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Deapartment of Football and Tennis

Head of department

Associate Professor Galina Ocheva, Ph.D. int. +359 2 4014232
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Football and tennis

Football in NSA - historical notes

1942 – In the new Higher school of physical education first teachers of “Games” were Georgi Petkov and Hristo Haitov.

The first book is written by the first Rector prof. Georgi Karaivanov, who had graduated in Germany and Ivan Gutev, who had graduated the Higher school of physical education in Budapest.

1945 – Ventsi Angelov is appointed a teacher of practical subjects (football, hasena, skating).

The following persons are selected for future teachers – Dragomir Stoianov – volleyball, Dragomir Kirkov – basketball, Stoian Petrov – football. They are students from the fourth year and are appointed with decision of the Academic Council in 1949.

The first sport games teachers are: Dimitar Pecheniakov from 1942 to 1949 (volleyball), Hristo Haitov (volleyball), Georgi Petkov from 1942 to 1945 (basketball).

Later are appointed Veselin Genkov since 1945 (basketball), Ventslislav Angelov – practical disciplines teacher since 1948, Petko Sterev – volleyball and hasena teacher since 1951.

The “Sport games” department is formed in 1948-49.

The first Head of the department is Jivko Filipov and later Ema Geron till 1961. From 1961 – Ventsislav Angelov till the division of the department of: a) “Football and tennis” department, b) “Basketball, volleyball, handball” department (in the period 1970 - 1972).

The following teachers had worked in the mixed department:

Basketball: Veselin Temkov – since 1945, Dragomir Kirov – 1949, Krastina Giosheva – 1955, Vasil Peltekov – 1957, Tsvetan Jeliazkov – 1971, Kiril Semov – 1971, Neicho Neichev – 1971.

Volleyball: Petko Sterev – 1951, Valentin Ankov – 1951, Dragomir Stoianov – 1952, Anna Krumova – 1955, Dimitar Gigov – after 1960, Dimitar Zahariev – since 1971.

Tennis: Tsenko Krachmarski – till 1954, Igor Podolski – till 1957, Hristo Kutrovski – since 1957, Angel Penchev – after 1964.

Table tennis: habilitated teachers: Liuben Bochev – 1957-58, Vladimir Hadjistoianov – 1957-58, Angel Kalchev – 1958-61, Liubomir Gramchev – 1971-72, Ioto Drianovski – since 1962, Isaac Coen – after 1966, Nikola Aladjov – 1992.

Handball: Petko Sterev – after 1959, Nikola Krastev – since 1959, Alexandar Varbanov – since 1970, Ivan Kirov.

Football: Ventsislav Angelov – since 1947, Stoian Metrov – since 1949, Nikola Krastev – 1955-59, Nikola Aladjov – since 1956, Georgi Iankov – 1963-70.

After the division of the department are formed the sections Football, Tennis, Table tennis, Rugby, now and other disciplines, which ate united in one department “Football and Tennis”.

Heads of the “Sport Games” department have been: Jivko Filipov, Ema Geron, Petko Sterev, Ventsislav Angelov.

Heads of the “Football” department have been: 1. prof. Ventsislav Angelov, 2. prof. Angel Shishkov (1984 - 1993), 3. prof. Lachezar Dimitrov – now.


Stoian Petrov	Ventsislav Angelov	Nikola Aladjov	Niky Krastev

Habilitated teachers: Georgi Pachedjiev – till 1956, Stoian Ormandjiev – till 1956, Mario Mitev – after 1970, Hristo Andonov – after 1970.

The first football team of the Higher school of physical education "Georgi Dimitrov"

The Football club Higher school of physical education “Georgi Dimitrov” (now NSA) was founded in 1952. Coaches of the football club during the years were: Ventsislav Angelov – till 1952, Stoian Petrov – till 1956, Nikola Aladjov – from 1956 to 1990 intermittently.