FC Hebar Pazardzhik

Hebar Pazardzhik

Full name	Football Club Hebar Pazardzhik
Nickname(s)	The Gravediggers
Founded	May 31, 1918 (1918-05-31) June 19, 2015 (2015-06-19) (re-founded)
Ground	Georgi Benkovski Stadium, Pazardzhik
Ground Capacity	13,128
Chairman	Nayden Shopov
Manager	Spas Spasov
League	South-West V AFG
2011–12	South-West V AFG, 17th /relegated/
Home colours Away colours

FC Hebar (Bulgarian: Футболен клуб Хебър) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Pazardzhik, currently playing in the South-Western V Group, the third level of Bulgarian football.

History

The current name of the club was chosen in 1979: Hebar-the old Thracian name of the river Maritsa. This is the name that the club has borne for 25 years now. Under this name came the biggest success in the history of the club: participation in the premiership of Bulgaria in 1989/1990, 1991/1992 and 2000/2001.The club has also played 32 seasons in the second division. The team has very devoted supporters, known as the "gravediggers".

The re-founded club, FC Hebar 1918, was formed in July 2015. A year later, Hebar merged with third division club Chiko Byaga.

Current team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Kostadin Yanev 2 DF Vasil Gerov 3 DF Atanas Georgiev 4 DF Valentin Naydenov 5 MF Martin Zafirov 7 DF Yordan Cholov 8 FW Genadi Simeonov 9 DF Borislav Petrov 12 GK Mikhail Rolev 13 MF Harry Borislavov

No. Position Player 14 MF Nikolay Popov 15 MF Ivan Ranchev 16 DF Vladimir Yonkov 19 DF Petko Nihtyanov 20 MF Valentin Zhivakov 21 MF Dimitar Dechev 23 FW Dimitar Stoyanov 27 FW Kaloyan Totuhov 28 MF Stoyan Nachev 29 DF Cvetan Panayotov

Honors and awards

• Bulgarian A Professional Football Group 9th place 2000/2001
• Bulgarian B Professional Football Group 1988/1989; 1990/1991
• Bulgarian State Championship 1/2 finals 1926; 1935
• Bulgarian Cup 1/4 finals 1974/1975; 1988/1989; 2004/2005

Notable players

• Georgi Petkov
• Vladimir Manchev
• Aleksandar Tunchev
• Veselin Minev
• Yordan Minev

Managerial history

Name	Nat	From	To	Honours
Luben Stamboliev		1959	1960	–
Ivan Kostadinov		1960	1962	–
Atanas Parzhelov		1962	1964	–
Nicolas Aladzhov		1964	1965	–
George Razlozhki		1965	1967	–
Dimitat Milev		1967	1969	–
Ivan Radoev		1969	1970	–
Kostadin Blagoev		1970	1971	–
Georgi Cvetkov		1970	1971	–
Dimitar Milanov		1971	1972	–
Ivan Radoev		1971	1972	–
Nikola Kovachev		1973		–
Manol Manolov		1974		–
Nikola Kovachev		1974	1975	–
Dimitar Halachev		1975		–
Georgi Chakarov		1975		–
Dimitar Kresnyanski		1975		–
Dobri Peev		1976		–
Dimitar Milev		1976	1977	–
Petar Zhekov		1976	1977	–
Angel Nikolov		1978		–
Gavril Stoyanov		1978		–
Pavel Vladimirov		1978		–
Tacho Gilev		1978	1984	–
Trendafil Uzunov		1984	1986	–
Dimitar Milev		1986	1987	–
Toncho Prodanov		1987	1988	–
Kiril Valgarov		1988	1989	–
Dimitar Milev		1989	1990	–
Dimitar Charankov		1990		–
Stefan Grozdanov		1990		–

Name	Nat	From	To	Honours
Trendafil Uzunov		1990	1991	–
Stoil Trankov		1991		–
Iliya Iliyev		1991	1992	–
Boris Angelov		1992		–
Dinko Dermendzhiev		1992		–
Kostadin Kostadinov		1992		–
Trendafil Uzunov		1992	1993	–
Tancho Gilev		1993	1994
Krasimir Uzunov		1994	1996	–
Yordan Stoichkov		1997		–
Yordan Katrankov		1997		–
Krum Kantarev		1997	1998	–
Lazar Dimitrov		1998		–
Asen Miluchev		1999		–
Petar Kovachev		1999		–
Voyn Voynov		1999	2001	–
Tancho Gilev		2001	2002	–
Nedelcho Mihaylov		2002	2003	–
Petar Kovachev		2003		–
Nedelcho Mihaylov		2003		–
Lazar Dimitrov		2003	2005	–
Anatoli Nankov		2005		–
Tancho Gilev		2005	2006	–
Voyn Voynov		2006		–
Nikola Fotev		2006	2007	–
Atanas Pashev		2007		–
Nikola Fotev		2007	2008	–
Georgi Kutsovski		2008		–
Nikola Fotev		2008		–
Hristo Marashliev		2008		–

As of 15 June 2013

External links

• Unofficial Fan site about Hebar Pazardzhik