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General Information for Bulgaria

Bulgarski Futbolen Sayuz
Founded
1923
FIFA entry
1924
Average height in 1988
1.8m
Average age in 1988
25.3
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1988
Jersey in 1988

Coaches in 1988

Angelov, Boris (Coach)

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Angelov, Boris (Coach)

Day of Birth
1947-12-22
Place of Birth
Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria)
Matches
15 (2 / 13)
Goto coach Boris Angelov

Players of Bulgaria in 1988

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Mihaylov, Borislav 1963-02-12 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Vitosha Sofia 9 0 0 1 0 0
Valov, Ilia 1961-12-29 Goalkeeper Bulgaria CFKA Sredets Sofia 4 4 0 0 1 0
Donev, Nikolay 1957-12-15 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Etar Veliko Tarnovo 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rakov, Zapryan 1962-01-04 Centre Back Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 13 1 0 0 1 0
Iliev, Nikolay 1964-03-31 Sweeper Bulgaria Vitosha Sofia 13 0 2 1 0 0
Vasev, Dimitar 1965-09-10 Defender Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 9 2 0 0 0 0
Kiryakov, Ilian 1967-08-04 Centre Back Bulgaria Etar Veliko Tarnovo 8 6 0 1 0 0
Dochev, Pavel 1965-09-28 Centre Back Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 7 1 0 0 0 0
Nikolov, Plamen 1957-06-24 Right Back Bulgaria Vitosha Sofia 7 0 0 0 0 0
Ivanov, Trifon 1965-07-27 Centre Back Bulgaria CFKA Sredets Sofia 5 3 1 1 0 0
Bezinski, Krasimir 1961-06-29 Centre Back Bulgaria CFKA Sredets Sofia 3 1 0 0 0 0
Kochev, Ivan 1965-11-14 Defender Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 1 0 0 1 0 0
Mladenov, Dimitar 1962-03-12 Left Back Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 1 0 0 0 0 0
Dimitrov, Georgi 1959-01-14 Centre Back Bulgaria CFKA Sredets Sofia 0 0 0 1 0 0
Sadakov, Anyo 1961-09-26 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 13 1 3 1 0 0
Yordanov, Georgi 1963-07-21 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Vitosha Sofia 8 3 1 1 0 0
Kirov, Ivaylo 1965-12-30 Midfielder Bulgaria CFKA Sredets Sofia 6 4 1 0 1 0
Kolev, Hristo 1964-09-21 Attacking Midfielder Greece Panathinaikos AO 5 2 3 0 0 0
Iskrenov, Bozhidar 1962-08-01 Attacking Midfielder Spain Real Zaragoza 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sirakov, Nasko 1962-04-26 Attacking Midfielder Spain Real Zaragoza 4 0 1 0 0 0
Zdravkov, Radoslav 1956-07-30 Attacking Midfielder Portugal GD Chaves 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bonchev, Aleksandar 1965-11-30 Midfielder Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 1 3 0 0 0 0
Balakov, Krasimir 1966-03-29 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria Etar Veliko Tarnovo 0 2 0 0 0 0
Simeonov, Plamen 1961-11-11 Midfielder Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 0 0 0 0 1 0
Penev, Lyuboslav 1966-08-31 Centre Forward Bulgaria CFKA Sredets Sofia 13 0 4 1 0 1
Stoichkov, Hristo 1966-02-08 Centre Forward Bulgaria CFKA Sredets Sofia 8 3 3 1 0 1
Aleksandrov, Petar 1962-12-07 Centre Forward Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 2 6 3 0 1 0
Getov, Plamen 1959-03-04 Centre Forward Portugal Portimonense SC 2 1 0 0 0 0
Stoev, Stoycho 1962-08-15 Striker Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 2 1 0 0 0 0
Pashev, Atanas 1963-11-21 Left Winger Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 1 2 1 1 0 0
Kostadinov, Emil 1967-08-12 Centre Forward Bulgaria CFKA Sredets Sofia 1 0 1 0 0 0

