{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography | name = Steliyan Popchev | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|04|08|df=yes}} | birth_place = Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | height = {{height|m=1.87}} | position = Defender | currentclub = | clubnumber = | years1 = 1995–1999 | clubs1 = Olimpik Teteven | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1999–2001 | clubs2 = Beroe Stara Zagora | caps2 = 38 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2002 | clubs3 = Cherno More | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2002–2005 | clubs4 = Beroe Stara Zagora | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2005–2006 | clubs5 = Minyor Radnevo | caps5 = 23 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2006 | clubs6 = Dunav Ruse | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2007 | clubs7 = Minyor Radnevo | caps7 = 27 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2008–2009 | clubs8 = Lokomotiv StZ | caps8 = 24 | goals8 = 4 | years9 = 2009–2010 | clubs9 = Beroe Stara Zagora | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | ntupdate = | pcupdate = }}
'''Steliyan Popchev''' (Bulgarian: Стелиян Попчев) (born 8 April 1976 in Stara Zagora) is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a defender.
He has served as administrator at Beroe after previously being employed as administrative director.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1299990750|title=Берое назначи легенда на Нефтохимик, Митрев се завръща на работа в родния град|date=2013-10-02 |access-date=2015-01-29 |language=bg |publisher=topsport.bg}}</ref> In August 2025, he was appointed as regional chairman of the Bulgarian Football Union for Stara Zagora.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bfunion.bg/news/51158/0|title=Стелиян Попчев е новият областен председател на БФС за Стара Загора|date=25 August 2025 |access-date=28 August 2025|language=bg |publisher=Bulgarian Football Union}}</ref>
Popchev's career is mainly associated with Beroe but he also represented Olympik Teteven, Cherno More, Lokomotiv Stara Zagora and Minyor Radnevo.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sportal.bg/statistics_player.php?champ=1&season=27&team=2&player=2402|title=Профил на Стелиян Попчев|access-date=2015-01-29 |language=bg |publisher=sportal.bg}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Popchev, Steliyan}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Stara Zagora Category:Bulgarian men's footballers Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players Category:PFC Cherno More Varna players Category:FC Dunav Ruse players Category:Men's association football defenders