Asparuh "Paro" Donev Nikodimov ( bg, Аспарух Донев Никодимов; born 21 August 1945) is a Bulgarian former
football player and coach.
He represented
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 Macedo ...
at the FIFA World Cups in
1970
Events
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and
1974.
Playing career
Nikodimov began playing football at the age of 16 in the youth team of
Septemvri Sofia
Septemvri ( bg, Септември) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the First League, the first tier of Bulgarian football. Its home ground is the Septemvri Stadium, but due to i ...
, where he played until he joined
CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...
at the age of 19.
In 1964 Nikodimov joined
CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...
. During his time at CSKA, he won many honours, including six
A PFG
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 ...
titles and five
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 tournamen ...
s. He played 296 league matches, scoring 58 goals for 11 seasons.
Nikodimov ended his career in 1978, playing for
Sliven
Sliven ( bg, Сливен ) is the eighth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and industrial centre of Sliven Province and municipality in Northern Thrace.
Sliven is famous for its heroic Haiduts who fought against the Ottoman Turk ...
.
Managerial career
Nikodimov began his managerial career with
CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...
in 1979, guiding them to four consecutive league titles.
Honours
Player honours
;CSKA Sofia
*
Bulgarian League:
1965–66,
1968–69,
1970–71,
1971–72,
1972–73,
1974–75
*
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 tournamen ...
: 1965, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974
Managerial honours
;CSKA Sofia
*
Bulgarian League:
1979–80,
1980–81,
1981–82,
1982–83,
1991–92
*
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 tournamen ...
: 1983
Personal life
Nikodimov is married to Svetla and has two daughters who are
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
players.
References
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1945 births
Living people
Bulgarian footballers
Bulgaria international footballers
Olympic footballers of Bulgaria
Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
1970 FIFA World Cup players
1974 FIFA World Cup players
Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria
Olympic medalists in football
FC Septemvri Sofia players
PFC CSKA Sofia players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Bulgarian football managers
PFC CSKA Sofia managers
Expatriate football managers in Tunisia
Étoile Sportive du Sahel managers
AC Omonia managers
Expatriate football managers in Cyprus
Footballers from Sofia
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora managers
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Association football midfielders
Bulgarian expatriate football managers