Bogdan Ganev Dochev (; 26 June 1935 – 29 May 2017) was a Bulgarian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

and football referee. He is known for having refereed two matches in the

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, Italy - Cameroon 1-1 in 1982 and Paraguay - Belgium 2-2 in

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

. Dochev was a linesman in the famous Brazil versus Italy match in 1982 and in the game between

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and

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in which the Hand of God and

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were scored by

Diego Maradona Diego Armando Maradona (; 30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the F ...

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External links

Player Profile at LevskiSofia.info
1935 births 2017 deaths Bulgarian footballers PFC Cherno More Varna players FC Spartak Varna players PFC Levski Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Bulgarian football referees FIFA World Cup referees 1986 FIFA World Cup referees 1982 FIFA World Cup referees Sportspeople from Varna, Bulgaria Men's association football forwards {{Bulgaria-footy-bio-stub