Dinko Dermendzhiev

Dinko Tsvetkov Dermendzhiev (Bulgarian: Динко Цветков Дерменджиев; 2 June 1941 – 1 May 2019) was a Bulgarian football player and manager.

Dinko Dermendzhiev

Personal information
Full name	Dinko Tsvetkov Dermendzhiev
Date of birth	(1941-06-02)2 June 1941
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Date of death	1 May 2019(2019-05-01) (aged 77)
Place of death	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Maritsa Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1978	Botev Plovdiv	447	(194)
National team
1962–1977	Bulgaria	58	(19)
Teams managed
1978–1979	Chepinets Velingrad
1979–1984	Botev Plovdiv
1984–1985	Shumen
1987–1988	Spartak Pleven
1989–1991	Botev Plovdiv
1991	Levski Sofia
1992	Hebar Pazardzhik
1992	Botev Plovdiv
1993	Botev Plovdiv
1996	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1996	Lokomotiv Sofia
1997	Botev Plovdiv
1998–1999	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2000	Botev Plovdiv
2001	Botev Plovdiv
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Dermendzhiev played his all of his club career for Botev Plovdiv. He played as a forward between 1959 and 1978. He also played for Bulgaria from 1962 to 1977. He played for his country 58 times, scoring 19 goals. He was in the squad for Bulgaria at three FIFA World Cups (1962, 1966 and 1970).

Dermendzhiev later became a football manager. He was in charge of Botev Plovdiv, Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, as well as many other teams. He last managed in 2001.

Dermendzhiev died of problems caused by a stroke on 1 May 2019. He was 77.

Honours

Club Honours

Player

• Bulgarian Cup: 1962, Runner-up: 1963, 1964
• A Grupa: 1967, Runner-up: 1963, 3rd place: 1961
• Balkans Cup: 1972

Manager

• Bulgarian Cup: 1981, Runner-up: 1984, 1991
• A Grupa 3rd place: 1981, 1983
• Balkans Cup Runner-up: 1981

Individual Honours

• Best football player of Plovdiv: 1966, 1967, 1976
• Best football player of Botev Plovdiv for 20th century

Other websites

• Dinko Dermendzhiev at WorldFootball.net