HC Lokomotiv Varna
Bulgarian handball team
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HC Lokomotiv Varna is a Bulgarian handball team based in Varna. Lokomotiv Metalex Bild has been a Champion of Bulgaria 11 times since the year 2000, which is the most of any Bulgarian club. They have also won the Bulgarian Cup 11 times.
(Handball Club Lokomotiv Varna)
(The Railwayman)
(Loko Varna)
History
Handball club Lokomotiv – Varna was established in 1963 with Mr. Georgi Velikov as a president of the club and its first coach the honoured master of sports Dimitar Nushev.[1] Mr. Alexander Evtimov was elected as a president of Handball club "Lokomotiv Nadin" in 2003. Mrs. Rumyana Radusheva has been a president of Handball club "Lokomotiv Metalex Build" since 2004.[citation needed]
They were the first Bulgarian champion in beach handball in 1997.
Lokomotiv Varna currently holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak in the history of handball with 73 consecutive wins during period from June 4, 2016 till nowadays.[when?]
Trophies
- Bulgarian Championship (11): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Bulgarian Cup (11): 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Bulgarian Beach Handball Championship (5): From 1998 until 2007 was 5 times
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Challenge Cup | R3 |  Cambridge HC |
36–22 | 40–25 | 76–47 |
| 1/8 |  RK Sloga Požega |
22–35 | 22–23 | 44–58 | ||
Current squad 2008/2009
The numbers are established according to the official website: www.lokomotiv-mb.com
- Men's
- 1
Ivan Ivanov Zmeikata - 2 Borislav Borisov
- 3 Svetoslav Bozhkov
- 5 Chavdar Chernev
- 11 Pencho Rachev
- 12 Ivan Ivanov
- 13 Borislav Kobakov
- 14 Miroslav Vladkov
- 16 Branimir Balchev
- 17 Teodor Dobrev Kufteto
- 18 Georgi Atanasov Glavata
- 19 Stanimir Kazakov Taksito
- 22 Nikola Karastoyanov
- 24 Tanser Usnu
Coach: Hristo Yordanov
- Women's
- 1 Stanislava Stoyanova
- 2 Lyudmila Gareva
- 3 Dimka Predyova
- 5 Svetlana Nikolaeva
- 11 Veselina Miteva
- 12 Asia Rifad
- 13 Stoyanka Kelesheva - taz q ebah
- 15
Lyudmila Gaydraga - 16 Kremena Kupenova
- 17 Desislava Krasteva
- 18 Stefka Agova
- 20 Tatyana Alifanova
- 55 Veronika Hristova
- 77 Kamelia Dobrancheva
Coach: Zdravko Petrov
Stadium information
- Name: - Kongresna
- City: - Varna
- Capacity: - 6,000
External links
- (in Bulgarian and English) Lokomotiv Metalex Bild Official Website
- EHF Profile
