Dinko Dermendzhiev

Dinko Dermendzhiev
	Dermendzhiev in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Dinko Tsvetkov Dermendzhiev
Date of birth	2 June 1941
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Date of death	1 May 2019 (aged 77)
Place of death	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Maritsa Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team
1959–1978	Botev Plovdiv
International career
1962–1977	Bulgaria
Managerial career
1978–1979	Chepinets Velingrad
1979–1984	Botev Plovdiv
1984–1985	Shumen
1987–1988	Spartak Pleven
1989–1991	Botev Plovdiv
1991	Levski Sofia
1992	Hebar Pazardzhik
1992	Botev Plovdiv
1993	Botev Plovdiv
1996	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1996	Lokomotiv Sofia
1997	Botev Plovdiv
1998–1999	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2000	Botev Plovdiv
2001	Botev Plovdiv
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dinko Tsvetkov Dermendzhiev (Bulgarian: Динко Цветков Дерменджиев; 2 June 1941 – 1 May 2019), nicknamed Chico was a Bulgarian footballer and coach.^[2]

Club career

Dinko Dermendzhiev began his youth career in Maritsa Plovdiv. Initially, he played as a goalkeeper, although later he would be famed as a skillful and elegant forward.

Dermendzhiev spent his entire professional career with

A Grupa.^[4] Throughout his career Dermendzhiev scored seven hat-tricks

.

International career

He made 58 appearances for the Bulgaria national football team and scored 19 goals from 1966 to 1977.^[5] He participated at three editions of FIFA World Cup in 1962 (2 games), 1966 (2 games) and 1970 (2 games and 1 goal), scoring one goal against Peru.^[6]