Tsonyo Dimitrov Vasilev ( bg, Цoньo Димитpoв Вacилeв; 7 January 1952 – 2 June 2015) was a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

defender who played for

in the

1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the ...

. Vasilev made 199 appearances at

left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for CSKA Sofia and also represented Volov Shumen.

Honours

Club

;CSKA Sofia *

A Group The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

(4): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1980–81 *

Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament ...

: 1973–74

References

External links

FIFA profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasilev, Tsonyo 1952 births 2015 deaths Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers Men's association football defenders PFC CSKA Sofia players Ethnikos Achna FC players 1974 FIFA World Cup players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Bulgarian football managers People from Targovishte