On October 11, at the age of 81, one of the greatest Plovdiv coaches, Atanas Dramav, died! He leaves an indelible mark in the history of Plovdiv football and eternal memories in the hearts of the fans.
He was born on May 21, 1943 in Plovdiv. After the barracks, he played football for three years in the amateur “Aviotenik”.
He is a graduate of VIF (1966 – 1970). After graduation, he worked for 4 years at the semi-boarding school of “Loko” (Pd) – then for the first time 9-year-old children were admitted. Under the care of the young coach, Ayan Sadakov, Eduard Eranosyan, Ivan Marinov grew up – future additions to the representative team.
In 1974, he was already an assistant to the head coach Ivan Manolov (Orela). He managed the Karlovy Vary “Levski” in 1976-1978, and for the next 2 years he was the coach of “Asenovets”. In the 1981/82 season, he worked with the backup team of Loko, and the following year, 1982/83, he was the head coach.
Then it won the Cup of the Soviet Army, the first time such a success was achieved by a team from the second division. At the age of 33, Atanas Dramav is a coach of football players such as Hristo Bonev, Ayan Sadakov, Eduard Eranosyan and others.
With the Cypriot “Omonia” he won the national championship title twice (1983/84 and 1984/85). For three years (1986 – 1989) he worked with the second division “Orpheas” (Cyprus).
For two years (1989 – 1991) he was a selector at the BFS for South-Eastern Bulgaria – offered players for the national teams, provided methodical assistance to coaches. In the 1991/92 season, he ranked “Lokomotiv” in third place in the “A” group championship.
Two seasons followed in Plovdiv “Spartak” (1993 – 1995). He briefly led “Botev” (Pd), another year in Cyprus with “Aris” (Limasol), before returning to “Loko” again. He retired from active work in 2007.
“24 Chasa” expresses its condolences to the family of Atanas Dramav, his relatives and all Plovdiv fans-