Adalbert Zafirov
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Full name
Adalbert Ivanov Zafirov
Date of birth
29 September 1969
Place of birth
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adalbert Ivanov Zafirov | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Lokomotiv GO | 53 | (2) |
| 1992–1995 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 86 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | CSKA Sofia | 54 | (6) |
| 1998 | Arminia Bielefeld | 12 | (0) |
| 1999 | CSKA Sofia | 10 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Union Berlin | 34 | (3) |
| 2001 | CSKA Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 20 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Cherno More | 24 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Anagennisi Dherynia | 24 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | CSKA Sofia | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Velbazhd Kyustendil | ||
| 2007–2008 | Hebar Pazardzhik | ||
| Total | 357 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1998 | Bulgaria | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | CSKA Sofia (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2011 | Kaliakra Kavarna | ||
| 2012 | Cherno More | ||
| 2015 | Botev Vratsa | ||
| 2016 | CSKA 1948 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adalbert Ivanov Zafirov (Bulgarian: Адалберт Иванов Зафиров; born 29 September 1969) is a Bulgarian former football centre-back who most recently managed CSKA 1948.
Zafirov who was born in Sofia played in his home town for Lokomotiv and CSKA. In Germany he signed contracts with Arminia Bielefeld and Union Berlin.
International career
He has been capped for the Bulgaria national team, and was an unused substitute at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
