Nikola Tsanev
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 December 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cherveno Zname Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1959 | Levski Sofia | 5 | (1) |
| 1959–1970 | CSKA Sofia | 238 | (118) |
| Total | 243 | (119) | |
| International career | |||
| 1960–1967 | Bulgaria | 8 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nikola Tsanev (Bulgarian: Никола Цанев; 11 December 1939 – 7 October 2004) was a Bulgarian footballer, who played as a forward. He played for Bulgaria in 8 matches, scoring 3 goals.[1]
Career
Tsanev started his career with Levski Sofia,[2] but is mainly remembered for his highly successful career with CSKA Sofia during the 60s. With CSKA, he won the A Group title six times and the Bulgarian Cup three times. During the 1963–64 season, he scored 26 league goals to become A Group top goalscorer.
