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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(s) | 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 was born in Sofia.
He has been capped for the Bulgaria national team, and was an unused substitute at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
On 30 March 2010, CSKA Sofia coach Ioan Andone resigned, it was announced that the team will be trained by Adalbert Zafirov until the end of the season.[1]
Zafirov was appointed as head coach of Cherno More Varna in late September 2012, following the resignation of Stefan Genov.[2] However, he was released from his duties in mid December 2012, despite winning his last game in charge of the team - 1–0 against Levski Sofia in the second leg of a Bulgarian Cup match.
In late December 2014, Zafirov became the manager of B PFG club Botev Vratsa,[3] but resigned on 27 April 2015.[4] He had a short managerial stint with CSKA 1948 between early[5] and late August 2016.[6]
