BulgariaThe Bulgaria national football team represents Bulgaria in men's international football, and is administered by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA.
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Emblem
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Nickname(s)
Лъвовете / Lavovete (The Lions)
Трикольорите / Trikolyorite (The Tricolours)
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Association
Bulgarian Football Union
BFU
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Confederation
UEFA
Europe
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FIFA code
BUL
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Appearances
7
first in 1962
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Best result
Fouth Place
1994
1998
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Hristo Bonev
Head Coach
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1. Zdravko Zdravkov
Goalkeeper
Born - 4 October 1970
Aged 27
Caps 16
Club - Istanbulspor (Turkey)
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12. Borislav Mihaylov
Goalkeeper
Born - 12 February 1963
Aged 35
Caps 96
Club - Slavia Sofia
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2. Radostin Kishishev
Defender
Born - 30 July 1974
Aged 23
Caps 22
Club - Litex Lovech
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3. Trifon Ivanov
Defender
Born - 27 July 1965
Aged 32
Caps 72
Club - CSKA Sofia
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4. Ivaylo Petkov
Defender
Born - 24 March 1976
Aged 22
Caps 10
Club - Litex Lovech
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13. Gosho Ginchev
Defender
Born - 2 December 1969
Aged 28
Caps 15
Club - Antalyaspor (Turkey)
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15. Adalbert Zafirov
Defender
Born - 29 September 1969
Aged 28
Caps 6
Club - Arminia Bielefeld (Germany)
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21. Rosen Kirilov
Defender
Born - 4 January 1973
Aged 25
Caps 3
Club - Litex Lovech
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5. Ivaylo Yordanov
Midfielder
Born - 22 April 1968
Aged 30
Caps 38
Club - Sporting CP (Portugal)
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6. Zlatko Yankov
Midfielder
Born - 7 June 1966
Aged 32
Caps 67
Club - Beşiktaş (Turkey)
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10. Krasimir Balakov
Midfielder
Born - 29 March 1966
Aged 32
Caps 66
Club - VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
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11. Ilian Iliev
Midfielder
Born - 2 July 1968
Aged 29
Caps 15
Club - Bursaspor (Turkey)
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14. Marian Hristov
Midfielder
Born - 29 July 1973
Aged 24
Caps 9
Club - 1. FC Kaiserslautern (Germany)
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16. Anatoli Nankov
Midfielder
Born - 15 July 1969
Aged 28
Caps 15
Club - Lokomotiv Sofia
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17. Stoycho Stoilov
Midfielder
Born - 15 October 1971
Aged 26
Caps 1
Club - Litex Lovech
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18. Daniel Borimirov
Midfielder
Born - 15 January 1970
Aged 28
Caps 36
Club - 1860 Munich (Germany)
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22. Milen Petkov
Midfielder
Born - 12 January 1974
Aged 24
Caps 5
Club - CSKA Sofia
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7. Emil Kostadinov
Forward
Born - 12 August 1967
Aged 30
Caps 67
Club - CSKA Sofia
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8. Hristo Stoichkov
Forward
Born - 8 February 1966
Aged 32
Caps 70
Club - Barcelona (Spain)
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9. Lyuboslav Penev
Forward
Born - 31 August 1966
Aged 31
Caps 58
Club - Compostela (Spain)
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19. Georgi Bachev
Forward
Born - 18 April 1977
Aged 21
Caps 4
Club - Slavia Sofia
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20. Georgi Ivanov
Forward
Born - 2 July 1976
Aged 21
Caps 4
Club - Levski Sofia
1994
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Dimitar Penev
Head Coach
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1. Borislav Mihaylov
Goalkeeper
Born - February 12, 1963
Aged 31
Caps 66
Club - Mulhouse (France)
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12. Plamen Nikolov
Goalkeeper
Born - August 20, 1961
Aged 32
Caps 5
Club - Levski Sofia
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2. Emil Kremenliev
Defender
Born - August 13, 1969
Aged 24
Caps 7
Club - Levski Sofia
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3. Trifon Ivanov
Defender
Born - July 27, 1965
Aged 28
Caps 39
Club - Neuchâtel Xamax (Switzerland)
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4. Tsanko Tsvetanov
