- Ferario Spasov has died after being involved in a high-speed traffic accident
- The Bulgarian football coach was returning home from a football match
- His team Dunav Lom played against Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
Bulgarian football coach Ferario Spasov has died at the age of 61 after a traffic accident that injured two others on Saturday.
According to reports from Bulgaria, the incident took place around 5 p.m., when Dunav Lom’s coach was on his way home after watching his team play against Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa.
The collision reportedly took place near the town of Veliko Tarnovo on a road between Sofia and Varna.
It is understood the accident occurred after a Mercedes sports car hit Spasov’s vehicle from behind.
This is reported by a Bulgarian news outlet StandBefore the incident, the Mercedes was traveling at a speed of approximately 150 km/h. Spasov was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bulgarian football coach Ferario Spasov has died after a high-speed traffic accident
The incident took place when the Dunav Lom coach was on his way home after watching his team play against Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
Two people who were in the Mercedes were also reportedly injured in the accident.
The football coach enjoyed a managerial career spanning 29 years, managing more than ten different clubs, including Lovech, CSKA Sofia and Montana.
He started his coaching career as manager of Olimpik Galata in 1994, before leading Lovech to back-to-back titles in the Bulgarian top flight in 1998 and 1999.
He would also win the Bulgarian Cup with Lovech in 2001.
Spasov would go on to work with several different teams before being appointed manager of Dunav Lom in October, having previously also managed the Bulgarian U17 national team.
His former club, CSKA Sofia, paid tribute to the manager on their website
CSKA Sofia, have paid tribute to their former manager on their website.
The statement read: “It is with great pain and sadness that we inform you that yesterday the former coach of CSKA Ferario Spasov died in a car accident near Veliko Tarnovo.
“The management, players, coaching staff and all employees of CSKA express their sincere condolences to the family, relatives and relatives of Ferario Spasov!”
Before taking charge, Spasov played as a midfielder for several clubs, including Osam Lovech and Spartak Pleven, in a playing career that spanned from 1979 to 1994.