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Cherno More Varna

PFC Cherno More Varna

Varna, Bulgariaefbet Liga · tier 1Founded 3 March 1913Colours

www.chernomorepfc.bg ↗9 Nikola Vaptsarov Str., 9010 Varna, Bulgaria+359 52 302243

Squad

27 players

avg age 25.6

Foreigners

37% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

11 / 14

9 pts · 12 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Ticha

6,250 seats

Manager

Ilian Iliev

Transfer balance

€0

season 2026/27

Squad

27 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 2
Kristian TomovGoalkeeper	24	Bulgaria	189 cm	right	Jan 2025from Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Jun 2028
Damyan HristovGoalkeeper	24	Bulgaria	188 cm	right	Jul 2026from Ludogorets Razgrad II	Jun 2028
Defenders · 9
Ventsislav KerchevCentre-Back	29	Bulgaria	183 cm	left	Jan 2026from Dobrudzha	Jun 2028
Asen DonchevRight-Back	25	Bulgaria	176 cm	right	Jul 2024from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2027
Ertan TombakRight-Back	27	Bulgaria	180 cm	right	Jan 2025from Without Club	Jun 2028
Luciano SquadroneCentre-Back	26	Argentina · Italy	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Flamurtari FC	Jun 2028
Nestorly LumbuCentre-Back	28	France · DR Congo	195 cm	left	Oct 2026from Without Club	—
Emanuil NyagolovLeft-Back	18	Bulgaria	177 cm	left	Jan 2026from Cherno More Varna II	Jun 2028
BandaróLeft-Back	21	Brazil	186 cm	left	Jan 2025from Ibrachina FC U20	Jun 2028
Zhivko AtanasovCentre-Back	35	Bulgaria	187 cm	left	Jan 2021from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2027
Georgi VentsislavovCentre-Back	20	Bulgaria	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Cherno More Varna II	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 8
Berk BeyhanDefensive Midfield	22	Bulgaria	184 cm	right	Jan 2023from Cherno More Varna II	Jun 2028
David TelesAttacking Midfield	28	Portugal	180 cm	right	May 2025from Anadia FC	Jun 2028
Aleksandar TodorovCentral Midfield	25	Bulgaria	163 cm	both	Jan 2026from Montana	Jun 2028
Mohamed AchiCentral Midfield	24	France · Morocco	181 cm	left	Jan 2026from Rodez AF	Jun 2028
Martin BanevCentral Midfield	21	Bulgaria	185 cm	right	Jan 2025from Lovech	—
Vasil PanayotovDefensive MidfieldTeam captain	36	Bulgaria	177 cm	both	Jul 2018from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2027
Idris BounaasDefensive Midfield	23	Algeria · France	192 cm	left	Nov 2026from Without Club	Jun 2029
Nikolay KostadinovAttacking Midfield	21	Bulgaria	184 cm	right	Jan 2025from Cherno More Varna II	—
Forwards · 8
Georgi LazarovCentre-Forward	22	Bulgaria	187 cm	right	Jan 2025from Fratria	Jun 2028
Aleksandar KolevCentre-ForwardAnkle ligament tear - Return unknown	34	Bulgaria · Belgium	192 cm	left	Mar 2026from Nantong Zhiyun	Jun 2028
Celso SidneyCentre-Forward	25	Portugal	187 cm	right	Jan 2025from SC Lusitânia dos Açores	Jun 2028
Ivan TasevRight Winger	24	Bulgaria	183 cm	right	Aug 2026from CSKA Sofia II	Jun 2029
Jorge PadillaCentre-Forward	25	Spain	175 cm	right	Jan 2026from CD Teruel	Jun 2028
Petar AndreevRight Winger	22	Bulgaria	192 cm	left	Jan 2026from Montana	Jun 2029
Giorgos PontikouRight Winger	23	Cyprus	172 cm	right	Apr 2026from Nea Salamina Famagusta	Jun 2027
BarandasRight Winger	26	Portugal · Angola	175 cm	left	Feb 2026from Atlético CP	Jun 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€0

14 arrivals

Received

€0

8 departures

Net balance

€0

received − spent

Arrivals · 14

Aleksandar Kolev
Centre-Forward · 33 y/o
from Nantong Zhiyun
Free
Aleksandar Todorov
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
from Montana
Free
Barandas
Right Winger · 26 y/o
from Atlético CP
Free
Damyan Hristov
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
from Ludogorets Razgrad II
Free
Georgi Ventsislavov
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from Cherno More Varna II
—
Giorgos Pontikou
Right Winger · 23 y/o
from Nea Salamina Famagusta
Free
Idris Bounaas
Defensive Midfield · 23 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Ivan Tasev
Right Winger · 23 y/o
from CSKA Sofia II
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Luciano Squadrone
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
from Flamurtari FC
Free
Martin Banev
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
from Sevlievo
End of loan
Mohamed Achi
Central Midfield · 24 y/o
from Rodez AF
Free
Nestorly Lumbu
Centre-Back · 28 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Petar Andreev
Right Winger · 21 y/o
from Montana
Free
Ventsislav Kerchev
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
from Dobrudzha
Free

Departures · 8

Andreias Calcan
Left Winger · 32 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Asen Chandarov
Central Midfield · 27 y/o
to Botev Plovdiv
Free
Dani Martín
Left-Back · 29 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Dimitar Tonev
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
to Botev Plovdiv
Free
Nikolay Zlatev
Right Winger · 21 y/o
to Al-Kharaitiyat SC
Loan
Rosen Stefanov
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to Fratria
Free
Tsvetomir Panov
Right-Back · 37 y/o
to —
—
Vlatko Drobarov
Centre-Back · 33 y/o
to Sliema Wanderers
Free

Manager & staff

7 people

Manager

Ilian Iliev

Bulgaria · 58 y/o

Appointed 28 December 2017

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 5

Petar KostadinovAssistant ManagerBulgaria
Veselin BranimirovAssistant ManagerBulgaria
Boyan PeykovGoalkeeping CoachBulgaria
Yasen LyubenovConditioning CoachBulgaria

Youth · 2

Stanislav StoyanovAcademy ManagerBulgaria
Mihail VenkovYouth CoachBulgaria

Honours

2 titles

1×Bulgarian cup winner14/15
1×Bulgaria Super Cup Winner15/16

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