulgarian national ice hockey team (, ''Natsionalen otbor po khokeĭ na led na Bŭlgariya'') is the national men's ice hockey team of Bulgaria. The team is controlled by the Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation and a member of the International I ...

. He played three games in the tournament. He was also a member of the country's U18 and U20 teams.

Death

He was stabbed to death on 18 April 2009 as he was visiting a nightclub in Sofia, Bulgaria. The 21-year-old was celebrating the birthday of a friend, who was also killed in the incident.

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* 1988 births 2009 murders in Bulgaria 2009 deaths 2009 murders in Europe Bulgarian ice hockey goaltenders Bulgarian murder victims Deaths by stabbing in Bulgaria HC Slavia Sofia players People murdered in Bulgaria {{Bulgaria-icehockey-bio-stub

Career

International career

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