Defender
Born - January 6, 1970
Aged 24
Caps 16
Club - Levski Sofia
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5. Petar Hubchev
Defender
Born - February 26, 1964
Aged 30
Caps 15
Club - Hamburger SV (Germany)
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15. Nikolay Iliev
Defender
Born - March 31, 1964
Aged 30
Caps 48
Club - Rennes (France)
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16. Iliyan Kiryakov
Defender
Born - August 4, 1967
Aged 26
Caps 35
Club - Mérida (Spain)
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6. Zlatko Yankov
Midfielder
Born - August 7, 1966
Aged 27
Caps 31
Club - Levski Sofia
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9. Yordan Letchkov
Midfielder
Born - July 9, 1967
Aged 26
Caps 14
Club - Hamburger SV (Germany)
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11. Daniel Borimirov
Midfielder
Born - January 16, 1970
Aged 24
Caps 9
Club - Levski Sofia
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13. Ivaylo Yordanov
Midfielder
Born - April 22, 1968
Aged 26
Caps 10
Club - Sporting CP (Portugal)
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14. Boncho Genchev
Midfielder
Born - July 7, 1964
Aged 29
Caps 4
Club - Ipswich Town (England)
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19. Georgi Georgiev
Midfielder
Born - January 10, 1963
Aged 31
Caps 10
Club - Mulhouse (France)
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20. Krasimir Balakov
Midfielder
Born - March 29, 1966
Aged 28
Caps 33
Club - Sporting CP (Portugal)
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7. Emil Kostadinov
Forward
Born - August 12, 1967
Aged 26
Caps 32
Club - Porto (Portugal)
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8. Hristo Stoichkov
Forward
Born - February 8, 1966
Aged 28
Caps 41
Club - Barcelona (Spain)
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10. Nasko Sirakov
Forward
Born - April 26, 1962
Aged 32
Caps 55
Club - Levski Sofia
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17. Petar Mihtarski
Forward
Born - July 15, 1966
Aged 27
Caps 5
Club - Pirin Blagoevgrad
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18. Petar Aleksandrov
Forward
Born - December 7, 1962
Aged 31
Caps 26
Club - Levski Sofia
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21. Velko Yotov
Forward
Born - August 26, 1970
Aged 23
Caps 6
Club - Espanyol (Spain)
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22. Ivaylo Andonov
Forward
Born - August 14, 1967
Aged 26
Caps 5
Club - CSKA Sofia
1986
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Ivan Vutsov
Head Coach
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1. Borislav Mihaylov
Goalkeeper
Born - 12 February 1963
Aged 23
Caps 26
Club - Vitosha Sofia
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22. Iliya Valov
Goalkeeper
Born - 29 December 1961
Aged 24
Caps 13
Club - Botev Vratsa
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3. Nikolay Arabov
Defender
Born - 21 February 1953
Aged 33
Caps 39
Club - Sliven
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4. Petar Petrov
Defender
Born - 20 February 1961
Aged 25
Caps 37
Club - Vitosha Sofia
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5. Georgi Dimitrov
Defender
Born - 14 January 1959
Aged 27
Caps 65
Club - Sredec Sofia
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13. Aleksandar Markov
Defender
Born - 17 August 1961
Aged 24
Caps 18
Club - Spartak Pleven
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21. Iliya Dyakov
Defender
Born - 28 September 1963
Aged 22
Caps 5
Club - Dobrudzha Tolbuchin
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7. Bozhidar Iskrenov
Midfielder
Born - 1 August 1962
Aged 23
Caps 33
Club - Vitosha Sofia
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8. Ayan Sadakov
Midfielder
Born - 28 September 1961
Aged 24
Caps 47
Club - Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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10. Zhivko Gospodinov
Midfielder
Born - 6 September 1957
Aged 28
Caps 36
Club - Spartak Varna
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11. Plamen Getov
Midfielder
Born - 4 March 1959
Aged 27
Caps 18
Club - Spartak Pleven
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12. Radoslav Zdravkov
Midfielder
Born - 30 July 1956
Aged 29
Caps 65
Club - Sredec Sofia
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14. Plamen Markov
Midfielder
Born - 11 September 1957
Aged 28
Caps 37
Club - Metz (France)
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15. Georgi Yordanov
Midfielder
Born - 21 July 1963
Aged 22
Caps 10
Club - Vitosha Sofia
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17. Hristo Kolev
Midfielder
Born - 21 September 1964
