Bogdan Dochev
Bulgarian football referee (1935–2017)
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Bogdan Ganev Dochev (Bulgarian: Богдан Ганев Дочев; 26 June 1935 – 29 May 2017) was a Bulgarian footballer and football referee.
Full name
Bogdan Ganev Dochev
Date of birth
26 June 1935
Date of death
29 May 2017 (aged 81)
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Dochev before the 1986 World Cup game Argentina–England | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bogdan Ganev Dochev | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Sevlievo, Bulgaria[1] | ||
| Date of death | 29 May 2017 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Position | |||
| Youth career | |||
| CSKA Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1959 | CSKA Sofia | 0 | (0) |
| 1958 | → Cherno More (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1958–1959 | → Spartak Varna (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1959–1961 | Vatev Beloslav | – | (–) |
| 1961–1964 | Levski Sofia | 29 | (4) |
| 1964–1966 | Kremikovtsi | – | (–) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Full name | Bogdan Ganev Dochev | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
26 June 1935 Sevlievo | ||
| Died |
29 May 2017 (aged 81) Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1970–1986 | Bulgarian A Football Group | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1978–1986 | FIFA–listed | Referee | |
He is known for having refereed two matches in the FIFA World Cup, Italy - Cameroon 1-1 in 1982 and Paraguay - Belgium 2-2 in 1986. Dochev was a linesman in the famous Brazil versus Italy match in 1982 and in the game between England and Argentina in 1986 in which the Hand of God and Goal of the Century were scored by Diego Maradona.
