Atanas Golomeev

{{Short description|Bulgarian basketball player and coach (1947–2023)}} {{more citations needed|date=August 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Atanas Golomeev | image = | image_size = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 230 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1947|07|05}} | birth_place = [[Sofia]], [[Bulgarian People's Republic|Bulgaria]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2023|08|12|1947|07|05}} | death_place = | college = [[McGill Redmen|McGill]] (1968–1969) | draft_year = | career_start = 1965 | career_end = 1984 | career_number = | career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | coach_start = 1985 | coach_end = 1986 | years1 = 1965–1968 | team1 = [[BC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] | years2 = 1969–1974 | team2 = [[PBC Academic|Academic Sofia]] | years3 = 1974–1981 | team3 = [[BC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] | years4 = 1981–1983 | team4 = [[Adana Güney Sanayi|Adana]] | years5 = 1983–1984 | team5 = Levski Sofia | cyears1 = 1985–1986 | cteam1 = [[BC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] | highlights = '''As a player''' *2× [[FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer]] (1973, 1975) *[[FIBA European Selection]] (1977) *10× [[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian League]] champion (1967, 1968, 1970–1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982) *4× [[Bulgarian Basketball Cup|Bulgarian Cup]] winner (1976, 1979, 1982, 1983) *[[FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)|FIBA's 50 Greatest Players]] (1991) '''As a head coach''' *[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian League]] champion (1986) | FIBA_HOF_player = Atanas-Golomeev | medaltemplates = }}

'''Atanas Golomeev''' ({{langx|bg|Атанас Голомеев}} 5 July 1947 – 12 August 2023) was a Bulgarian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of {{convert|2.08|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall, he played at the [[center (basketball)|center]] position. He is the most decorated Bulgarian basketball player of all time. He was named one of [[FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)|FIBA's 50 Greatest Players]], in 1991. In 2019, he was inducted into the [[List of members of the FIBA Hall of Fame|FIBA Hall of Fame]].

==College career== Golomeev played [[college basketball]] at [[McGill University]], with the [[McGill Redmen]], in the 1968–69 season. He played in 24 games, and averaged 37.5 points per game, with a single-game scoring high of 57 points.<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/features/voices/2014-2015/vladimir-stankovic/i/5othwcjatgxnvx7j/atanas-golomeev-bulgarian-legend Atanas Golomeev, Bulgarian legend.]</ref>

==Club career== During his [[sports club|club]] career, Golomeev won 10 [[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian League]] championships (1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, and 1982), and 4 [[Bulgarian Basketball Cup|Bulgarian Cups]] (1976, 1979, 1982, and 1983).

==National team career== As a member of the senior men's [[Bulgarian national basketball team]], Golomeev participated in five [[EuroBasket]] competitions ([[1969 EuroBasket|1969]], [[1971 EuroBasket|1971]], [[1973 EuroBasket|1973]], [[1975 EuroBasket|1975]], and [[1977 EuroBasket|1977]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210421041715/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/63974/sid/2253/tid/253/_/1971_European_Championship_for_Men/index.html FIBA tournament profile]</ref> At the [[EuroBasket 1973]] and [[EuroBasket 1975]], he was [[EuroBasket Top Scorer|the top scorer of the tournament]], scoring 156 and 160 points respectively.<ref>[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/rpp//tid/253/sid/2254/sp/ALL/ss/PT/srid/ALL/_/1973_European_Championship_for_Men/player-leaders.html 1973 leading scorers]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/rpp//tid/253/sid/2255/sp/ALL/ss/PT/srid/ALL/_/1975_European_Championship_for_Men/player-leaders.html 1975 leading scorers]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He earned [[EuroBasket All-Tournament Team]] selections four times, in [[EuroBasket 1971|1971]], [[EuroBasket 1973|1973]], [[EuroBasket 1975|1975]], and [[EuroBasket 1977|1977]].

==Death== Atanas Golomeev died on 12 August 2023, at the age of 76.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Почина баскетболната легенда Атанас Голомеев |url=https://gong.bg/basketball/bg-basketball/pochina-basketbolnata-legenda-atanas-golomeev-748593 |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=Gong.bg |language=bg}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20180321130340/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Atanas%20Golomeev/pid//_//players.html FIBA Profile] *[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_1977.roundID_2256.playerID_63974.teamID_253.html FIBA Europe Profile] *[https://www.fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/Atanas-Golomeev Atanas Golomeev] at the [[FIBA Hall of Fame]]

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