Aged 21
Caps 7
Club - Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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2. Nasko Sirakov
Forward
Born - 26 April 1962
Aged 24
Caps 18
Club - Vitosha Sofia
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6. Andrey Zhelyazkov
Forward
Born - 9 July 1952
Aged 33
Caps 51
Club - Strasbourg (France)
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9. Stoycho Mladenov
Forward
Born - 24 April 1957
Aged 29
Caps 55
Club - Sredec Sofia
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16. Vasil Dragolov
Forward
Born - 17 August 1962
Aged 23
Caps 2
Club - Beroe Stara Zagora
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18. Boycho Velichkov
Forward
Born - 13 August 1958
Aged 27
Caps 26
Club - Lokomotiv Sofia
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19. Atanas Pashev
Forward
Born - 21 November 1963
Aged 22
Caps 14
Club - Trakia Plovdiv
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20. Kostadin Kostadinov
Forward
Born - 25 June 1959
Aged 26
Caps 41
Club - Trakia Plovdiv
1974
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Hristo Mladenov
Head Coach
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1. Rumyancho Goranov
Goalkeeper
Born - 17 March 1950
Aged 24
Caps 21
Club - Lokomotiv Sofia
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21. Stefan Staykov
Goalkeeper
Born - 3 October 1949
Aged 24
Caps 5
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
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22. Simeon Simeonov
Goalkeeper
Born - 26 April 1946
Aged 28
Caps 34
Club - Slavia Sofia
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2. Ivan Zafirov
Defender
Born - 30 December 1947
Aged 26
Caps 30
Club - CSKA SZ Sofia
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3. Dobromir Zhechev
Defender
Born - 12 November 1942
Aged 31
Caps 73
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
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5. Bozhil Kolev
Defender
Born - 20 May 1949
Aged 25
Caps 35
Club - CSKA SZ Sofia
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6. Dimitar Penev
Defender
Born - 12 July 1945
Aged 28
Caps 83
Club - CSKA SZ Sofia
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12. Stefan Aladzhov
Defender
Born - 18 October 1947
Aged 26
Caps 27
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
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13. Mladen Vasilev
Defender
Born - 29 July 1947
Aged 26
Caps 25
Club - Akademik Sofia
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4. Stefko Velichkov
Midfielder
Born - 15 February 1949
Aged 25
Caps 22
Club - Etar Veliko Tarnovo
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10. Ivan Stoyanov
Midfielder
Born - 20 January 1949
Aged 25
Caps 18
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
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11. Georgi Denev
Midfielder
Born - 18 April 1950
Aged 24
Caps 29
Club - CSKA SZ Sofia
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17. Asparuh Nikodimov
Midfielder
Born - 21 August 1945
Aged 28
Caps 23
Club - CSKA SZ Sofia
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18. Tsonyo Vasilev
Midfielder
Born - 7 January 1952
Aged 22
Caps 6
Club - CSKA SZ Sofia
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19. Kiril Ivkov
Midfielder
Born - 21 June 1946
Aged 27
Caps 22
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
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7. Voyn Voynov
Forward
Born - 7 September 1952
Aged 21
Caps 11
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
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8. Hristo Bonev
Forward
Born - 3 February 1947
Aged 27
Caps 68
Club - DFS Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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9. Atanas Mihailov
Forward
Born - 5 July 1949
Aged 24
Caps 40
Club - Lokomotiv Sofia
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14. Kiril Milanov
Forward
Born - 17 October 1948
Aged 25
Caps 9
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
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15. Pavel Panov
Forward
Born - 14 September 1950
Aged 23
Caps 10
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
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16. Bozhidar Grigorov
Forward
Born - 27 July 1945
Aged 28
Caps 4
Club - Slavia Sofia
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20. Krasimir Borisov
Forward
Born - 8 April 1950
Aged 24
Caps 7
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
1970
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Stefan Bozhkov
Head Coach
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1. Simeon Simeonov
Goalkeeper
Born - 26 April 1946
