# Boncho Genchev > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boncho_Genchev > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boncho_Genchev.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boncho_Genchev > Source revision: 1334226713 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Bulgarian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{family name hatnote|Lyubomirov|Genchev|lang=Bulgarian}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Boncho Genchev | image = | fullname = Boncho Lyubomirov Genchev | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|7|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [General Toshevo](/source/General_Toshevo), Bulgaria | height = 1.80 m | position = [Attacking midfielder](/source/Attacking_midfielder) | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 1974–1981 | youthclubs1 = [Sportist General Toshevo](/source/FC_Sportist_General_Toshevo) | years1 = 1981–1982 | clubs1 = [Dobrudzha Dobrich](/source/PFC_Dobrudzha_Dobrich) | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1982–1983 | clubs2 = [Osam Lovech](/source/PFC_Litex_Lovech) | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 1983–1986 | clubs3 = [Lokomotiv GO](/source/FC_Lokomotiv_Gorna_Oryahovitsa) | caps3 = 85 | goals3 = 13 | years4 = 1987–1991 | clubs4 = [Etar](/source/F.C._Etar) | caps4 = 115 | goals4 = 37 | years5 = 1991–1992 | clubs5 = [Sporting CP](/source/Sporting_Clube_de_Portugal) | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1992–1995 | clubs6 = [Ipswich Town](/source/Ipswich_Town_F.C.) | caps6 = 61 | goals6 = 6 | years7 = 1995–1997 | clubs7 = [Luton Town](/source/Luton_Town_F.C.) | caps7 = 66 | goals7 = 10 | years8 = 1997–1998 | clubs8 = [CSKA Sofia](/source/PFC_CSKA_Sofia) | caps8 = 32 | goals8 = 20 | years9 = 1999–2001 | clubs9 = [Hendon](/source/Hendon_F.C.) | caps9 = 52 | goals9 = 9 | years10 = 2001–2002 | clubs10 = [Carshalton Athletic](/source/Carshalton_Athletic_F.C.) | caps10 = 11 | goals10 = 1 | years11 = 2006–2007 | clubs11 = [Hendon](/source/Hendon_F.C.) | caps11 = 18 | goals11 = 0 | totalcaps = 493 | totalgoals = 114 | nationalyears1 = 1990–1996 | nationalteam1 = [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria_national_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2016 | managerclubs1 = [Etar Veliko Tarnovo](/source/OFC_Etar_Veliko_Tarnovo) }} '''Boncho Lyubomirov Genchev''' ({{langx|bg|Бончо Любомиров Генчев}}; born 7 July 1964) is a Bulgarian retired professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as an [attacking midfielder](/source/attacking_midfielder), and a current manager. He started in his home country in the lower leagues before moving to [Lokomotiv Gorna](/source/FC_Lokomotiv_Gorna_Oryahovitsa) and [Etar](/source/F.C._Etar). After one year in Portugal with [Sporting](/source/Sporting_Clube_de_Portugal), he went to England in 1992 and played in the [Premier League](/source/Premier_League) with [Ipswich Town](/source/Ipswich_Town_F.C.) and in the [Football League](/source/Football_League) for [Luton Town](/source/Luton_Town_F.C.). After a short spell in Bulgaria with [CSKA Sofia](/source/PFC_CSKA_Sofia), he played non-league football in England during three years, for [Hendon](/source/Hendon_F.C.) and [Carshalton Athletic](/source/Carshalton_Athletic_F.C.). Genchev appeared with [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria_national_football_team) at the [1994 World Cup](/source/1994_FIFA_World_Cup) and [Euro 1996](/source/UEFA_Euro_1996) tournaments. ==Club career== Born in [General Toshevo](/source/General_Toshevo), [Dobrich Province](/source/Dobrich_Province), Genchev started playing with [PFC Dobrudzha Dobrich](/source/PFC_Dobrudzha_Dobrich), switching to [PFC Litex Lovech](/source/PFC_Litex_Lovech) in 1982 for another sole season. In the following year he established himself in the [Bulgarian A Football Group](/source/Bulgarian_A_Football_Group), with [FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa](/source/FC_Lokomotiv_Gorna_Oryahovitsa) and [F.C. Etar](/source/F.C._Etar), where he played three 1/2 and four 1/2 years respectively. After 22 league goals for Etar in two seasons combined, 27-year-old Genchev moved abroad, signing with [Sporting Clube de Portugal](/source/Sporting_Clube_de_Portugal) in the summer of 1991 alongside compatriot [Ivaylo Yordanov](/source/Ivaylo_Yordanov), who previously had succeeded him at Lokomotiv GO. Unlike the [forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)), he had virtually no impact with the [Lisbon](/source/Lisbon) side, leaving after one [sole season](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_Primeira_Divis%C3%A3o) and two [Primeira Liga](/source/Primeira_Liga) matches. Genchev revived his career in England, where he played for [Ipswich Town](/source/Ipswich_Town_F.C.) and [Luton Town](/source/Luton_Town_F.C.), his three years with the ''Blues'' being spent in the [Premier League](/source/Premier_League) (with [relegation in the last one](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_FA_Premier_League)), where he netted a total of six times. He then signed for Luton Town, who were relegated from Division One in his first season there, and were beaten in the Division Two playoff semi-finals in his second season. In 1997, after five years in England, Genchev returned to his country, with [PFC CSKA Sofia](/source/PFC_CSKA_Sofia), winning the top scorer accolade in [his debut campaign](/source/A_PFG_1997%E2%80%9398) — although