Nikola Mutafchiev ( bg, Никола Мутафчиев, links=no) (10 August 1904 in
Stara Zagora
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Name
The name comes from the Slavic root ''star'' ("old") and the name of the medieva ...
– 24 March 1963) was a
Bulgarian
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
for
Levski Sofia and
Bulgaria during the 1920s. His elder brother
Dimitar Mutafchiev also was a footballer.
Career
For six seasons from 1921 to 1927, Mutafchiev scored 50 goals in 52 games for Levski.
He played for the
national team in the Bulgaria's first international match against
Austria in
Vienna on 21 May 1924. Mutafchiev also participated at the
1924 Summer Olympics
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. On 10 April 1925, he became the first player to score for Bulgaria in a 2–1 friendly loss against
Turkey.
Career statistics
Honours
;
Levski Sofia
*
Bulgarian State Football Championship
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The championship did not finish in years 1924, 1927 and 1944 because of ...
** Runners-up (1):
1925
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* Sofia Championship
** Champion (3): 1923, 1924, 1925
* Ulpia Serdika Cup
** Winner (1): 1926
References
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1904 births
1963 deaths
Bulgarian men's footballers
Bulgaria men's international footballers
Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
PFC Levski Sofia players
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Stara Zagora
Olympic footballers for Bulgaria