Aged 24
Caps 30
Club - Slavia Sofia
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13. Stoyan Yordanov
Goalkeeper
Born - 29 January 1944
Aged 26
Caps 8
Club - CSKA SZ Sofia
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22. Georgi Kamenski
Goalkeeper
Born - 3 February 1947
Aged 23
Caps 0
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
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2. Aleksandar Shalamanov
Defender
Born - 4 September 1941
Aged 28
Caps 33
Club - Slavia Sofia
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3. Ivan Dimitrov
Defender
Born - 14 May 1935
Aged 35
Caps 70
Club - Akademik Sofia
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4. Stefan Aladzhov
Defender
Born - 18 October 1947
Aged 22
Caps 9
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
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6. Dimitar Penev
Defender
Born - 12 July 1945
Aged 24
Caps 48
Club - CSKA SZ Sofia
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12. Milko Gaydarski
Defender
Born - 18 March 1946
Aged 24
Caps 19
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
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14. Dobromir Zhechev
Defender
Born - 12 November 1942
Aged 27
Caps 42
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
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15. Boris Gaganelov
Defender
Born - 7 October 1941
Aged 28
Caps 50
Club - CSKA SZ Sofia
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17. Todor Kolev
Defender
Born - 29 April 1942
Aged 28
Caps 9
Club - Slavia Sofia
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5. Ivan Davidov
Midfielder
Born - 5 October 1943
Aged 26
Caps 10
Club - Slavia Sofia
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11. Dinko Dermendzhiev
Midfielder
Born - 2 June 1941
Aged 28
Caps 36
Club - Trakia Plovdiv
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16. Asparuh Nikodimov
Midfielder
Born - 21 August 1945
Aged 24
Caps 17
Club - CSKA SZ Sofia
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19. Georgi Asparuhov
Midfielder
Born - 4 May 1943
Aged 27
Caps 46
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
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20. Vasil Mitkov
Midfielder
Born - 17 September 1943
Aged 26
Caps 8
Club - Levski-Spartak Sofia
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7. Georgi Popov
Forward
Born - 14 July 1944
Aged 25
Caps 20
Club - Trakia Plovdiv
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8. Hristo Bonev
Forward
Born - 3 February 1947
Aged 23
Caps 25
Club - Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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9. Petar Zhekov
Forward
Born - 10 October 1944
Aged 25
Caps 31
Club - CSKA SZ Sofia
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10. Dimitar Yakimov
Forward
Born - 12 July 1941
Aged 28
Caps 59
Club - CSKA SZ Sofia
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18. Dimitar Marashliev
Forward
Born - 31 August 1947
Aged 22
Caps 6
Club - CSKA SZ Sofia
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21. Bozhidar Grigorov
Forward
Born - 27 July 1945
Aged 24
Caps 0
Club - Slavia Sofia
1966
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Rudolf Vytlačil
Head Coach
(Czechoslovakia)
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1. Georgi Naydenov
Goalkeeper
Born - 21 December 1931
Aged 34
Caps 49
Club - CSKA Sofia
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21. Simeon Simeonov
Goalkeeper
Born - 26 April 1946
Aged 20
Caps 4
Club - Slavia Sofia
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22. Ivan Deyanov
Goalkeeper
Born - 16 December 1937
Aged 28
Caps 9
Club - Lokomotiv Sofia
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2. Aleksandar Shalamanov
Defender
Born - 4 September 1941
Aged 24
Caps 13
Club - Slavia Sofia
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3. Ivan Vutsov
Defender
Born - 14 December 1939
Aged 26
Caps 21
Club - Levski Sofia
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4. Boris Gaganelov
Defender
Born - 7 October 1941
Aged 24
Caps 23
Club - CSKA Sofia
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5. Dimitar Penev
Defender
Born - 12 July 1945
Aged 20
Caps 17
Club - CSKA Sofia
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6. Dobromir Zhechev
Defender
Born - 12 November 1942
Aged 23
Caps 13
Club - Spartak Sofia
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15. Dimitar Largov
Defender
Born - 10 September 1936
Aged 29
Caps 19
Club - Slavia Sofia
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19. Vidin Apostolov
Defender
Born - 17 October 1941
Aged 24
Caps 14
Club - Botev Plovdiv
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7. Dinko Dermendzhiev
