{"id":299114,"date":"2023-11-12T16:26:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T16:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299114"},"modified":"2023-11-12T16:26:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T16:26:13","slug":"bulgarian-football-coach-ferario-spasov-killed-in-traffic-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/bulgarian-football-coach-ferario-spasov-killed-in-traffic-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulgarian football coach Ferario Spasov killed in traffic collision"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Bulgarian football manager Ferario Spasov is tragically killed in a high-speed traffic collision aged 61 &#8216;after being his vehicle was hit from behind by a Mercedes travelling at 93MPH&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ferario Spasov has died after he was involved in a high-speed traffic collision\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bulgarian football coach was returning home from a football match\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>His team\u00a0Dunav Lom were playing against\u00a0Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bulgarian football coach\u00a0Ferario Spasov has passed away, aged 61, following a high-speed traffic collision that has left two others injured on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reports from Bulgaria state that the incident occurred at approximately 17:00 as the Dunav Lom coach was heading home after watching his team play against<span>\u00a0Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The collision reportedly took place\u00a0near the city of Veliko Tarnovo on a road between Sofia and\u00a0Varna.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is understood the accident occurred after a Mercedes sports car hit Spasov&#8217;s vehicle from behind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to Bulgarian news outlet Tribune, the Mercedes was travelling at approximately 93mph before the incident.\u00a0Spasov was pronounced dead at the scene.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/11\/77703811-12739887-image-m-62_1699788819368.jpg\" height=\"824\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bulgarian football coach\u00a0Ferario Spasov has passed away following a high-speed traffic collision<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/11\/77703809-12739887-image-a-60_1699788806225.jpg\" height=\"821\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred as the Dunav Lom coach was heading home after watching his team play against Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa<\/p>\n<p><span>Two people, who were in the Mercedes, were also reportedly injured in the accident.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The football coach enjoyed a managerial career that spanned for 29 years, taking charge of over ten different clubs, including Lovech, CSKA Sofia and Montana.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He started his coaching career as the manager of\u00a0Olimpik Galata in 1994, before going on to guide Lovech to back-to-back titles in the Bulgarian top flight in 1998 and 1999.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He would also win the Bulgarian Cup with Lovech in 2001.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Spasov would subsequently go on to work with multiple different teams before being appointed\u00a0Dunav Lom manager in October, while also having previously managed the Bulgarian U17 national side.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/10\/77703237-0-His_former_club_CSKA_Sofia_issued_a_tribute_to_the_manager_on_th-a-42_1699786596200.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>His former club, CSKA Sofia, issued a tribute to the manager on their website<\/p>\n<p><span>CSKA Sofia, have issued a tribute to their former manager on their website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The statement read: &#8216;It is with great pain and sorrow that we inform you that yesterday the former coach of CSKA Ferario Spasov died in a car accident near Veliko Tarnovo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The management, the players, the coaching staff and all CSKA employees express their sincere condolences to the family, relatives and relatives of Ferario Spasov!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span>Prior to going into management, Spasov had played as a midfielder for several clubs, including\u00a0Osam Lovech and Spartak Pleven, in a playing career that spanned from 1979 to 1994.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12739887\/Bulgarian-football-manager-Ferario-Spasov-tragically-killed-high-speed-traffic-collision-aged-61.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bulgarian football manager Ferario Spasov is tragically killed in a high-speed traffic collision aged 61 &#8216;after being his 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