Born: 26- 9-1961 Country: Bulgaria Caps: 79 (W28-D24-L27 – GF110-GA100 – %50.63) Goals: 9 Age First Cap: 20 yr 32 d 28-10-1981 vs. Brazil 0-3 Age Last Cap: 29 yr 195 d 9- 4-1991 vs. Denmark 1-1 National Team Career: 9 yr 163 d
Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 28-10-81 Porto Alegre Brazil 0-3
2 16-12-81 Haskovo Portugal 5-2
3 14- 4-82 Ruse Romania 1-2
4 28- 4-82 Brussel Belgium 1-2
5 14- 5-82 Lyon France 0-0
6 17-11-82 Sofia Yugoslavia 0-1 European Ch. Qual.
7 28-12-82 La Valletta Malta 7-1 [*]
8 9- 3-83 Ruse Romania 3-2 [*]
9 22- 3-83 Veliko Trnovo Hungary 1-1 Olympic G. Qualifier
10 13- 4-83 Gera East Germany 0-3
11 27- 4-83 Wrexham Wales 0-1
12 18- 5-83 Plovdiv Soviet Union 2-2 Olympic G. Qualifier
13 7- 8-83 Paris Algeria 3-2
14 31- 8-83 Marousi Greece 3-2
15 7- 9-83 Oslo Norway 2-1 European Ch. Qual.
16 21- 9-83 Neubrandenburg East Germany 0-2
17 12-10-83 Moskva Soviet Union 0-0 Olympic G. Qualifier
18 26-10-83 Praha Czechoslovakia 2-1
19 16-11-83 Sofia Wales 1-0 European Ch. Qual.
20 21-12-83 Beograd Yugoslavia 2-3 European Ch. Qual.
21 4- 2-84 Casablanca Morocco 1-1
22 15- 2-84 Varna West Germany 2-3
23 28- 3-84 Sliven Greece 0-0 Olympic G. Qualifier
24 2- 4-84 Kuwait City Kuwait 1-1
25 11- 4-84 Budapest Hungary 1-1 Olympic G. Qualifier
26 25- 4-84 Alexandroupolis Greece 3-1 Olympic G. Qualifier
27 5- 9-84 Lisboa Portugal 0-1
28 29- 9-84 Beograd Yugoslavia 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
29 16-10-84 Istanbul Turkey 0-0
30 21-11-84 Paris France 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
31 5- 2-85 Querétaro Switzerland 1-0
32 7- 2-85 Querétaro Poland 2-2
33 6- 4-85 Sofia East Germany 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
34 17- 4-85 Augsburg West Germany 1-4
35 2- 5-85 Sofia France 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
36 1- 6-85 Sofia Yugoslavia 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
37 27- 8-85 Los Angeles Mexico 1-1
38 4- 9-85 Heerenveen Netherlands 0-1
39 25- 9-85 Luxembourg Luxembourg 3-1 World Cup Qualifier
40 16-10-85 Thessaloniki Greece 2-0
41 30-10-85 Pécs Hungary 1-3
42 18-12-95 Valencia Spain 0-2
43 9- 2-86 Querétaro East Germany 1-2
44 19- 2-86 Rabat Morocco 0-0
45 9- 4-86 Sofia Denmark 3-0
46 23- 4-86 Brussel Belgium 0-2
47 30- 4-86 Sofia North Korea 3-0
48 31- 5-86 Cd. de México Italy 1-1 World Cup
49 6- 6-86 Cd. de México South Korea 1-1 World Cup
50 10- 6-86 Cd. de México Argentina 0-2 World Cup
51 15- 6-86 Cd. de México Mexico 0-2 World Cup
52 10- 9-86 Glasgow Scotland 0-0 European Ch. Qual.
53 29-10-86 Tunis Tunisia 3-3
54 19-11-86 Brussel Belgium 1-1 European Ch. Qual.
55 1- 4-87 Sofia Ireland 2-1 European Ch. Qual.
56 30- 4-87 Luxembourg Luxembourg 4-1 European Ch. Qual.
57 20- 5-87 Sofia Luxembourg 3-0 European Ch. Qual.
58 23- 9-87 Sofia Belgium 2-0 European Ch. Qual.
59 14-10-87 Dublin Ireland 0-2 European Ch. Qual.
60 11-11-87 Sofia Scotland 0-1 European Ch. Qual.
61 21- 1-88 Doha Qatar 3-2
62 23- 4-88 Dubai UA Emirates 3-0
63 27- 1-88 Dubai UA Emirates 3-1
64 29- 1-88 Cairo Egypt 0-1
65 23- 3-88 Sofia Czechoslovakia 2-0
66 13- 4-88 Burgas East Germany 1-1
67 24- 5-88 Rotterdam Netherlands 2-1
68 4- 8-88 Vaasa Finland 1-1
69 7- 8-88 Reykjavík Iceland 3-2
70 9- 8-88 Oslo Norway 1-1
71 24- 8-88 Bialystok Poland 2-3
72 21- 9-88 Sofia Soviet Union 2-2
73 19-10-88 Sofia Romania 1-3 World Cup Qualifier
74 2-11-88 København Denmark 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
75 24-12-88 Sharjah UA Emirates 1-0
76 21- 2-89 Sofia Soviet Union 1-2
77 22- 3-89 Sofia West Germany 1-2
78 26- 4-89 Sofia Denmark 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
79 9- 4-91 Odense Denmark 1-1
[*] these two matches are considered official internationals by the Bulgarian FA but
not by the opponents (Malta were in fact Hamrun Spartans and Romania the Olympic
team; the official Romanian team played Turkey on the same day)
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
79 28 24 27 110- 100 80 50.63
Types of Matches
Friendlies 48
European Ch. Qualifier 12
World Cup Qualifier 9
Olympic Games Qualifier 6
World Cup 4
Total 79
Goals:
Cap 7 1 goal
Cap 13 2 goals
Cap 40 1 goal
Cap 55 1 goal
Cap 56 1 goal
Cap 62 1 goal
Cap 63 1 goal
Cap 74 1 goal
Total 9 goals
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