Krasimir Bezinski

Krasimir Smilenov Bezinski (Bulgarian: Красимир Смиленов Безински; 29 June 1961 – 22 April 2019) was a Bulgarian footballer. He played as a defender for nearly 20 years. He played for five clubs, Pirin Blagoevgrad, CSKA Sofia, Portimonense, Maccabi Ironi Ashdod and Hapoel Petah Tikva. He also played 21 times for the Bulgarian national team between 1980 and 1993.

Krasimir Bezinski

Personal information
Full name	Krasimir Smilenov Bezinski
Date of birth	(1961-06-29)29 June 1961
Place of birth	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Date of death	22 April 2019(2019-04-22) (aged 57)
Place of death	Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1981	Pirin Blagoevgrad	57	(5)
1981–1989	CSKA Sofia	204	(7)
1989–1991	Portimonense	80	(1)
1992–1993	CSKA Sofia	41	(1)
1993	Hapoel Petah Tikva	7	(0)
1994	Maccabi Ironi Ashdod	9	(0)
1994–1995	Pirin Blagoevgrad	6	(0)
Total		404	(14)
National team
1980–1993	Bulgaria	21	(0)
Teams managed
2000–2001	CSKA Sofia (assistant)
2003–2004	Beroe (assistant)
2006–2007	Bulgaria (assistant)
2008	Simba
2009–2010	Bulgaria (assistant)
2010–2011	Al-Qadsiah (assistant)
2013	Al Safa
2014	CSKA Sofia (scout)
2014	Al Safa
2018	CSKA Sofia (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bezinski was born in Blagoevgrad. He died of colorectal cancer in Sofia in 2019. He was 57.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance		League		Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pirin Blagoevgrad	1978–79	9	1	?	?	–		9	1
	1979–80	20	2	?	?	–		20	2
	1980–81	28	2	?	?	–		28	2
	Total	57	5	?	?	0	0	57	5
CSKA Sofia	1981–82	29	1	?	?	8	0	37	1
	1982–83	25	0	?	?	1	0	26	0
	1983–84	23	0	?	?	4	0	27	0
	1984–85	19	0	?	?	4	0	23	0
	1985–86	26	3	?	?	–		26	3
	1986–87	30	2	?	?	2	0	32	2
	1987–88	27	1	?	?	2	0	29	1
	1988–89	25	0	?	?	7	0	32	0
	Total	204	7	?	?	28	0	232	7
Portimonense	1989–90	32	0	?	?	–		32	0
	1990–91	38	1	?	?	–		38	1
	1991–92	10	0	?	?	–		10	0
	Total	80	1	?	?	0	0	80	1
CSKA Sofia	1991–92	15	1	2	0	–		17	1
	1992–93	26	0	6	1	2	0	34	1
	Total	41	1	8	1	2	0	51	2
Hapoel Petah Tikva	1993–94	7	0	2	0	–		9	0
Maccabi Ironi Ashdod	1993–94	9	0	0	0	–		9	0
Pirin Blagoevgrad	1994–95	6	0	?	?	–		6	0
Career statistics		404	17	8	1	30	0	444	16

Honours

Club

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian League (5): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1991–92
• Bulgarian Cup (6): 1982–83, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93
• Cup of the Soviet Army (3): 1984-85, 1985-86, 1988-89

Other websites

• Krasimir Bezinski at WorldFootball.net