Mihail Valchev

Mihail Valchev
Personal information
Full name	Mihail Dimitrov Valchev
Date of birth	13 October 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Dalgopol, Bulgaria
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1981	Akademik Sofia
1981–1986	Levski Sofia
1986–1987	Doxa Drama
1987–1988	Rilski Sportist
1988–1990	Doxa Drama
International career
1976–1978	Bulgaria U21
1981–1984	Bulgaria
Managerial career
1998	Levski Sofia
2000–2001	Rilski Sportist
2001	Chernomorets Burgas
2002	Levski Dolna Banya
2002	Belasitsa Petrich
2002–2003	Rilski Sportist
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mihail Valchev (Bulgarian: Михаил Вълчев; born 13 October 1956) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a forward. In his career he played mostly for Akademik Sofia and Levski Sofia.

Career

In 1979 Valchev joined Akademik Sofia, where he scored 38 goals for two seasons. In 1981 he left to join Levski Sofia, where he won two Bulgarian League titles, two Bulgarian Cups and one Cup of the Soviet Army. Valchev had a successful start to his career at the club by being the league's top goalscorer in its inaugural season, scoring 24 goals. Between 1981 and 1986 he scored 109 goals in 177 matches for the club in all competitions. In 1983, Valchev scored two goals for Levski against one of the biggest German clubs VfB Stuttgart with which Levski eliminated the Bundesliga team.

In March 1998, Valchev was appointed Levski Sofia manager and led the team to a famous 5–0 win over city rivals CSKA Sofia in the 1998 Bulgarian Cup Final. As a manager, he has worked also for Kremikovtsi Sofia, Rilski Sportist Samokov, Chernomorets Burgas, Levski Dolna Banya and Belasitsa Petrich.