Adalbert Zafirov

Adalbert Zafirov

Personal information
Full name	Adalbert Ivanov Zafirov
Date of birth	(1969-09-29) 29 September 1969
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1990	CSKA Sofia	14	(0)
1990–1992	Lokomotiv GO	53	(2)
1992–1995	Lokomotiv Sofia	86	(1)
1996–1997	CSKA Sofia	54	(6)
1998	Arminia Bielefeld	12	(0)
1999	CSKA Sofia	10	(0)
1999–2001	Union Berlin	40	(3)
2001	CSKA Sofia	2	(0)
2002	Lokomotiv Sofia	22	(1)
2002–2003	Cherno More	24	(5)
2003–2004	Anagennisi Dherynia	24	(1)
2004–2005	CSKA Sofia	16	(0)
Total		357	(19)
International career
1992–1998	Bulgaria	6	(0)
Managerial career
2009–2010	CSKA Sofia (assistant)
2010	CSKA Sofia
2011	Kaliakra Kavarna
2012	Cherno More
2015	Botev Vratsa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adalbert Zafirov (Bulgarian: Адалберт Зафиров) (born 29 September 1969 in Sofia) is a former Bulgarian football defender who last managed Botev Vratsa in the B PFG.

International career

He has been capped for the Bulgarian national team, and was an unused substitute at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Coaching career

On 30 March 2010, CSKA Sofia coach Ioan Andone resigned, it was announced that the team will be trained by Adalbert Zafirov until the end of the season. Zafirov was appointed as head coach of Cherno More Varna in late September 2012, following the resignation of Stefan Genov. However, he was released from his duties in mid December 2012, despite winning his last game in charge of the team - 1:0 against Levski Sofia in the second leg of a Bulgarian Cup match. In late December 2014, Zafirov became the manager of B PFG club Botev Vratsa, but resigned on 27 April 2015.

External links

• Adalbert Zafirov at National-Football-Teams.com
• at immerunioner.de