Veliyan Parushev Mitev (; 20 March 1968 – 29 January 2013) was a

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who played as a defender.

Career

After starting his career with

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, Parushev signed with

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in the early 1990s, where he is best remembered for scoring a

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against

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in a UEFA Cup match that enabled the "redmen" to eliminate their opponent on the

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. Parushev subsequently made a name for himself with Neftochimic during a successful period for the team, establishing himself as a highly influential player and also serving as the team

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in the late 1990s. Following his retirement from the game in the early 2000s, Parushev worked as a truck driver for a German firm. He died of cancer on 29 January 2013.

References

1968 births 2013 deaths Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers FC Sliven players PFC CSKA Sofia players PFC Naftex Burgas players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Footballers from Sliven 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-defender-stub