Nikola Mutafchiev
Bulgarian footballer
Nikola Mutafchiev (Bulgarian: Никола Мутафчиев) (10 August 1904 in Stara Zagora – 24 March 1963) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a forward for Levski Sofia and Bulgaria during the 1920s. His elder brother Dimitar Mutafchiev also was a footballer.
Career
For six seasons from 1921 to 1927, Mutafchiev scored 50 goals in 52 games for Levski.[1]
He played for the national team in the Bulgaria's first international match against Austria in Vienna on 21 May 1924. Mutafchiev also participated at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] On 10 April 1925, he became the first player to score for Bulgaria in a 2–1 friendly loss against Turkey.[3]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | |
---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | ||
Levski Sofia | 1921–22 | 10 | 9 |
1922–23 | 8 | 7 | |
1923–24 | 16 | 15 | |
1924–25 | 14 | 18 | |
1925–26 | 0 | 0 | |
1926–27 | 4 | 1 | |
Career totals | 52 | 50 |
Honours
- Levski Sofia
- Bulgarian State Football Championship
- Runners-up (1): 1925
- Sofia Championship
- Champion (3): 1923, 1924, 1925
- Ulpia Serdika Cup
- Winner (1): 1926
References
External links
- Nikola Mutafchiev – FIFA competition record (archived)
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Bulgaria squad – 1924 Summer Olympics
- GK P. Ivanov
- DF Hristov
- DF Yankov
- DF Radoev
- DF Bonov
- MF Mateev
- FW D. Mutafchiev
- FW N. Mutafchiev
- FW Vladimirov
- FW Maznikov
- FW Yovovich
- GK Marinov
- DF Stavrev
- MF Tsonchev
- MF Denev
- MF Krapchanski
- MF Manolov
- FW Genev
- FW G. Stoyanov
- FW Tsvetkov
- FW V. Stoyanov
- FW Lyutskanov
- Coach: Leopold Nitsch
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