the club could only finish third – and the [Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Cup) in his second. After that, he returned, at nearly 35, to England, playing non-league football for [Hendon FC](/source/Hendon_F.C.) and [Carshalton Athletic](/source/Carshalton_Athletic_F.C.), and retiring three years after. Four years later, Genchev came out of retirement and rejoined Hendon,[https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/09/25/nl_stars_feature.shtml I’ll have a bag of chips and one of those World Cup stars please]; [BBC](/source/BBC), 25 September 2007 scoring his first goal in his second spell on 14 March 2007 against [Hayes FC](/source/Hayes_F.C.), in the [Middlesex Senior Cup](/source/Middlesex_Senior_Cup). He retired for good in the following year, later going on to work for Ipswich as an international ambassador.[https://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/footballer/GUENTCHEV+Bontcho/4091 GUENTCHEV, Bontcho]; Where Are They Now In 2016, Genchev become the new manager of [OFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo](/source/OFC_Etar_Veliko_Tarnovo), but on 7 March of that year he was announced as chairman of the zonal council of the [Bulgarian Football Union](/source/Bulgarian_Football_Union) in [the city](/source/Veliko_Tarnovo).{{cite web|url=http://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2016/03/07/2718203_boncho_genchev_poe_posta_na_trifon_ivanov_v_bfs-veliko/|title=Бончо Генчев пое поста на Трифон Иванов в БФС-Велико Търново|trans-title=Boncho genchev took over for Trifon Ivanov at BFU-Veliko Tarnovo|publisher=[Dnevnik](/source/Dnevnik_(Bulgarian_newspaper))|language=bg|date=7 March 2016|access-date=12 March 2016}} ==International career== During six years, Genchev played 12 times for [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria_national_football_team), without scoring. He represented the nation at the [1994 FIFA World Cup](/source/1994_FIFA_World_Cup), replacing [Nasko Sirakov](/source/Nasko_Sirakov) for the second half of the [round-of-16](/source/Single-elimination_tournament) match against [Mexico](/source/Mexico_national_football_team) and scoring in his [penalty shootout](/source/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)) attempt.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/06/sports/world-cup-94-bulgaria-has-winning-touch-at-shootout-time.html|title=World Cup '94; Bulgaria has winning touch at shootout time|work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|date=6 July 1994|access-date=16 July 2015}} Genchev was also picked for the squad at [UEFA Euro 1996](/source/UEFA_Euro_1996), playing one minute in the 1–0 group stage win against [Romania](/source/Romania_national_football_team). ==Personal life== After his first retirement, Genchev ran a café/bar in [West Kensington, London](/source/West_Kensington%2C_London) called 'Strikers', but it ceased trading shortly afterwards.[http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/a-slice-of-bulgaria-in-london/id_4759/catid_32 A slice of Bulgaria in London]; The Sofia Echo, 27 June 2002 Two of his sons, [Lyubomir](/source/Lyubomir_Genchev) and Yavor, played for [Lowestoft Town](/source/Lowestoft_Town_F.C.) in the [Isthmian League](/source/Isthmian_League),{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14151528|title=Lubo Guentchev agrees Lowestoft Town deal|publisher=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport)|date=14 July 2011|access-date=30 October 2012}} and later joined their father at [OFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo](/source/OFC_Etar_Veliko_Tarnovo). ==Honours== '''Etar''' *[Bulgarian A Football Group](/source/Bulgarian_A_Football_Group): [1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_A_PFG) '''Bulgaria''' * [FIFA World Cup](/source/FIFA_World_Cup) fourth place: 1994 '''Individual''' *[Bulgarian A Football Group](/source/Bulgarian_A_Football_Group): Top scorer [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_A_PFG) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{ForaDeJogo}} *{{Soccerbase}} *{{NFT player|24084}} *{{FIFA player|168221}} *{{Eu-Football.info|6659}} {{Bulgaria Squad 1994 World Cup}} {{Bulgaria Squad 1996 UEFA Euro}} {{Bulgarian A Professional Football Group top scorers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Genchev, Boncho}} Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:People from General Toshevo Category:Sportspeople from Dobrich Province Category:Bulgarian men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa players Category:FC Etar (Veliko Tarnovo) players Category:PFC CSKA Sofia players Category:Primeira Liga players Category:Sporting CP footballers Category:Premier League players Category:English Football League players Category:Ipswich Town F.C. players Category:Luton Town F.C. players Category:Hendon F.C. players Category:Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Category:Bulgaria men's international footballers Category:1994 FIFA World Cup players Category:UEFA Euro 1996 players Category:Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in England Category:Bulgarian football managers Category:20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Boncho Genchev](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boncho_Genchev) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boncho_Genchev?action=history)). 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