Stefan Lulchev

Stefan Lulchev
Personal information
Full name Stefan Hristov Lulchev
Date of birth (1971-04-27)27 April 1971
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Date of death 22 May 2017(2017-05-22) (aged 43)
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 40 (2)
1993 Chernomorets Burgas
1994 Rozova Dolina
1994–1995 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 32 (2)
1996–1999 CSKA Sofia 51 (0)
2000 Septemvri Sofia
2000–2002 Marek Dupnitsa
2003 Botev Plovdiv 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefan Hristov Lulchev (Bulgarian: Стефан Лулчев; 27 April 1971-22 May 2017) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender. On 22 May 2017 he committed suicide by hanging himself.[2]

Club career

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A product of the Loko Plovdiv youth system, Lulchev spent his entire career in his country, mainly playing for top division clubs.[3] He became champion of Bulgaria with CSKA Sofia in 1997 and also won a Bulgarian Cup (1999).[1] He was in addition to that part of the Loko Plovdiv and CSKA Sofia teams that posted third-place finishes in the league (in 1992 and 1998 respectively).[1]

Honours

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CSKA Sofia

References

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  1. ^ a b c lportala editors. "Профил на Стефан Лулчев" (in Bulgarian). lportala.net. Retrieved 24 February 2015. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Бившата съпруга на самоубилия се Стефан Лулчев написа сърцераздирателно писмо". Blitz.bg/sport (in Bulgarian). 27 May 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ Savov, Mihail (20 October 2007). "ЦСКА бие за последно Локо като гост през 1998, Бончо Генчев бележи хеттрик за успеха с 4:1" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 24 February 2015.