Zhivko Gospodinov Hristov ( bg, Живко Господинов Христов; 6 September 1957 – 4 May 2015) was a

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. Gospodinov was an attacking midfielder and playmaker. In his 18-year-long playing career, he played for Spartak Varna, Vatev Beloslav,

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. He played with Spartak Varna and earned 155 caps in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group. Gospodinov played for Bulgaria national football team (39 caps/6 goals) and was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

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1957 births Bulgarian men's footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Bulgaria men's international footballers FC Spartak Varna players OFC Spartak Pleven players AD Fafe players PFC Cherno More Varna players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Bulgarian expatriates in Portugal Sportspeople from Dobrich 2015 deaths Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Varna, Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub