Lyubomir Hranov (; 2 July 1923 – 27 August 2011) was a

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who played as a

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for clubs in Bulgaria.

Career

Hranov began playing football for local clubs ZhSK Sofia and

PFC Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was ...

. He won the Bulgarian league five times and won the

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three times. He was the league top-scorer in 1950 with 11 goals. He made two appearances for the

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. After he retired from playing football, Hranov managed several clubs, including FC Cherveno Zname Kyustendil,

FC Arda FC Arda 1924 Kardzhali () is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Kardzhali that competes in First League, the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system. It was founded on 13 October 1924, as an association football branch of ...

FC Bdin OFC Bdin () is a Bulgarian football club based in Vidin, currently (season 2023–2024) playing in the Second Professional League, the second level of Bulgarian football. Its home stadium "Georgi Benkovski" has a capacity of 15 000 seats. The clu ...

, FC Dorostol and

FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Lokomotiv () is a Bulgarian association football club based in Gorna Oryahovitsa, which currently competes in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football. Established in 1932 as a sports association of the railway workers in the ...

Honours

Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...

* Bulgarian

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– 1946, 1949, 1950, 1953 *

– 1946, 1949, 1950

Personal

Hranov died at age 88 on 28 August 2011.

References

External links

Profile at Levskisofia.info
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hranov, Lubomir 1923 births 2011 deaths Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players PFC Levski Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Bulgarian football managers Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen