Dimitar Marashliev

Dimitar Marashliev

Personal information
Full name	Dimitar Hristov Marashliev
Date of birth	31 August 1947
Place of birth	Harmanli, Bulgaria
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
1960–1963	Hebros Harmanli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1966	Maritsa Plovdiv
1966	Spartak Plovdiv	6	(2)
1966–1976	CSKA Sofia	244	(73)
1976–1977	Cherno More	19	(8)
National team
1969–1970	Bulgaria	8	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Dimitar Hristov Marashliev (Bulgarian: Димитьр Xристов Марашлиeв; born 31 August 1947) is a former Bulgarian football forward who played for Bulgaria in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.^[1] He also played for CSKA Sofia.

Career

Born in Harmanli, Marashliev began his football career playing for hometown club Hebros at the age of 13. He spent three years at the club before moving to Maritsa Plovdiv in 1963.^[2] Three years later, Marashliev made his A Group debut with Spartak Plovdiv, appearing in 6 league matches and scoring 2 times.

In October 1966, Marashliev joined CSKA Sofia. In his ten years at the club, he won six A Group titles and four Bulgarian Cups. Marashliev scored a total of 4 goals in three Bulgarian Cup finals – in 1969 (one goal against Levski Sofia), 1972 (two goals against Slavia Sofia) and 1974 (one goal against Levski Sofia).

After leaving CSKA at the end of the 1975–76 season, Marashliev joined Cherno More Varna, scoring 8 goals in the B Group. He retired from competitive football at the end of the 1976–77 season, at the age of 30.

Honours

Club

CSKA Sofia

• A Group (6): 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76
• Bulgarian Cup (4): 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974

References

1. 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico
2. "Легендата на ЦСКА Димитър Марашлиев: Вкарах със счупена ръка на Дино Дзоф" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 7 November 2012.

External links

• FIFA profile