Stefano Kunchev

Stefano Kunchev
Personal information
Full name	Stefano Krasimirov Kunchev
Date of birth	20 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Troyan, Bulgaria
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Sportist Svoge
Number	1
Youth career
	Vekta Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2009	Lokomotiv Mezdra
2010–2013	Slavia Sofia
2012	→ Lokomotiv Plovdiv (loan)
2014	Chernomorets Burgas
2014	Levski Sofia
2014–2015	Trikala
2016	Egersunds IK
2016–2017	Lokomotiv GO
2017–2018	Vihren Sandanski
2019	Dobrudzha Dobrich
2019	Atlantas
2020–2023	Sportist Svoge
International career
2010–2012	Bulgaria U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2024

Stefano Kunchev (Bulgarian: Стефано Кунчев; born 20 April 1991) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sportist Svoge.^[1]

Career

His first club was FC Vekta.^[2] Kunchev made his debut in professional football as a 17-year-old for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He signed with Levski Sofia in 2014, but was released after making only a few appearances for the team following a goalkeeping mistake made in a match against Beroe. He subsequently relocated to Greece.

Kunchev played for Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa one season but left the club in June 2017.^[3] On 11 August 2017, he joined Vihren Sandanski.^[4]

International career

In January, 2010, the Bulgarian national under-21 coach Mihail Madanski called Kunchev in the Bulgaria national under-21 football team for the friendly tournament Albena Cup.