# Todor Marev > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Todor_Marev > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Todor_Marev.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todor_Marev > Source revision: 1345109255 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Bulgarian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Todor Marev | image = | fullname = Todor Boychev Marev | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|11|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [Burgas](/source/Burgas), [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria) | height = 1.83 m | position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) | currentclub = [Cherno More](/source/PFC_Cherno_More_Varna) (Manager of the reserve team) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1972–1990 | clubs1 = [Cherno More](/source/PFC_Cherno_More_Varna) | caps1 = 512 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 1990–1992 | clubs2 = [Dorostol Silistra](/source/FC_Dorostol_2003) | caps2 = 64 | goals2 = — | years3 = 1992–1993 | clubs3 = Ovech Provadia | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = - | years4 = 1993–1994 | clubs4 = [Cherno More](/source/PFC_Cherno_More_Varna) | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1974–1983 | nationalteam1 = [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria_national_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1993-1994 | managerclubs1 = [Cherno More](/source/Cherno_More_Varna) (player-assistant) | manageryears2 = 1994–1997 | managerclubs2 = [FC Grand Hotel Varna](/source/FC_Grand_Hotel_Varna) | manageryears3 = 1997–1998 | managerclubs3 = [Cherno More](/source/PFC_Cherno_More_Varna) | manageryears4 = 1998– | managerclubs4 = Cherno More Reserves and Academy }} '''Todor Marev''' (Bulgarian: Тодор Марев), (born on 20 November 1954) is a former [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria)n [footballer](/source/Association_football). He played in the center of the defence for [Cherno More Varna](/source/PFC_Cherno_More_Varna) (1972-1990, 1994), [Dorostol Silistra](/source/OFC_Dorostol_Silistra) and Ovech Provadia (1990-1993). Marev was capped 16 times for the [Bulgaria national team](/source/Bulgaria_national_football_team), 6 times for the Olympic team and 26 times for the U18 team of his country, with which he won the Balkan championship cup played in [Thessaloniki](/source/Thessaloniki) in 1969. Todor Marev was voted Best player of [Varna](/source/Varna%2C_Bulgaria) in 3 consecutive years (1976, 1977, 1978). ==Club career== Marev was born in [Burgas](/source/Burgas) but he grew up and spent all his life in [Varna](/source/Varna%2C_Bulgaria). He went through all youth formations of [Cherno More](/source/PFC_Cherno_More_Varna) and is considered one of the greatest talents the club has ever raised. He was introduced to [Group A](/source/Bulgarian_A_Football_Group) football by coaches [Ivan Mokanov](/source/Ivan_Mokanov) and Georgi Dimitrov, making his debut at the age of 17, on 4 June 1972 in a match against [Dunav Ruse](/source/FC_Dunav_Ruse). He established himself as a leader at the center of the defence becoming one of the youngest skippers in [Group A](/source/Bulgarian_A_Football_Group) football aged only 22. Marev was known for his faultless tackles, positioning abilities and speed. Under his leadership the [Cherno More](/source/PFC_Cherno_More_Varna) defence was one of the hardest to beat in [Group A](/source/Bulgarian_A_Football_Group). Only ones in his career, Marev was red carded. It was in the last minutes of one of his last competitive games on 6 April 1994 in a brusque [Varna](/source/Varna%2C_Bulgaria) derby which saw a total of 4 players sent off. Marev took little to no part in the attacking phase of the game. He scored only 2 goals in his career, the first and most memorable one coming against local rivals [Spartak](/source/PFC_Spartak_1918) on 29 September 1985, sealing a 3-0 victory for “The Sailors”. Todor Marev played a total of 530 matches for [Cherno More](/source/PFC_Cherno_More_Varna) (422 in [Group A](/source/Bulgarian_A_Football_Group) and 108 in [Group B](/source/Bulgarian_B_Professional_Football_Group)) which is a record in Bulgarian football. He played 3 seasons in the lower divisions for [Dorostol Silistra](/source/OFC_Dorostol_Silistra) and Ovech Provadia before making a brief return to [Cherno More](/source/PFC_Cherno_More_Varna) as a playing assistant coach under manager [Stefan Bogomilov](/source/Stefan_Bogomilov) in the spring of 1994. On 13 August 1994, at the age of 39, he put an end to his playing career. ==International career== Todor Marev was selected for the [Bulgarian A team](/source/Bulgaria_national_football_team) by manager [Stoyan Ormandzhiev](/source/Stoyan_Ormandzhiev) and made his debut in [Genoa](/source/Genoa) on 22 December 1974 in a friendly against [Italy](/source/Italy_national_football_team) (0-0). He made a total of 16 appearances, the last one being a match against [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland_national_football_team), played in [Varna](/source/Varna%2C_Bulgaria) on 9 March 1983 (1-1). ==Coaching career== Marev