"What? But Levski’s got the Quaffle!"
-- Harry Potter looking through Omnioculars at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup (GF8)
Levski is a Quidditch player, who was Chaser on the Bulgarian National Team at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup (GF8).
Along with his Chaser colleagues Dimitrov and Ivanova, Levski was a member of the Bulgarian team that lost to Ireland in the 1994 tournament. The other members of the 1994 team were: Viktor Krum (Seeker); Volkov and Vulchanov (Beaters); and Zograf (Keeper) (GF8).
Other canon notes and references
Levski is the father of Bogomil Levski, one of the Beaters on the Bulgarian National Team that won the 2014 Quidditch World Cup (Pm).
Commentary
Etymology
Levski means "like a lion" in archaic Bulgarian (Baby Namespedia). The currency of Bulgaria is the lev and a famous Bulgarian hero is Vasil Levski.
Notes
A videogame with Famous Wizards cards gives him a first name of "Alexei".
Lexicon list of Chasers
From the Web
Writing by J.K. Rowling on Pottermore:
- History of the Quidditch World Cup
- 2014 Quidditch World Cup reports
- 2014 Quidditch World Cup final
- The Daily Prophet
Pottermore enhanced reading experience: Quidditch World Cup
Screenshots of the original Daily Prophet coverage of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup on Pottermore: Imgur archive
Harry Potter Wiki: Alexei Levski
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