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General Information for Bulgaria

Bulgarski Futbolen Sayuz
Founded
1923
FIFA entry
1924
Average height in 1996
1.8m
Average age in 1996
26.3
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1996
Jersey in 1996

Coaches in 1996

Penev, Dimitar (Coach)

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Penev, Dimitar (Coach)

Day of Birth
1945-07-12
Day of Death
2026-01-03
Place of Birth
Mirovyane (Bulgaria)
Height
1.76m
Matches
7 (3 / 4)
Goto coach Dimitar Penev

Bonev, Hristo (Coach)

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Bonev, Hristo (Coach)

Day of Birth
1947-02-03
Place of Birth
Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
Height
1.79m
Matches
5 (3 / 2)
Goto coach Hristo Bonev

Players of Bulgaria in 1996

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Mihaylov, Borislav 1963-02-12 Goalkeeper England Reading FC 11 0 0 0 0 0
Zdravkov, Zdravko 1970-10-04 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 1 5 0 0 0 0
Popov, Dimitar 1970-03-27 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Maritsa Plovdiv 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ivanov, Trifon 1965-07-27 Centre Back Austria Rapid Wien 9 0 0 0 0 0
Kishishev, Radostin 1974-07-30 Right Back Bulgaria Neftohimik Burgas 8 3 0 0 0 0
Hubchev, Petar 1964-02-26 Libero Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 0 0 0 0 0
Tsvetanov, Tsanko 1970-01-06 Left Back Scotland Aberdeen FC 5 2 0 0 0 0
Ginchev, Gosho 1969-02-02 Centre Back Turkey Antalyaspor AŞ 5 1 0 0 0 0
Kiryakov, Ilian 1967-08-04 Centre Back Scotland Aberdeen FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kremenliev, Emil 1969-08-13 Right Back Bulgaria Levski Sofia 5 0 0 0 0 0
Petkov, Ivaylo 1976-03-24 Left Back Bulgaria Spartak Pleven 2 0 0 0 0 0
Antonov, Georgi 1970-07-07 Right Back Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 1 3 0 0 0 0
Ivanov, Vladimir 1973-02-06 Right Back Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1 1 0 0 0 0
Yochev, Valeri 1967-06-24 Left Back Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 1 1 0 0 0 0
Vasilev, Ivan 1967-07-16 Defender Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yankov, Zlatko 1966-06-07 Defensive Midfielder Turkey Beşiktaş JK 11 0 0 0 0 0
Balakov, Krasimir 1966-03-29 Attacking Midfielder Germany VfB Stuttgart 9 0 3 0 0 0
Lechkov, Yordan 1967-07-09 Centre Midfielder France Olympique Marseille 9 0 0 0 0 0
Yordanov, Ivaylo 1968-04-22 Attacking Midfielder Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 7 4 1 0 0 0
Borimirov, Daniel 1970-01-15 Defensive Midfielder Germany TSV 1860 München 3 8 1 0 0 0
Hristov, Marian 1973-07-29 Defensive Midfielder Bulgaria Levski Sofia 3 1 2 0 0 0
Sirakov, Nasko 1962-04-26 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 2 3 1 0 0 0
Vidolov, Kostadin 1970-05-02 Centre Midfielder Turkey Bursaspor 2 2 0 0 0 0
Nankov, Anatoli 1969-07-15 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2 1 0 0 0 0
Iliev, Ilian 1968-07-02 Centre Midfielder Portugal Benfica Lisboa 1 1 1 0 0 0
Genchev, Boncho 1964-07-07 Attacking Midfielder England Luton Town 0 4 0 0 0 0
Trendafilov, Mitko 1969-12-25 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Neftohimik Burgas 0 2 0 0 0 0
Pavlov, Viktorio 1968-05-28 Midfielder Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0 2 0 0 0 0
Kostadinov, Emil 1967-08-12 Centre Forward Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 11 0 4 0 0 0
Stoichkov, Hristo 1966-02-08 Centre Forward Spain FC Barcelona 5 0 5 0 0 0
Penev, Lyuboslav 1966-08-31 Centre Forward Spain SD Compostela 4 0 0 0 0 0
Donkov, Georgi 1970-06-02 Centre Forward Germany VfL Bochum 2 3 1 0 0 0
Ivanov, Georgi 1976-07-02 Centre Forward Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 0 0 0 0 0
Georgiev, Milen 1974-05-07 Striker Bulgaria Neftohimik Burgas 0 2 0 0 0 0
Georgiev, Ivo 1972-05-12 Striker Switzerland FC Aarau 0 1 1 0 0 0

