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{{short description|Bulgarian footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{family name hatnote|Ivanov|Zafirov|lang=Bulgarian}}
{{Infobox football biography
 | name                 = Adalbert Zafirov
 | fullname             = Adalbert Ivanov Zafirov
 | image                = Adalbert Zafirov.jpg
 | birth_date           = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|9|29}}
 | birth_place          = [[Sofia]], Bulgaria
 | height               = 1.85 m
 | position             = [[Centre-back]]
 | years1   = 1990–1992 | clubs1   = [[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv GO]] | caps1   = 53 | goals1   = 2
 | years2   = 1992–1995 | clubs2   = [[FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia|Lokomotiv Sofia]] | caps2   = 86 | goals2   = 1
 | years3   = 1996–1997 | clubs3   = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] | caps3   = 54 | goals3   = 6
 | years4   = 1998      | clubs4   = [[Arminia Bielefeld]] | caps4   = 12 | goals4   = 0
 | years5   = 1999      | clubs5   = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] | caps5   = 10 | goals5   = 0
 | years6   = 1999–2001 | clubs6   = [[1. FC Union Berlin|Union Berlin]] | caps6   = 34 | goals6   = 3
 | years7   = 2001      | clubs7   = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] | caps7   = 2 | goals7   = 0
 | years8   = 2002      | clubs8   = [[FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia|Lokomotiv Sofia]] | caps8   = 20 | goals8   = 1
 | years9   = 2002–2003 | clubs9   = [[PFC Cherno More Varna|Cherno More]] | caps9   = 24 | goals9   = 5
 | years10  = 2003–2004 | clubs10  = [[Anagennisi Dherynia]] | caps10   = 24 | goals10   = 1
 | years11  = 2004–2005 | clubs11  = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] | caps11   = 13 | goals11   = 0
 | years12  = 2005–2007 | clubs12  = [[FC Velbazhd Kyustendil|Velbazhd Kyustendil]] | caps12   =  | goals12   = 
 | years13  = 2007–2008 | clubs13  = [[FC Hebar Pazardzhik|Hebar Pazardzhik]] |caps13 = | goals13 = 
 | totalcaps  = 357 | totalgoals = 19
 | nationalyears1 = 1992–1998 | nationalteam1  = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] | nationalcaps1  = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0
 | currentclub          = 
 | clubnumber           = 
 | manageryears1 = 2009–2010 | manageryears2 = 2010 | manageryears3 = 2011 | manageryears4 = 2012| manageryears5 = 2015 | manageryears6 = 2016
| managerclubs1 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] (assistant)| managerclubs2 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] | managerclubs3 = [[PFC Kaliakra Kavarna|Kaliakra Kavarna]] | managerclubs4 = [[PFC Cherno More Varna|Cherno More]]| managerclubs5 = [[FC Botev Vratsa|Botev Vratsa]] | managerclubs6 = [[FC CSKA 1948 Sofia|CSKA 1948]]
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'''Adalbert Ivanov Zafirov''' ({{langx|bg|Адалберт Иванов Зафиров}}; born 29 September 1969) is a Bulgarian former [[association football|football]] [[centre-back]] who most recently managed [[FC CSKA 1948 Sofia|CSKA 1948]].

==Club career==
Zafirov who was born in [[Sofia]] played in his home town for [[FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia|Lokomotiv]] and [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA]]. In Germany he signed contracts with [[Arminia Bielefeld]] and [[1. FC Union Berlin|Union Berlin]].

==International career==
He has been capped for the [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria national team]], and was an unused substitute at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]].

==Coaching career==
On 30 March 2010, [[CSKA Sofia]] coach [[Ioan Andone]] resigned, it was announced that the team will be trained by Adalbert Zafirov until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Novinite.com|title=Bulgarian CSKA Assistant Replaces Romanian Coach|url=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=114756|accessdate=30 March 2010}}</ref>

Zafirov was appointed as head coach of [[Cherno More Varna]] in late September 2012, following the resignation of [[Stefan Genov]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=topsport.bg|title=Зафиров официално се раздели с ЦСКА, прекратиха договора му с "червените" 
|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_53570043|date=28 September 2012|accessdate=29 September 2012}}</ref> However, he was released from his duties in mid December 2012, despite winning his last game in charge of the team - 1–0 against [[Levski Sofia]] in the second leg of a [[Bulgarian Cup]] match.

In late December 2014, Zafirov became the manager of [[B PFG]] club [[FC Botev Vratsa|Botev Vratsa]],<ref>{{cite web|publisher=topsport.bg|title=Философски подход на Зафето към 6-ата пореднa, "в този спорт понякога е нужен и късмет|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_900381021|date=8 March 2015|accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref> but resigned on 27 April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=sportal.bg|title=Адалберт Зафиров напусна Ботев (Враца)|url=http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=544652|date=27 April 2015|accessdate=28 May 2015}}</ref> He had a short managerial stint with [[FC CSKA 1948 Sofia|CSKA 1948]] between early<ref>{{cite web|publisher=fakti.bg|title=Вальо Илиев стана директор на ЦСКА 1948, Адалберт Зафиров пък ще бъде треньор на отбора|url=https://fakti.bg/sport/196926-valyo-iliev-stana-direktor-na-cska-1948|date=5 August 2016|accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref> and late August 2016.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=sportlive.bg|title=Ръководството на ЦСКА 1948 обясни причините за раздялата със Зафиров|url=https://www.sportlive.bg/bgfootball/bgfootballother/rykovodstvoto-na-cska-1948-objasni-prichinite-za-razdjalata-sys-zafirov-560503.html|date=1 September 2016|accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{NFT player|pid=10172}}
* [http://www.immerunioner.de/spieler.php?getid=268 at immerunioner.de]

{{Bulgaria Squad 1998 World Cup}}
{{PFC CSKA Sofia managers}}

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