Tenyo Minchev
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Tenyo Tenev Minchev (; born 3 March 1954) is a
Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
n former
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...
.


Career

Tenyo Minchev started his career in Energetik Galabovo before moving to
Beroe Stara Zagora Professional Football Club Beroe Stara Zagora, better known as just Beroe (), is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league syst ...
in 1973. He became one of the key players and was
team captain In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In eithe ...
for 12 years. With Minchev's help, Beroe became champions in 1985–86 season. After a short stint in Lokomotiv Stara Zagora, Tenyo Minchev moved to
Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
side Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev. He became the first foreign player in Soviet football. After playing 28 matches for Krylia Sovetov, Minchev ended his career. Minchev played 4 official and 3 unofficial matches for
Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
.


Honours

*
Bulgarian A PFG The First Professional Football League (), commonly known as Parva Liga or Bulgarian First League (currently known as the efbet League for sponsorship reasons), is a professional association football league in Bulgaria and the highest level of t ...
winner: 1985-86 *
Balkans Cup The Balkans Cup was an international football competition for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. It was introduced in 1961 and was very popular in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42,000 spectators), being ...
winner: 1983, 1984


References


External links


Profile on FC Krylia Sovetov Samara official web-site

Career summary at KLISF
* * 1954 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players Expatriate men's footballers in the Soviet Union First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Soviet Second League players Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub