SOCCER PLAYER
Dobromir Zhechev
1942 - Today

Dobromir Zhechev
Dobromir Georgiev Zhechev (Bulgarian: Добромир Георгиев Жечев; born 12 November 1942) is a Bulgarian former football player and later manager. Zhechev was born in Sofia. At club level he played Spartak and Levski in his home town. He was also capped 93 times for the Bulgaria national team and was part of the squad at four World Cups, which makes him the only Bulgarian footballer who has played in four FIFA World Cups so far. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dobromir Zhechev is the 2,030th most popular soccer player (up from 2,281st in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 175th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Dobromir Zhechev ranks 2,030 out of 21,273. Before him are Henk Groot, Bruno Chizzo, João Félix, Erich Srbek, Roger Vonlanthen, and Uwe Rahn. After him are Emmanuel Kundé, Gábor Király, Johnny Haynes, Agustín Sauto Arana, Bernd Förster, and Joselu.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenk Groot
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 2,028
Bruno Chizzo
1916 - 1968
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 2,029
João Félix
1999 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 2,030
Erich Srbek
1908 - 1973
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 2,031
Roger Vonlanthen
1930 - 2020
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 2,032
Uwe Rahn
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 2,033
Dobromir Zhechev
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 2,034
Emmanuel Kundé
1956 - 2025
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 2,035
Gábor Király
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 2,036
Johnny Haynes
1934 - 2005
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 2,037
Agustín Sauto Arana
1908 - 1986
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 2,038
Bernd Förster
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 2,039
Joselu
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 2,040
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Dobromir Zhechev ranks 363. Before him are Huey P. Newton, Chantal Goya, Taj Mahal, Eddy Mitchell, Vladimir Kovalyonok, and Želimir Žilnik. After him are Gérard Pirès, Irm Hermann, Dick Parry, Norberto Rivera Carrera, Vinicio Cerezo, and Dith Pran.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsHuey P. Newton
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1942 - 1989
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 357
Chantal Goya
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 358
Taj Mahal
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 359
Eddy Mitchell
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 360
Vladimir Kovalyonok
ASTRONAUT
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 361
Želimir Žilnik
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 362
Dobromir Zhechev
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 363
Gérard Pirès
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 364
Irm Hermann
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 365
Dick Parry
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 366
Norberto Rivera Carrera
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 367
Vinicio Cerezo
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 368
Dith Pran
JOURNALIST
1942 - 2008
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 369
In Bulgaria
Among people born in Bulgaria, Dobromir Zhechev ranks 165 out of 415. Before him are Nina Dobrev (1989), Anton Pann (1796), Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis (1913), Yordan Letchkov (1967), Veselin Topalov (1975), and Ferdinand Bruckner (1891). After him are Dimitar Dobrev (1931), Nadya Nozharova (1916), Dimitar Iliev Popov (1927), Simeon Simeonov (1946), Georgi Atanasov (1933), and Ivan II of Bulgaria (1300).
Others born in Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsNina Dobrev
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 159
Anton Pann
WRITER
1796 - 1854
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 160
Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis
ARCHITECT
1913 - 1975
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 161
Yordan Letchkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 162
Veselin Topalov
CHESS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 163
Ferdinand Bruckner
WRITER
1891 - 1958
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 164
Dobromir Zhechev
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 165
Dimitar Dobrev
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2019
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 166
Nadya Nozharova
ACTOR
1916 - 2014
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 167
Dimitar Iliev Popov
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2015
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 168
Simeon Simeonov
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2000
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 169
Georgi Atanasov
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 170
Ivan II of Bulgaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1300 - 1300
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 171
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria
Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Dobromir Zhechev ranks 14. Before him are Hristo Bonev (1947), Emil Kostadinov (1967), Stefan Abadzhiev (1934), Kiril Ivkov (1946), Ivan Dimitrov (1935), and Yordan Letchkov (1967). After him are Simeon Simeonov (1946), Lyuboslav Penev (1966), Stefan Bozhkov (1923), Ivan Kolev (1930), Dinko Dermendzhiev (1941), and Zlatko Yankov (1966).
Hristo Bonev
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 8
Emil Kostadinov
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 9
Stefan Abadzhiev
1934 - 2024
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 10
Kiril Ivkov
1946 - 2025
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 11
Ivan Dimitrov
1935 - 2019
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 12
Yordan Letchkov
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 13
Dobromir Zhechev
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 14
Simeon Simeonov
1946 - 2000
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 15
Lyuboslav Penev
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 16
Stefan Bozhkov
1923 - 2014
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 17
Ivan Kolev
1930 - 2005
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 18
Dinko Dermendzhiev
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 19
Zlatko Yankov
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 20