Stancho Bonchev

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Vasilev and the family name is Bonchev.

Stancho Vasilev Bonchev (Bulgarian: Станчо Василев Бончев) (1 May 1942-2013) was a Bulgarian football goalkeeper.^[1] He is legendary player of Lokomotiv Plovdiv and holds the record for the goalkeeper with the most First League appearances - 359 in total (331 league appearances for Lokomotiv Plovdiv and 28 for CSKA Sofia). Stancho Bonchev is also "best footballer of Plovdiv" for 1965 and "Master of Sports" since 1978.^[2]

Stancho Bonchev

Bonchev (right) playing for Lokomotiv Plovdiv against Juventus in 1969
Personal information
Full name	Stancho Vasilev Bonchev
Date of birth	(1942-05-01)1 May 1942
Place of birth	Medovnica, Bulgaria
Date of death	12 October 2013(2013-10-12) (aged 71)
Place of death	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1960	Benkovski Vidin
1960–1962	Sliven
1962–1967	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	112	(0)
1967–1969	CSKA Sofia	28	(0)
1969–1980	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	219	(0)
International career
1965–1968	Bulgaria	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bonchev played for the Bulgaria national football team in the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying rounds.^[3]

Honours

CSKA Sofia

• Champion of Bulgaria: 1968-69
• Bulgarian Cup Winner: 1968-69