Nikola Spasov

Nikola Spasov
Personal information
Full name	Nikola Asenov Spasov
Date of birth	15 December 1958
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death	23 November 2020 (aged 61)
Place of death	Montana, Bulgaria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1981	Lokomotiv Sofia
1981–1983	Dunav Ruse
1983–1986	Cherno More
1986	Levski Sofia
1986	Spartak Varna
1986–1988	Farense
1988–1989	Salgueiros
1989–1990	Paços Ferreira
1990–1991	Beira-Mar
1991–1992	Paços Ferreira
1992–1993	Rio Ave
1993–1994	Cherno More
Total
Teams managed
1998–1999	Verín
1999–2002	Imortal
2004	Cherno More (assistant)
2004–2005	Marek Dupnitsa (assistant)
2005	Bregalnica Štip
2006–2007	Cherno More (assistant)
2007–2009	Cherno More
2011	Bregalnica Štip
2011	Svetkavitsa
2012	Spartak Varna
2012	Bregalnica Štip
2013–2014	Kaliakra Kavarna
2014–2016	Cherno More
2016–2017	Tsarsko Selo
2018	Kyzylzhar
2018–2020	Tsarsko Selo
2020	Montana
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nikola Spasov (Bulgarian: Никола Спасов; 15 December 1958 – 23 November 2020) was a Bulgarian professional footballer and coach.

Spasov played for PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, FC Dunav Ruse, PFC Cherno More Varna and PFC Spartak Varna in his country.

Spasov moved to Portugal in December 1986, and remained in the nation for the following seven years, representing five teams. In the 1989–90 campaign he scored a career-best 34 goals for F.C. Paços de Ferreira.

In June 1994, after one season in his homeland with former team Cherno More, Spasov retired from football at nearly 36 years of age.

Spasov died on 23 November 2020 in Montana, Bulgaria from COVID-19 at the age of 61.^[1]