FC Hebar Pazardzhik

Hebar Pazardzhik

Full name	Football Club Hebar Pazardzhik
Nickname(s)	The Gravediggers
Founded	May 31, 1918 June 19, 2015 (re-founded)
Ground	Georgi Benkovski Stadium, Pazardzhik
Capacity	13,128
Chairman	Nayden Shopov
Head coach	Yordan Petkov
League	South-Western V Group
Home colours Away colours

FC Hebar (Bulgarian: Футболен клуб Хебър) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Pazardzhik, currently playing in the South-Western V Group, the third level of Bulgarian football.

History

The current name of the club was chosen in 1979: Hebar-the old Thracian name of the river Maritsa. This is the name that the club has borne for 25 years now. Under this name came the biggest success in the history of the club: participation in the premiership of Bulgaria in 1989/1990, 1991/1992 and 2000/2001.The club has also played 32 seasons in the second division. The team has very devoted supporters, known as the "gravediggers".

The re-founded club, FC Hebar 1918, was formed in July 2015. A year later, Hebar merged with third division club Chiko Byaga.

Current team

As of 1 July 2016 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Petar Stoichkov GK Dimitar Georgiev GK Mario Ivanov DF Vasil Gerov DF Spas Milushev DF Aleksandar Merakliyski DF Angel Zahariev DF Nikolay Nikolaev DF Kristian Dzhamov DF Georgi Georgiev MF Krasimir Zdravkov MF Nikolay Manchev MF Edi Dost

No. Position Player MF Kristian Ivanov MF Nikola Grozdanov MF Martin Kerchev MF Dimitar Dechev FW Aleksandar Dimitrov FW Yashar Bayryam FW Zdravko Lazarov FW Iliyan Panchev FW Midat Galbaev FW Ivan Andreev FW Todor Kolev FW Nikola Dimitrov FW Kristiyan Petrov

Honors and awards

• Bulgarian A Professional Football Group 9th place 2000/2001
• Bulgarian B Professional Football Group 1988/1989; 1990/1991
• Bulgarian State Championship 1/2 finals 1926; 1935
• Bulgarian Cup 1/4 finals 1974/1975; 1988/1989; 2004/2005

Notable players

• Georgi Petkov
• Vladimir Manchev
• Aleksandar Tunchev
• Veselin Minev
• Yordan Minev

Managerial history

Name Nat From To Honours Luben Stamboliev 1959 1960 – Ivan Kostadinov 1960 1962 – Atanas Parzhelov 1962 1964 – Nicolas Aladzhov 1964 1965 – George Razlozhki 1965 1967 – Dimitat Milev 1967 1969 – Ivan Radoev 1969 1970 – Kostadin Blagoev 1970 1971 – Georgi Cvetkov 1970 1971 – Dimitar Milanov 1971 1972 – Ivan Radoev 1971 1972 – Nikola Kovachev 1973 – Manol Manolov 1974 – Nikola Kovachev 1974 1975 – Dimitar Halachev 1975 – Georgi Chakarov 1975 – Dimitar Kresnyanski 1975 – Dobri Peev 1976 – Dimitar Milev 1976 1977 – Petar Zhekov 1976 1977 – Angel Nikolov 1978 – Gavril Stoyanov 1978 – Pavel Vladimirov 1978 – Tacho Gilev 1978 1984 – Trendafil Uzunov 1984 1986 – Dimitar Milev 1986 1987 – Toncho Prodanov 1987 1988 – Kiril Valgarov 1988 1989 – Dimitar Milev 1989 1990 – Dimitar Charankov 1990 – Stefan Grozdanov 1990 –

Name Nat From To Honours Trendafil Uzunov 1990 1991 – Stoil Trankov 1991 – Iliya Iliyev 1991 1992 – Boris Angelov 1992 – Dinko Dermendzhiev 1992 – Kostadin Kostadinov 1992 – Trendafil Uzunov 1992 1993 – Tancho Gilev 1993 1994 Krasimir Uzunov 1994 1996 – Yordan Stoichkov 1997 – Yordan Katrankov 1997 – Krum Kantarev 1997 1998 – Lazar Dimitrov 1998 – Asen Miluchev 1999 – Petar Kovachev 1999 – Voyn Voynov 1999 2001 – Tancho Gilev 2001 2002 – Nedelcho Mihaylov 2002 2003 – Petar Kovachev 2003 – Nedelcho Mihaylov 2003 – Lazar Dimitrov 2003 2005 – Anatoli Nankov 2005 – Tancho Gilev 2005 2006 – Voyn Voynov 2006 – Nikola Fotev 2006 2007 – Atanas Pashev 2007 – Nikola Fotev 2007 2008 – Georgi Kutsovski 2008 – Nikola Fotev 2008 – Hristo Marashliev 2008 – Yordan Petkov 2016 Present –

^[1] As of 26 August 2016

References

1. http://www.hebarfc.com/team_coach_old.php

External links

• Unofficial Fan site about Hebar Pazardzhik