Bogdan Ganev Dochev (; 26 June 1935 – 29 May 2017) was a Bulgarian footballer and football referee.

He is known for having refereed two matches in the FIFA World Cup, Italy - Cameroon 1-1 in 1982 and Paraguay - Belgium 2-2 in 1986. Dochev was a linesman in the famous Brazil versus Italy match in 1982 and in the game between England and Argentina in 1986 in which the Hand of God and Goal of the Century were scored by Diego Maradona.

Bogdan Dochev

References

Profile

External links

Player Profile at LevskiSofia.info

1935 births

2017 deaths

Bulgarian men's footballers

PFC Cherno More Varna players

FC Spartak Varna players

PFC Levski Sofia players

First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players

Bulgarian football referees

1986 FIFA World Cup referees

1982 FIFA World Cup referees

Sportspeople from Varna, Bulgaria

Men's association football forwards

Bogdan Dochev