Matches of Bulgaria in 1996

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1996-03-27
England
England
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:0 c
England vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
1996-04-24
Slovakia
Slovakia
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
0:0 c
Slovakia vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Štadión Antona Malatinského
1996-05-28
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
3:0 c
Bulgaria vs. North Macedonia
Friendly
Vassil Levski National Stadium
1996-06-02
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
4:1 c
Bulgaria vs. United Arab Emirates
Friendly
Vassil Levski National Stadium
1996-06-09
Spain
Spain
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:1 c
Spain vs. Bulgaria
Euro 1996 - Group B
Elland Road Football Stadium
1996-06-13
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Romania
Romania
1:0 c
Bulgaria vs. Romania
Euro 1996 - Group B
St. James' Park
1996-06-18
France
France
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3:1 c
France vs. Bulgaria
Euro 1996 - Group B
St. James' Park
1996-09-01
Israel
Israel
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2:1 c
Israel vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 1998 - Group 5
Ramat Gan Stadium
1996-10-08
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:2 c
Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 1998 - Group 5
Stade Josy Barthel
1996-11-06
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:0 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
King Fahd International Stadium
1996-11-08
Thailand
Thailand
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
0:4 p
Thailand vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Suphachalasai Stadium
1996-12-14
Cyprus
Cyprus
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:2 c
Cyprus vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 1998 - Group 5
Tsirion Stadium
12 Matches

Match Progress for Bulgaria in 1996

Favorite Opponents of Bulgaria

Opponent M W D L G
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
17 14 3 0 40
Italy
Italy
14 1 5 8 12
Hungary
Hungary
13 2 3 8 14
Romania
Romania
12 3 4 5 12
France
France
12 5 1 6 10
Sweden
Sweden
12 1 2 9 4
Malta
Malta
11 8 3 0 31
Ireland
Ireland
11 1 5 5 9
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 2 3 6 11
Cyprus
Cyprus
11 8 2 1 21
Denmark
Denmark
11 1 6 4 9
Norway
Norway
10 4 2 4 17
Belarus
Belarus
10 5 2 3 13
Netherlands
Netherlands
10 4 2 4 12
Georgia
Georgia
10 5 2 3 23
Wales
Wales
10 4 1 5 8
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
9 5 2 2 9
Belgium
Belgium
9 3 2 4 11
Turkey
Turkey
9 2 2 5 7
Mexico
Mexico
9 3 4 2 13
Germany
Germany
9 2 1 6 14
England
England
8 0 3 5 1
Croatia
Croatia
8 1 2 5 6
Montenegro
Montenegro
8 1 4 3 9
Finland
Finland
8 5 1 2 14
Poland
Poland
8 1 1 6 9
East Germany
East Germany
7 1 3 3 7
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
7 5 1 1 9
Greece
Greece
7 3 0 4 10
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 2 2 3 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
7 1 2 4 6
Czechia
Czechia
7 1 1 5 3
Algeria
Algeria
6 3 2 1 9
Argentina
Argentina
6 1 0 5 4
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
6 5 0 1 14
Albania
Albania
6 2 3 1 7
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
6 2 2 2 6
Ukraine
Ukraine
6 0 3 3 3
Spain
Spain
6 0 1 5 2
Morocco
Morocco
5 1 3 1 5
Russia
Russia
5 1 1 3 5
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 3 2 0 9
Scotland
Scotland
5 0 3 2 3
Iceland
Iceland
5 4 1 0 12
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 2 1 2 6
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
4 2 2 0 5
Brazil
Brazil
4 0 0 4 1
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Portugal
Portugal
4 1 0 3 2
Serbia
Serbia
4 0 2 2 4
Austria
Austria
3 1 0 2 6
Estonia
Estonia
3 1 2 0 4
Japan
Japan
3 2 0 1 6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 0 1 3
Egypt
Egypt
3 0 1 2 2
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
3 2 1 0 9
Moldova
Moldova
2 2 0 0 7
Peru
Peru
2 1 0 1 4
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 3
Armenia
Armenia
2 1 0 1 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 4
Qatar
Qatar
2 1 0 1 4
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 0 2 0
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 1 0 1 2
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 1 0 2
South Korea
South Korea
2 1 1 0 2
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 1 1 3
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 0
Kuwait
Kuwait
2 0 2 0 3
San Marino
San Marino
2 2 0 0 7
Andorra
Andorra
2 2 0 0 5
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 0 1 1 3
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 1 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 1
Cuba
Cuba
1 1 0 0 5
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 0 1 0 0
Hungary
Hungary (B)
1 0 0 1 1
Canada
Canada
1 0 1 0 1
Iraq
Iraq
1 0 0 1 0
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 2
Oman
Oman
1 0 1 0 1
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 1
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 1 0 0 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 0
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 0 1 0 0
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 3
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 1 0 0 2
Australia
Australia
1 0 1 0 1
Iran
Iran
1 0 0 1 0
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 4
Soviet Union
Soviet Union (B)
1 0 1 0 2
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