Viktor Radev

Viktor Radev
Personal information
Born	19 November 1936; Maritsa Municipality, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Died	31 August 2014 (aged 77)
Nationality	Bulgarian
Listed height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1955–1970
Position	Power forward
Career history
	Academic Sofia
	Lokomotiv Sofia
	Slavia Sofia
Career highlights
	1× EuroLeague Top Scorer (1958);
Representing the Bulgaria
EuroBasket

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]

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]

^ "Viktor Radev - Biography & career statistics". Retrieved 20 December 2025.
^ "IN MEMORIAM: Почина Виктор Радев". Retrieved 31 August 2014.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Viktor Radev Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2018.