Viktor Radev
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight kg100
Birth date19 November 1936
Birth placeMaritsa Municipality, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Death date31 August 2014 (aged 77)
NationalityBulgarian
Career start1955
Career end1970
Team 1Academic Sofia
Team 2Lokomotiv Sofia
Team 3Slavia Sofia
Highlights

Viktor Bonev Radev (Bulgarian: Виктор Бонев Радев) (19 November 1936 – 31 August 2014) was a Bulgarian basketball player. He was born in Maritsa Municipality, Bulgaria. He was a 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall forward.

Club career

Radev reached two consecutive EuroLeague Finals with Akademik Sofia, in 1958 and 1959. He was the leading scorer of the inaugural 1958 EuroLeague season with 251 points in 10 games. In total, Radev played 5 seasons in EuroLeague, three with Akademik and two with Lokomotiv team.[1]

On national level, Radev won 5 Bulgarian league titles and one Bulgarian Cup trophy. He also won four silver and two bronze medals in Bulgarian league.[2]

Bulgarian national team

As a member of the senior men's Bulgarian national team, he won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 1957 and the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 1961. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Viktor Radev - Biography & career statistics". Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  2. ^ "IN MEMORIAM: Почина Виктор Радев". Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Viktor Radev Olympic Results". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2018.