He was introduced to Group A football by coaches Ivan Mokanov and Georgi Dimitrov, making his debut at the age of 17, on 4 June 1972 in a match against Dunav Ruse.
He scored only 2 goals in his career, the first and most memorable one coming against local rivals Spartak on 29 September 1985, sealing a 3-0 victory for “The Sailors”.
Todor Marev was selected for the Bulgarian A team by manager Stoyan Ormandzhiev and made his debut in Genoa on 22 December 1974 in a friendly against Italy (0-0).
Marev graduated from the University of Economics (Varna) in 1983 and also took a course in the National Sports academy (Sofia), receiving a coaching degree in 1995.
For a brief period in 1998, Marev took charge of the first team when the club was in deep trouble facing relegation to 3d division (Group “V”).