- Emil Spasov
Emil Spasov ( _bg. Емил Спасов) (born
1 February 1956 ) was aBulgaria n football player. Played as amidfielder orstriker , he started his career inLevski Sofia in 1974 and stayed in the club until 1988 with short breaks. During this period he also played forSpartak Varna , Brage in 1985/86 andR. Antwerp F.C. in 1986/87. He returned back to his team Levski in 1987 and left after winning another Championship with his team, the following season to play for the Cypriot teamOmonia Nicosia , where he won theCypriot Championship .In the Bulgarian Championship he played 313 games and scored 82 goals, 68 match and scored 17 in the
Bulgarian Cup and 34 matches (8 inEuropean Champions Cup , 7 in Cup Winners Cup and 19 in UEFA Cup) and scored 13 (1 in European Champions Cup, 3 in Cup Winners Cup and 9 in UEFA Cup) in European competitions with Levski. With his team, he won the Bulgarian Championship 6 times, in 1974, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1985 and 1988 - in which 1977, 1979 and 1984 were doubles - and the Bulgarian Cup 5 times, in 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982 and 1984 and he was quaterfinalist of theUEFA Cup in 1976 and also in theCup Winners' Cup in 1977. Great moment in his career was 1984, when he wonthe Double with his team and became top goal scorer of Bulgarian First Championship with 19 goals, a title shared withLokomotiv Plovdiv playerEduard Eranosyan . He played 16 games for the Bulgarian national team and scored three goals.
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