Matches of Bulgaria in 1988

Missing match data:
  • United Arab Emirates (23.01.) p
  • United Arab Emirates (24.12.) p
  • Qatar (21.01.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1988-01-21
Qatar
Qatar
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2:3 p
Qatar vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
1988-01-23
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
0:3 p
United Arab Emirates vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
1988-01-26
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:3 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Al-Maktoum Stadium
1988-01-29
Egypt
Egypt
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:0 c
Egypt vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Cairo International Stadium
1988-03-23
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
2:0 c
Bulgaria vs. Czechoslovakia
Friendly
Vassil Levski National Stadium
1988-04-13
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
East Germany
East Germany
1:1 c
Bulgaria vs. East Germany
Friendly
Chernomorets Arena
1988-05-24
Netherlands
Netherlands
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:2 c
Netherlands vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1988-08-04
Finland
Finland
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:1 c
Finland vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Hietalahden Jalkapallostadion
1988-08-07
Iceland
Iceland
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2:3 c
Iceland vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Laugardalsvöllur
1988-08-09
Norway
Norway
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:1 c
Norway vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Ullevaal Stadion
1988-08-24
Poland
Poland
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3:2 c
Poland vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Stadion Miejski w Białymstoku
1988-09-21
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Soviet Union (B)
Soviet Union (B)
2:2 c
Bulgaria vs. Soviet Union (B)
Friendly
Vassil Levski National Stadium
1988-10-19
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Romania
Romania
1:3 c
Bulgaria vs. Romania
World Cup 1990 - Group 1
Vassil Levski National Stadium
1988-11-02
Denmark
Denmark
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:1 c
Denmark vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 1990 - Group 1
Parken
1988-12-24
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
0:1 p
United Arab Emirates vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Al-Sharjah Stadium
15 Matches

Match Progress for Bulgaria in 1988

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
Sweden
Sweden
12 1 2 9 4
Romania
Romania
12 3 4 5 12
France
France
12 5 1 6 10
Cyprus
Cyprus
11 8 2 1 21
Denmark
Denmark
11 1 6 4 9
Ireland
Ireland
11 1 5 5 9
Malta
Malta
11 8 3 0 31
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 2 3 6 11
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
Belgium
Belgium
9 3 2 4 11
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
9 5 2 2 9
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
Czechia
Czechia
7 1 1 5 3
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
7 5 1 1 9
East Germany
East Germany
7 1 3 3 7
Greece
Greece
7 3 0 4 10
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 2 2 3 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
7 1 2 4 6
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
Albania
Albania
6 2 3 1 7
Russia
Russia
5 1 1 3 5
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 3 2 0 9
Scotland
Scotland
5 0 3 2 3
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 2 1 2 6
Iceland
Iceland
5 4 1 0 12
Morocco
Morocco
5 1 3 1 5
Portugal
Portugal
4 1 0 3 2
Serbia
Serbia
4 0 2 2 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
4 2 2 0 5
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Brazil
Brazil
4 0 0 4 1
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
Austria
Austria
3 1 0 2 6
Estonia
Estonia
3 1 2 0 4
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 0
Kuwait
Kuwait
2 0 2 0 3
Andorra
Andorra
2 2 0 0 5
San Marino
San Marino
2 2 0 0 7
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 0 1 1 3
Moldova
Moldova
2 2 0 0 7
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 3
Armenia
Armenia
2 1 0 1 2
Peru
Peru
2 1 0 1 4
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 0 2 0
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 4
Qatar
Qatar
2 1 0 1 4
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 1 0 1 2
South Korea
South Korea
2 1 1 0 2
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 1 1 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 1 0 2
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
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 1
Cuba
Cuba
1 1 0 0 5
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 0 1 0 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 1 0 1
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
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
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 1
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 3
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
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