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General Information for Bulgaria

Bulgarski Futbolen Sayuz
Founded
1923
FIFA entry
1924
Average height in 1997
1.8m
Average age in 1997
26.4
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1997
Jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

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
6 (5 / 1)
Goto coach Hristo Bonev

Players of Bulgaria in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Zdravkov, Zdravko 1970-10-04 Goalkeeper Turkey İstanbulspor AŞ 6 0 0 0 0 0
Ivanov, Trifon 1965-07-27 Centre Back Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 5 0 1 0 0 0
Kishishev, Radostin 1974-07-30 Right Back Bulgaria Litex Lovech 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ginchev, Gosho 1969-02-02 Centre Back Turkey Antalyaspor AŞ 4 1 0 0 0 0
Petkov, Ivaylo 1976-03-24 Left Back Bulgaria Litex Lovech 3 1 0 0 0 0
Zafirov, Adalbert 1969-09-29 Centre Back Germany Arminia Bielefeld 1 0 0 0 0 0
Antonov, Georgi 1970-07-07 Right Back Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mitov, Dobromir 1972-04-03 Defender Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yankov, Zlatko 1966-06-07 Defensive Midfielder Turkey Beşiktaş JK 6 0 0 0 0 0
Iliev, Ilian 1968-07-02 Centre Midfielder Turkey Bursaspor 4 1 0 0 0 0
Balakov, Krasimir 1966-03-29 Attacking Midfielder Germany VfB Stuttgart 4 0 1 0 0 0
Yordanov, Ivaylo 1968-04-22 Attacking Midfielder Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 4 0 1 0 0 0
Nankov, Anatoli 1969-07-15 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 3 1 0 0 0 0
Borimirov, Daniel 1970-01-15 Defensive Midfielder Germany TSV 1860 München 2 2 1 0 0 0
Lechkov, Yordan 1967-07-09 Centre Midfielder Turkey Beşiktaş JK 2 2 1 0 0 0
Petkov, Milen 1974-01-12 Defensive Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hristov, Marian 1973-07-29 Defensive Midfielder Germany 1.FC Kaiserslautern 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gruev, Ilia 1969-10-30 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Neftohimik Burgas 0 1 1 0 0 0
Trendafilov, Mitko 1969-12-25 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Neftohimik Burgas 0 1 0 0 0 0
Vidolov, Kostadin 1970-05-02 Centre Midfielder Turkey Bursaspor 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kostadinov, Emil 1967-08-12 Centre Forward Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 5 1 4 0 0 0
Stoichkov, Hristo 1966-02-08 Centre Forward Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr ar-Riyāḍ 4 0 1 0 0 0
Penev, Lyuboslav 1966-08-31 Centre Forward Spain SD Compostela 3 1 1 0 0 0
Donkov, Georgi 1970-06-02 Centre Forward Germany VfL Bochum 1 0 0 0 0 0
Belyakov, Dimcho 1971-10-26 Striker Turkey Gaziantepspor 1 0 0 0 0 0
Andonov, Ivaylo 1967-08-14 Centre Forward Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bachev, Georgi 1977-04-18 Left Winger Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ivanov, Georgi 1976-07-02 Centre Forward Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Bulgaria in 1997

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-03-11
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Slovakia
Slovakia
0:1 c
Bulgaria vs. Slovakia
Friendly
Vassil Levski National Stadium
1997-04-02
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Cyprus
4:1 c
Bulgaria vs. Cyprus
World Cup 1998 - Group 5
Vassil Levski National Stadium
1997-06-08
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
4:0 c
Bulgaria vs. Luxembourg
World Cup 1998 - Group 5
Lazur Stadium
1997-08-20
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Israel
Israel
1:0 c
Bulgaria vs. Israel
World Cup 1998 - Group 5
Vassil Levski National Stadium
1997-09-10
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Russia
Russia
1:0 c
Bulgaria vs. Russia
World Cup 1998 - Group 5
Vassil Levski National Stadium
1997-10-11
Russia
Russia
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
4:2 c
Russia vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 1998 - Group 5
Luzhniki Stadium
6 Matches

Match Progress for Bulgaria in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Bulgaria

Opponent M W D L G
Italy
Italy
13 1 5 7 10
Sweden
Sweden
12 1 2 9 4
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
11 9 2 0 27
Cyprus
Cyprus
10 8 1 1 19
Denmark
Denmark
10 1 5 4 8
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
9 5 2 2 9
Malta
Malta
9 7 2 0 24
Croatia
Croatia
8 1 2 5 6
Georgia
Georgia
8 4 2 2 21
England
England
8 0 3 5 1
Belgium
Belgium
8 3 2 3 10
Romania
Romania
8 3 3 2 9
Mexico
Mexico
8 3 3 2 12
Switzerland
Switzerland
8 1 2 5 7
Netherlands
Netherlands
8 3 1 4 9
Belarus
Belarus
8 5 0 3 12
Ireland
Ireland
8 1 5 2 7
Wales
Wales
8 3 1 4 7
France
France
7 3 0 4 8
Hungary
Hungary
7 2 2 3 8
Germany
Germany
7 2 1 4 12
Montenegro
Montenegro
7 1 4 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 2 2 3 5
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
7 6 0 1 17
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
7 1 1 5 3
Norway
Norway
6 1 1 4 4
Finland
Finland
6 3 1 2 9
Ukraine
Ukraine
6 0 3 3 3
Albania
Albania
5 2 3 0 7
Greece
Greece
5 2 0 3 8
Turkey
Turkey
5 1 1 3 5
East Germany
East Germany
5 1 2 2 5
Argentina
Argentina
5 1 0 4 3
Algeria
Algeria
5 2 3 0 4
Iceland
Iceland
5 4 1 0 12
Scotland
Scotland
5 0 3 2 3
Russia
Russia
5 1 1 3 5
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
5 4 1 0 8
Morocco
Morocco
5 1 3 1 5
Poland
Poland
4 0 0 4 2
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Slovenia
Slovenia
4 3 1 0 8
Portugal
Portugal
3 1 0 2 2
Spain
Spain
3 0 1 2 2
Estonia
Estonia
3 1 2 0 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
3 2 1 0 4
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
3 2 1 0 9
Egypt
Egypt
3 0 1 2 2
Lithuania
Lithuania
3 2 0 1 5
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 0 1 3
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 1
Japan
Japan
3 2 0 1 6
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 1 0 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
2 0 1 1 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 1 0 1 2
Austria
Austria
2 1 0 1 5
Armenia
Armenia
2 1 0 1 2
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 0 1 1 3
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 0 2 1
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 1 1 3
South Korea
South Korea
2 1 1 0 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 4
Moldova
Moldova
2 2 0 0 7
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 0 2 0
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 3
San Marino
San Marino
2 2 0 0 7
Andorra
Andorra
2 2 0 0 5
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 0
Oman
Oman
1 0 1 0 1
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 0 1 0 0
Canada
Canada
1 0 1 0 1
Qatar
Qatar
1 0 0 1 1
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 4
Kuwait
Kuwait
1 0 1 0 2
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 3
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 0
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 2
Soviet Union
Soviet Union (B)
1 0 1 0 2
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 2
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 1 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 1
Australia
Australia
1 0 1 0 1
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1 1 0 0 2
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 0 1 0 0
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