US EditionDimitar Penev, Coach Who Led Bulgaria to 1994 World Cup Semifinals, Dies at Age 80
Dimitar Penev, named Bulgaria's best coach of the 20th century, led the national team to its best World Cup finish in 1994 and won 13 domestic trophies.
- Dimitar Penev, the Bulgarian coach who guided his country's team to the semifinals at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, has died at age 80.
- The Bulgarian Football Union announced Penev's death on Saturday, saying he died after a prolonged illness.
- Penev is one of the most celebrated figures in Bulgarian soccer history, with Bulgaria's fourth-place finish at the 1994 World Cup remaining its biggest success.
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Dimitar Penev, coach of the Bulgarian World Cup Sensation Team of 1994, died at the age of 80. He led his country to the semi-finals.
Sad news comes to us from Bulgaria, where the legendary Dimitar Penev passed away.
The Bulgarian Football Federation (BFU) confirmed this Saturday the death "after a long illness" and with 80 years of former player Dimitar Penev, uncle of the renowned former footballer Luboslav Penev, who also trained the selection of Bulgaria during the 1994 Men's World Cup, cites where he held the fourth position.Penev played as an active footballer for the Worlds of England 1966, Mexico 1970 and Germany 1974, and as a coach was in four stag…
Former Bulgarian football team leader Dimitar Penew is dead! According to the Bulgarian Association, the coach, who had sensationally led Bulgaria to the semi-finals at the 1994 World Cup in the USA, died after a long illness on Saturday at the age of 80. Best Bulgarian coach of the 20th centuryPenev was awarded as the best Bulgarian coach of the 20th century.As a player he was present at the world championships 1966, 1970 and 1974.
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A legend of football has passed away. His achievements were so much more than just the victory against Germany in 1994.
The victory in the 1994 World Cup quarter final against World Champion Germany was the greatest success in Bulgarian football history. Coach Dimitar Penew, already an exceptional player, has now died at the age of 80.
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