Lokomotiv Metalex Bild

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Lokomotiv Metalex Bild
Founded1963
Arena Kongresna hall, Varna
Capacity6,000
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Head coach Flag of Bulgaria.svg Gosho glavata
LeagueBulgarian League
2007-081st - Champion
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Lokomotiv Metalex Bild is a Bulgarian handball team based in Varna.

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History

Handball club Lokomotiv – Varna was established in 1963 with Mr. Georgi Velikov as a president of the club and its first coach the honoured master of sports Dimitar Nushev. Mr. Alexander Evtimov was elected as a president of Handball club "Lokomotiv Nadin" in 2003. Mrs. Rumyana Radusheva has been a president of Handball club "Lokomotiv Metalex Build" since 2004.

Trophies

Lokomotiv Metalex Bild has been a Champion of Bulgaria 11 times since the year 2000 (in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2017, 2018, and 2019) and 9 times a winner of Bulgarian Cup (1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019) and the First champion of Beach handball in 1997. From 1998 until 2007 was 5 times Champion of Bulgaria of Beach handball.

Lokomotiv Varna currently holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak in the history of handball with 73 consecutive wins during period from June 4, 2016 till nowadays.[ when? ]

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st leg2nd legAggregate
2016–17 Challenge Cup R3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cambridge HC 36–2240–2576–47
1/8 Flag of Serbia.svg RK Sloga Požega 22–3522–2344–58

Current squad 2008/2009

The numbers are established according to the official website: www.lokomotiv-mb.com

  • 1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivan Ivanov Zmeikata
  • 2 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Borislav Borisov
  • 3 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetoslav Bozhkov
  • 5 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Chavdar Chernev
  • 11 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pencho Rachev
  • 12 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivan Ivanov
  • 13 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Borislav Kobakov
 
  • 14 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Miroslav Vladkov
  • 16 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Branimir Balchev
  • 17 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Teodor Dobrev Kufteto
  • 18 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Georgi Atanasov Glavata
  • 19 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stanimir Kazakov Taksito
  • 22 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikola Karastoyanov
  • 24 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tanser Usnu

Coach: Hristo Yordanov

  • 1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stanislava Stoyanova
  • 2 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lyudmila Gareva
  • 3 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimka Predyova
  • 5 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetlana Nikolaeva
  • 11 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Veselina Miteva
  • 12 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Asia Rifad
  • 13 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stoyanka Kelesheva - taz q ebah
 
  • 15 Flag of Moldova.svg Lyudmila Gaydraga
  • 16 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Kremena Kupenova
  • 17 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Desislava Krasteva
  • 18 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefka Agova
  • 20 Flag of Moldova.svg Tatyana Alifanova
  • 55 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Veronika Hristova
  • 77 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Kamelia Dobrancheva

Coach: Zdravko Petrov

Stadium information