Former football player Lobo Penev is hospitalized in serious condition in Germany, a victim of kidney cancer Football | Sports

Bulgarian Lobo Penev, former striker of teams such as CSKA Sofia, Valencia, Atletico Madrid, Compostela and Celta Vigo, was admitted in serious condition to a cancer center in Germany, a victim of kidney cancer. Benev, who in 1994 overcame testicular cancer while playing for Valencia, came to Spanish football as a player for Valencia, a club he played for for six seasons (1989-1995). In his first and only season with Atletico Madrid, 1995-96, he was also one of the symbols of the red and white team that achieved the league and cup double. Then he went to Galicia, first to Compostela (1996-1998) and later to Celta (1998-1999). He was also a prominent figure in his country’s national team in the 1990s, with whom he played in the 1996 European Championship in England and the 1998 World Cup in France.

Penev is now going through a sensitive situation and the treatment he must undergo costs about 150,000 euros per month, so his wife, Kristina Mitseva, opened a bank account for donations and asked anyone who has the ability and desire to contribute the amount they can, according to what was reported by the “Russia Today” website. Trud News. The Bulgarian football world is full of cheering for the 59-year-old. Among them, Hristo Stoichkov, remembers two other former international players also battling their illness, Borislav Mihaylov and Petar Hubchev.

CSKA also spoke about their legend: “You will win this match too, Ljubo! CSKA expresses its full support to Ljuboslav Penev in this difficult moment. We are sure that the great goalscorer will win the most important battle, as he has done hundreds of times on the pitch and on the touchline. Ljubo, the entire military community is with you. We believe in the strength of your spirit, which has brought you to the top of football in the red jersey and made you a favorite of the whole Bulgaria.”