Midfielder
Born - 2 June 1941
Aged 25
Caps 6
Club - Botev Plovdiv
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8. Stoyan Kitov
Midfielder
Born - 27 August 1938
Aged 27
Caps 20
Club - Spartak Sofia
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12. Vasil Metodiev
Midfielder
Born - 6 January 1935
Aged 31
Caps 17
Club - Lokomotiv Sofia
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18. Evgeni Yanchovski
Midfielder
Born - 5 September 1939
Aged 26
Caps 9
Club - Beroe Stara Zagora
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20. Ivan Davidov
Midfielder
Born - 5 October 1943
Aged 22
Caps 1
Club - Slavia Sofia
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9. Georgi Asparuhov
Forward
Born - 4 May 1943
Aged 23
Caps 25
Club - Levski Sofia
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10. Petar Zhekov
Forward
Born - 10 October 1944
Aged 21
Caps 5
Club - Beroe Stara Zagora
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11. Ivan Kolev
Forward
Born - 1 November 1930
Aged 35
Caps 73
Club - CSKA Sofia
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13. Dimitar Yakimov
Forward
Born - 12 August 1941
Aged 24
Caps 35
Club - CSKA Sofia
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14. Nikola Kotkov
Forward
Born - 9 December 1938
Aged 27
Caps 20
Club - Lokomotiv Sofia
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16. Aleksandar Kostov
Forward
Born - 5 March 1938
Aged 28
Caps 7
Club - Levski Sofia
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17. Stefan Abadzhiev
Forward
Born - 3 July 1934
Aged 32
Caps 27
Club - Levski Sofia
1962
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Georgi Pachedzhiev
Head Coach
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1. Georgi Naydenov
Goalkeeper
Born - 21 December 1931
Aged 30
Caps 39
Club - CDNA Sofia
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18. Ivan Ivanov
Goalkeeper
Born - 1 January 1942
Aged 20
Caps 0
Club - Cherno More Varna
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20. Nikola Parshanov
Goalkeeper
Born - 16 February 1934
Aged 28
Caps 2
Club - Spartak Pleven
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2. Kiril Rakarov
Defender
Born - 24 May 1932
Aged 30
Caps 56
Club - CDNA Sofia
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3. Ivan Dimitrov
Defender
Born - 14 May 1935
Aged 27
Caps 30
Club - Lokomotiv Sofia
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5. Dimitar Kostov
Defender
Born - 26 July 1936
Aged 25
Caps 2
Club - Levski Sofia
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8. Dimitar Dimov
Defender
Born - 13 December 1937
Aged 24
Caps 5
Club - Spartak Plovdiv
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12. Dobromir Zhechev
Defender
Born - 12 November 1942
Aged 19
Caps 3
Club - Spartak Sofia
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4. Stoyan Kitov
Midfielder
Born - 27 August 1938
Aged 23
Caps 7
Club - Spartak Sofia
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6. Nikola Kovachev
Midfielder
Born - 4 June 1934
Aged 27
Caps 38
Club - CDNA Sofia
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7. Todor Diev
Midfielder
Born - 28 January 1934
Aged 28
Caps 38
Club - Spartak Plovdiv
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16. Aleksandar Kostov
Midfielder
Born - 5 March 1938
Aged 24
Caps 1
Club - Levski Sofia
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17. Panteley Dimitrov
Midfielder
Born - 2 November 1940
Aged 21
Caps 0
Club - CDNA Sofia
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9. Hristo Iliev
Forward
Born - 11 May 1936
Aged 26
Caps 17
Club - Levski Sofia
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10. Ivan Kolev
Forward
Born - 1 November 1930
Aged 31
Caps 60
Club - CDNA Sofia
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11. Dimitar Yakimov
Forward
Born - 12 July 1941
Aged 20
Caps 19
Club - CDNA Sofia
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13. Petar Velichkov
Forward
Born - 8 August 1940
Aged 21
Caps 4
Club - Lokomotiv Sofia
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14. Georgi Sokolov
Forward
Born - 19 June 1942
Aged 19
Caps 6
Club - Levski Sofia
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15. Georgi Asparuhov
Forward
Born - 4 May 1943
Aged 19
Caps 1
Club - Botev Plovdiv
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19. Dinko Dermendzhiev
Forward
Born - 2 June 1941
Aged 20
Caps 1
Club - Botev Plovdiv
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21. Panayot Panayotov
Forward
Born - 30 December 1930
Aged 31
Caps 45
Club - CDNA Sofia
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22. Georgi Dimitrov
Forward
Born - 1 May 1931
Aged 31
Caps 0
Club - Cherno More Varna