Asparuh Nikodimov

Asparuh Nikodimov
Personal information
Full name	Asparuh Donev Nikodimov
Date of birth	(1945-08-21) 21 August 1945
Place of birth	Bogyovtsi, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Septemvri Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1964	Septemvri Sofia
1964–1975	CSKA Sofia	296	(58)
1975–1978	Sliven
National team
1966–1974	Bulgaria	25	(6)
Teams managed
1979–1983	CSKA Sofia
–	Dunav Ruse
1989–1990	ES Sahel
1991–1992	CSKA Sofia
1997-1999	PFC Velbazhd Kyustendil
2000	Omonia
2001	CSKA Sofia
2003–2004	Beroe Stara Zagora
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
	1968 Mexico City	Team competition

Asparuh "Paro" Donev Nikodimov (Bulgarian: Аспарух Дoнeв Никодимов; born 21 August 1945 in Sofia) is a former Bulgarian footballer and later coach.

He represented Bulgaria^[1] at the FIFA World Cups in 1970 and 1974.^[2]

Career

Born in village Bogyovtsi, Sofia Province, Nikodimov was raised in Septemvri Sofia Youth Academy. He made his first team debut at the age of 15 and was part of the squad that won Bulgarian Cup in 1960.^[3]

In 1964 Nikodimov joined CSKA Sofia. During his time at CSKA, he won many honours, including six A PFG titles and five Bulgarian Cups. He played 296 league matches, scoring 58 goals for 11 seasons.^[4]

Nikodimov ended his career in 1978, playing for Sliven.

Managerial career

Nikodimov began his managerial career with CSKA Sofia in 1979, guiding them to four consecutive league titles.

Honours

Player honours

Septemvri Sofia

Bulgarian Cup (1): 1960

CSKA Sofia

A PFG (6): 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75
Bulgarian Cup (5): 1965, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974

Managerial honours

CSKA Sofia

A PFG (5): 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1991–92
Bulgarian Cup (1): 1983

Personal life

Nikodimov is married to Svetla and has two daughters, who are volleyball players.^[5]

References

↑ http://www.eu-football.info/_player.php?id=15099
↑ Asparuch Nikodimov – FIFA competition record
↑ "Аспарух Никодимов - Евробоецът на евробоеца" (in Bulgarian). sportni.bg. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
↑ "Легендата Аспарух Никодимов" (in Bulgarian). vsekiden.com. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
↑ Bonev, Aleksandar (9 May 2008). "Семейство има 28 титли с ЦСКА. Аспарух Никодимов, дъщерите и зет му готови за "Гинес"" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

Bulgaria squad – 1968 Summer Olympics Silver Medalists

1 Yordanov 2 Gerov 3 Hristakiev 4 Gaydarski 5 Ivkov 6 Georgiev 7 Veselinov 8 Yanchovski 9 Zhekov 10 Mihaylov 11 Vasilev 12 Stankov 13 Nikodimov 14 Gyonin 15 Y. Dimitrov 16 Tsvetkov 17 Zafirov 18 Monev 19 Krastev Coach: Berkov

Bulgaria squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup

1 Simeonov 2 Shalamanov 3 Dimitrov (c) 4 Aladzhov 5 Davidov 6 Penev 7 Popov 8 Bonev 9 Zhekov 10 Yakimov 11 Dermendzhiev 12 Gaydarski 13 Yordanov 14 Zhechev 15 Gaganelov 16 Nikodimov 17 Kolev 18 Marashliev 19 Asparuhov 20 Mitkov 21 Grigorov 22 Kamenski Coach: Bozhkov

Bulgaria squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup

1 Goranov 2 Zafirov 3 Zhechev 4 Velichkov 5 Kolev 6 Penev 7 Voynov 8 Bonev (c) 9 Mihaylov 10 Stoyanov 11 Denev 12 Aladzhov 13 M. Vasilev 14 Milanov 15 Panov 16 Grigorov 17 Nikodimov 18 T. Vasilev 19 Ivkov 20 Borisov 21 Staykov 22 Simeonov Coach: Mladenov

PFC CSKA Sofia – managers

Nikolov (1948)
Milev (1948–64)
Pinaychev (1964–65)
Ormandzhiev (1965–69)
Manolov (1969–74)
Kovachev (1974)
Manolov (1974–75)
Yotsov (1975–77)
Nikola Kovachev (1977–79)
Nikodimov (1979–82)
Bozhkov (1982)
Stankov (1982)
Chachevski (1982–83)
Manolov (1983–85)
Yotsov (1985)
Penev (1985–91)
Nikodimov (1991–92)
Yonchev (1992–93)
Hadžievski (1993–94)
Gaganelov (1994)
Kolev (1994)
Yonchev (1994)
Dzhevizov (1994)
Andonov (1994–95)
Atanasov (1995)
Markov (1995)
Vasilev (1995–98)
Zehtinski (1998)
Penev (1998–00)
Dzhevizov (2000)
Stankov (2000)
Catuzzi (2000)
Stankov (2000–01)
Catuzzi (2001)
Nikodimov (2001)
Simoni (2001–02)
Mladenov (2002–03)
Stankov (2003–04)
Spasov (2004–05)
Ješić (2005–06)
Markov (2006–07)
Mladenov (2007–08)
Penev (2008–09)
Penov (2009–10)
Andone (2010)
Adalbert Zafirov (2010)
Penev (2010)
Dochev (2010)
Jovanovski (2010)
Radukanov (2010–11)
Penev (2011–12)
Mladenov (2012–13)
Ješić (2013)
Radukanov (2013)
Stoichkov (2013)
Mladenov (2013–15)
Ivanov (2015)
Penev (2015)
Yanev (2015–16)
Iordănescu (2016)
Belchev (2016–)

AC Omonia – managers

Misirian (1948–52)
Johnson (1952–53)
Avraamides (1953–55)
Hounggehouizen (1955–57)
Vigler (1957–59)
Fuchs (1959–60)
Tsiakmakov (1960–62)
Tourai (1962–63)
Petrov (1963–64)
Keremezos (1964–65)
Pachedzhiev (1965–66)
Netto (1966–67)
Barka (1967–68)
Pachedzhiev (1968–70)
Tziakarov (1970–71)
Tashkov (1971–72)
Spasov (1972–74)
Constantinou (1974–75)
Iltziev (1975–76)
Stoyanov (1976–77)
Argirov (1977–79)
Arsov (1979–80)
Spasov (1980–82)
Tashkov (1982–83)
Dramov (1983–85)
Tinkov (1985–86)
Arsov (1986–89)
Kolev (1989–90)
Senekowitsch (1990–91)
Zakarel (1991–92)
Arsov (1992–94)
Prokop (1994–96)
Skocik (1995–96)
Kolev (1996–97)
Michaelides (1997–99)
Galis (1999)
Arsov (1999–2000)
Nikodimov (2000)
Haan (2000)
Houwaart (2000–01)
Mouskallis (2002)
Savevski (2002–04)
Smuda (2004)
Houwaart (2004–05)
Andone (2005–07)
Okuka (2007)
Matzourakis (2007)
Savvidis (2008)
Tutić (2008–09)
Lemonis (2009–10)
Bajević (2010–11)
Larkou (2011–12)
Savevski (2012–13)
Lotina (2014)
Kaiafas (2014–15)
Milojević (2015–16)
Carver (2016–)

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