Career
Stefan Bogomilov played top level Bulgarian football with Cherno More Varna for 14 years (1962-1976) and holds the goal scoring record of the team with 162 goals in 353 matches. Currently, he stands 7th in the all time top scorers table of the Bulgarian A Group competition. Bogomilov has scored twice 4 goals in a single match, on 11 September 1966 against Dobrudzha (6-2) and on 22 August 1971 against Marek (5-1).
He was capped 5 times for the National team and scored 1 goal.
Stefan Bogomilov made his first appearance for the A team of “The Sailors” on 21 October 1962 against local rivals Spartak, at the age of 17. He quickly established himself in the left flank of the attack and wore the number 11 jersey for most of his career.
Stefan showed remarkable skills in heading the ball. He headed 98 of his 162 goals which is an unique record in Bulgarian football.
Bogomilov was also the regulair penalty taker of the team
He scored 27 times from the penalty spot and was known to have missed only ones in the A Group competition in a match against Botev Vratza. One more time he missed a penalty in a friendly against Coventry City on Highfield Road (1-1) on 10 August 1966. Bogomilov was approached on two occasions with lucrative offers to join Sofia clubs Slavia and Levski which was considered a great privilege in communist Bulgaria but he refused to leave his native Varna.
Stefan was capped 5 times for the Bulgarian U21 team making his debut on 5 September 1965 in Frankfurt (Oder) against German Democratic Republic. He was selected for the A national team and took part in the preparations for the World Cup finals in West Germany"74, making his debut in Jakarta against Indonesia(0-4) on 4 February 1973.
Bogomilov scored the first goal for a 3-1 victory against Australia in Adelaide on 16 February 1973. He spent most of his last season with Cherno More injured and scored his last goal fort he team in Varna on 17 April 1976 against Dunav Ruse (4-2).
In June, Cherno More ended second from bottom and was relagated in Group B. Bogomilov was released from the club due to his frequent injuries and advanced age. He had a short spell with another Group B team, Vatev Beloslav, and headed the equalizer in the Vatev vs Cherno More game (1-1).
This was the last season of his playing career.
Stefan Bogomilov coached different teams from Group V, the third level of the Bulgarian football competition. Bogomilov returned to Varna and coached the youth teams of Cherno More untill 2002.