Nikola Kovachev

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Dimitrov and the family name is Kovachev.

Nikola Dimitrov Kovachev (Bulgarian: Никола Димитров Ковачев; Blagoevgrad, 4 June 1934 – Sofia, 26 November 2009) was a Bulgarian football player and manager.^[1]

Nikola Kovachev

Personal information
Full name	Nikola Dimitrov Kovachev
Date of birth	(1934-06-04)4 June 1934
Place of birth	Blagoevgrad, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Date of death	26 November 2009(2009-11-26) (aged 75)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1954	Pirin Blagoevgrad
1955–1956	Botev Plovdiv	41	(3)
1957–1966	CSKA Sofia	174	(13)
International career
1956–1963	Bulgaria	46	(2)
Managerial career
1973	Hebar Pazardzhik
1974	CSKA Sofia
1974–1975	Hebar Pazardzhik
1977–1979	CSKA Sofia
Medal record Olympic Games 1956
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kovachev played for Bulgaria at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.^[2][3] He coached Hebar Pazardzhik and CSKA Sofia.^[4]

Honours

International

Bulgaria

• Olympic Bronze Medal: 1956