Veliyan Parushev

Veliyan Parushev

Personal information
Full name	Veliyan Parushev Mitev
Date of birth	20 March 1968
Place of birth	Sliven, Bulgaria
Date of death	29 January 2013(2013-01-29) (aged 44)
Place of death	Burgas, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Defender, Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1991	Sliven	81	(5)
1991–1992	CSKA Sofia	15	(0)
1992–2002	Neftochimic Burgas	139	(31)
International career
1991–1998	Bulgaria	3	(0)
Managerial career
2006–2011	Chernomorets (youth team)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Veliyan Parushev Mitev (Bulgarian: Велиян Пaрушев; 20 March 1968 – 29 January 2013) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender.

Career

After starting his career with Sliven, Parushev signed with CSKA Sofia in the early 1990s, where he is best remembered for scoring a last-minute goal against Parma in a UEFA Cup match that enabled the "redmen" to eliminate their opponent on the away goals rule. Parushev subsequently made a name for himself with Neftochimic during a successful period for the team, establishing himself as a highly influential player and also serving as the team captain in the late 1990s.

Following his retirement from the game in the early 2000s, Parushev worked as a truck driver for a German firm. He died of cancer on 29 January 2013.