Stefan Lulchev

Stefan Lulchev
Personal information
Full name	Stefan Hristov Lulchev
Date of birth	27 April 1971
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Date of death	22 May 2017 (aged 43)
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1993	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1993	Chernomorets Burgas
1994	Rozova Dolina
1994–1995	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1996–1999	CSKA Sofia
2000	Septemvri Sofia
2000–2002	Marek Dupnitsa
2003	Botev Plovdiv
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefan Hristov Lulchev (Bulgarian: Стефан Лулчев; 27 April 1971-22 May 2017) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender. On 22 May 2017 he committed suicide by hanging himself.^[2]

Club career

A product of the Loko Plovdiv youth system, Lulchev spent his entire career in his country, mainly playing for top division clubs.^[3] He became champion of Bulgaria with CSKA Sofia in 1997 and also won a Bulgarian Cup (1999).^[1] He was in addition to that part of the Loko Plovdiv and CSKA Sofia teams that posted third-place finishes in the league (in 1992 and 1998 respectively).^[1]

Honours

CSKA Sofia

A Group: 1996–97
Bulgarian Cup: 1999

References

^ ^a ^b ^c lportala editors. "Профил на Стефан Лулчев" (in Bulgarian). lportala.net. Retrieved 24 February 2015. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ "Бившата съпруга на самоубилия се Стефан Лулчев написа сърцераздирателно писмо". Blitz.bg/sport (in Bulgarian). 27 May 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^ Savov, Mihail (20 October 2007). "ЦСКА бие за последно Локо като гост през 1998, Бончо Генчев бележи хеттрик за успеха с 4:1" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

[lportala9911.bg-1] rtala editors. "Профил на Стефан Лулчев" (in Bulgarian). lportala.net. Retrieved 24 February 2015. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[2] "Бившата съпруга на самоубилия се Стефан Лулчев написа сърцераздирателно писмо". Blitz.bg/sport (in Bulgarian). 27 May 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[topsport9911.bg-3] Savov, Mihail (20 October 2007). "ЦСКА бие за последно Локо като гост през 1998, Бончо Генчев бележи хеттрик за успеха с 4:1" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

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