graduated from the [University of Economics (Varna)](/source/University_of_Economics_Varna) in 1983 and also took a course in the National Sports academy ([Sofia](/source/Sofia)), receiving a coaching degree in 1995. He coached the female football side of [Grand hotel Varna](/source/FC_Grand_Hotel_Varna) to 3 successive [National championship titles](/source/Bulgarian_women's_football_championship) after which he dedicated his coaching career to the youth teams of [Cherno More](/source/PFC_Cherno_More_Varna). For a brief period in 1998, Marev took charge of the first team when the club was in deep trouble facing relegation to 3d division (Group “V”). From the following season to date, Marev works as a coach with the [Cherno More](/source/PFC_Cherno_More_Varna) youth academy. ==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2 "colspan="2" |Season ! colspan="2" |League ! colspan="2" |KSA ! colspan="2" |Bulgarian Cup ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="20" |[Cherno More](/source/PFC_Cherno_More_Varna) |rowspan="5" |[A Group](/source/Bulgarian_First_Professional_League) | [1971–72](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_A_Group) |6 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |6 |0 |- | [1972–73](/source/1972%E2%80%9373_A_Group) |29 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |29 |0 |- | [1973–74](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_A_Group) |30 |0 |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |33 |0 |- | [1974–75](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_A_Group) |28 |0 |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |32 |0 |- | [1975–76](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_A_Group) |29 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |31 |0 |- |rowspan="1" |[B Group](/source/Second_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)) | [1976–77](/source/1976%E2%80%9377_B_Group) |36 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |37 |0 |- |rowspan="9" |[A Group](/source/Bulgarian_First_Professional_League) | [1977–78](/source/1977%E2%80%9378_A_Group) |28 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |30 |0 |- | [1978–79](/source/1978%E2%80%9379_A_Group) |29 |1 |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |32 |1 |- | [1979–80](/source/1979%E2%80%9380_A_Group) |23 |0 |5 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |28 |2 |- | [1980–81](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_A_Group) |19 |0 |1 |0 |6 |0 |0 |0 |27 |0 |- | [1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_A_Group) |29 |0 |2 |0 |9 |0 |0 |0 |40 |0 |- | [1982–83](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_A_Group) |30 |0 |1 |0 |10 |0 |6 |0 |41 |0 |- | [1983–84](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_A_Group) |29 |0 |2 |0 |9 |0 |0 |0 |40 |0 |- | [1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_A_Group) |28 |0 |4 |0 |11 |0 |0 |0 |43 |0 |- | [1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_A_Group) |26 |1 |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |28 |1 |- |rowspan="2" |[B Group](/source/Second_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)) | [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_B_Group) |31 |1 |2 |0 |7 |0 |0 |0 |40 |1 |- | [1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_B_Group) |36 |1 |6 |0 |4 |0 |0 |0 |46 |1 |- |rowspan="3" |[A Group](/source/Bulgarian_First_Professional_League) | [1988–89](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_A_Group) |24 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |25 |0 |- | [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_A_Group) |25 |0 |2 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |29 |0 |- | [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_A_Group) |12 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |12 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !527 !4 !42 !2 !59 !0 !6 !0 !634 !6 |} ==References== * {{Soccerway|todor-marev/241649}} * {{EU-Football.info|13000}} * [http://a-pfg.com/новина/тодор-марев-време-е-за-пробив-на-черно-море-в-европа-1433311320/ a-pfg.com] * [http://a-pfg.com/новина/тодор-марев-черно-море-е-напълно-готов-да-вдигне-купата-1430379180/ a-pfg.com] * Ст. Янев, П. Герчев, Д. Димитров, В. Свраков, "Футболна Варна", издание "Георги Бакалов", Варна, 1988 г. * [http://chernomorepfc.bg/bg/todor-marev/ chernomorepfc.bg] ==External links== *{{NFT player|38291/Todor_Marev}} {{PFC Cherno More Varna managers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Marev, Todor}} Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:Bulgarian men's footballers Category:Bulgaria men's international footballers Category:PFC Cherno More Varna players Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:Bulgarian football managers Category:PFC Cherno More Varna managers Category:Footballers from Varna, Bulgaria Category:Men's association football defenders Category:20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Todor Marev](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todor_Marev) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todor_Marev?action=history)). 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