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General Information for Bulgaria

Bulgarski Futbolen Sayuz
Founded
1923
FIFA entry
1924
Average height in 1968
1.78m
Average age in 1968
24.8
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1968
Jersey in 1968

Coaches in 1968

Bozhkov, Stefan (Coach)

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Bozhkov, Stefan (Coach)

Day of Birth
1923-09-20
Day of Death
2014-02-01
Place of Birth
Sofia (Bulgaria)
Matches
1 (1 / 0)
Goto coach Stefan Bozhkov

Players of Bulgaria in 1968

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Simeonov, Simeon 1946-04-26 Goalkeeper Bulgaria ZhSK-Slavia Sofia 4 0 0 - - -
Bonchev, Stancho 1942-05-01 Goalkeeper Bulgaria CSKA Septemvriysko Zname Sofia 1 0 0 - - -
Gaganelov, Boris 1941-10-07 Left Back Bulgaria CSKA Septemvriysko Zname Sofia 5 0 0 - - -
Penev, Dimitar 1945-07-12 Centre Back Bulgaria CSKA Septemvriysko Zname Sofia 5 0 0 - - -
Zhechev, Dobromir 1942-11-12 Centre Back Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 5 0 0 - - -
Dimitrov, Ivan 1935-05-14 Defender Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 4 0 0 - - -
Shalamanov, Aleksandar 1941-09-04 Right Back Bulgaria ZhSK-Slavia Sofia 3 0 0 - - -
Peshev, Stoichko 1942-02-28 Right Back Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 2 0 0 - - -
Kolev, Todor 1942-04-29 Defender Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 1 0 0 - - -
Dermendzhiev, Dinko 1941-06-02 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 5 0 1 - - -
Yakimov, Dimitar 1941-08-12 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Septemvriysko Zname Sofia 5 0 0 - - -
Bonev, Hristo 1947-02-03 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4 0 2 - - -
Mitkov, Vasil 1943-09-17 Midfielder Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 0 1 0 - - -
Popov, Georgi 1944-08-14 Striker Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 5 0 0 - - -
Asparuhov, Georgi 1943-05-04 Centre Forward Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 4 0 2 - - -
Zhekov, Petar 1944-10-10 Centre Forward Bulgaria CSKA Septemvriysko Zname Sofia 1 1 0 - - -
Kotkov, Nikola 1938-12-09 Striker Bulgaria ZhSK-Slavia Sofia 1 1 0 - - -

Matches of Bulgaria in 1968

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1968-10-27
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Netherlands
Netherlands
2:0 c
Bulgaria vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1970 - Group 8
Vassil Levski National Stadium
1 Matches

Match Progress for Bulgaria in 1968

Favorite Opponents of Bulgaria

Opponent M W D L G
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
17 14 3 0 40
Italy
Italy
14 1 5 8 12
Romania
Romania
13 4 4 5 14
Hungary
Hungary
13 2 3 8 14
Sweden
Sweden
12 1 2 9 4
France
France
12 5 1 6 10
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 2 3 6 11
Cyprus
Cyprus
11 8 2 1 21
Denmark
Denmark
11 1 6 4 9
Malta
Malta
11 8 3 0 31
Ireland
Ireland
11 1 5 5 9
Wales
Wales
10 4 1 5 8
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
Mexico
Mexico
9 3 4 2 13
Germany
Germany
9 2 1 6 14
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
9 5 2 2 9
Belgium
Belgium
9 3 2 4 11
Turkey
Turkey
9 2 2 5 7
Montenegro
Montenegro
8 1 4 3 9
Finland
Finland
8 5 1 2 14
Poland
Poland
8 1 1 6 9
England
England
8 0 3 5 1
Croatia
Croatia
8 1 2 5 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
7 1 2 4 6
Czechia
Czechia
7 1 1 5 3
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
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
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
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
Egypt
Egypt
5 1 1 3 4
Austria
Austria
5 1 1 3 6
Morocco
Morocco
5 1 3 1 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
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
4 2 2 0 5
Japan
Japan
3 2 0 1 6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 0 1 3
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
3 2 1 0 9
Estonia
Estonia
3 1 2 0 4
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
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
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
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 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
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