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General Information for Bulgaria

Bulgarski Futbolen Sayuz
Founded
1923
FIFA entry
1924
Average height in 1998
1.81m
Average age in 1998
26
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1998
Jersey in 1998

Coaches in 1998

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
8 (4 / 4)
Goto coach Hristo Bonev

Dimitrov, Dimitar (Coach)

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Dimitrov, Dimitar (Coach)

Day of Birth
1959-06-09
Place of Birth
Burgas (Bulgaria)
Matches
4 (2 / 2)
Goto coach Dimitar Dimitrov

Players of Bulgaria in 1998

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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ivankov, Dimitar 1975-10-30 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Levski Sofia 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mihaylov, Borislav 1963-02-12 Goalkeeper Switzerland FC Zürich 0 1 0 0 0 0
Petkov, Georgi 1976-03-14 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kishishev, Radostin 1974-07-30 Right Back Bulgaria Litex Lovech 10 0 0 0 0 0
Petkov, Ivaylo 1976-03-24 Left Back Turkey İstanbulspor AŞ 7 1 0 0 0 0
Ginchev, Gosho 1969-02-02 Centre Back Turkey Antalyaspor AŞ 5 1 0 0 0 0
Ivanov, Trifon 1965-07-27 Centre Back Austria Floridsdorfer AC 5 0 0 0 0 0
Zagorčić, Zlatomir 1971-06-15 Centre Back Bulgaria Litex Lovech 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kirilov, Rosen 1973-01-04 Centre Back Turkey Adanaspor 3 1 0 0 0 0
Naydenov, Valentin 1972-07-27 Left Back Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 3 0 0 0 0 0
Stoyanov, Ilian 1977-01-20 Centre Back Bulgaria Levski Kyustendil 2 0 0 0 0 0
Zafirov, Adalbert 1969-09-29 Centre Back Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2 0 0 0 0 0
Yonkov, Vladimir 1973-07-19 Left Back Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 1 1 0 0 0 0
Orachev, Malin 1972-12-03 Defender Bulgaria Neftohimik Burgas 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dimitrov, Stanimir 1972-04-24 Centre Back Bulgaria Neftohimik Burgas 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sirakov, Zahari 1977-10-08 Right Back Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1 0 0 0 0 0
Parushev, Velian 1968-03-20 Left Back Bulgaria Neftohimik Burgas 0 1 0 0 0 0
Radukanov, Milen 1972-12-12 Defender Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yankov, Zlatko 1966-06-07 Defensive Midfielder Bulgaria Neftohimik Burgas 9 0 0 0 0 0
Yordanov, Ivaylo 1968-04-22 Attacking Midfielder Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 8 0 1 0 0 0
Iliev, Ilian 1968-07-02 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Levski Sofia 7 2 0 0 0 0
Hristov, Marian 1973-07-29 Defensive Midfielder Germany 1.FC Kaiserslautern 7 1 0 0 0 0
Balakov, Krasimir 1966-03-29 Attacking Midfielder Germany VfB Stuttgart 6 0 0 0 0 0
Borimirov, Daniel 1970-01-15 Defensive Midfielder Germany TSV 1860 München 3 4 0 0 0 0
Gruev, Ilia 1969-10-30 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Neftohimik Burgas 3 3 0 0 0 0
Petkov, Milen 1974-01-12 Defensive Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nankov, Anatoli 1969-07-15 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 2 3 0 0 0 0
Stoilov, Stoicho 1971-10-15 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Litex Lovech 2 1 1 0 0 0
Yovov, Hristo 1977-11-04 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 0 2 0 0 0 0
Aleksandrov, Aleksandar 1975-01-19 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lechkov, Yordan 1967-07-09 Centre Midfielder Turkey Beşiktaş JK 0 1 0 0 0 0
Petrov, Stilian 1979-07-05 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Trendafilov, Mitko 1969-12-25 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mitrev, Blagomir 1972-05-28 Midfielder Bulgaria Neftohimik Burgas 0 1 0 0 0 0
Pavlov, Viktorio 1968-05-28 Midfielder Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Stoichkov, Hristo 1966-02-08 Centre Forward Japan Kashiwa Reysol 10 0 1 0 0 0
Penev, Lyuboslav 1966-08-31 Centre Forward Spain Celta Vigo 4 2 1 0 0 0
Bachev, Georgi 1977-04-18 Left Winger Bulgaria Levski Sofia 3 6 1 0 0 0
Kostadinov, Emil 1967-08-12 Centre Forward Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 3 2 1 0 0 0
Todorov, Svetoslav 1978-08-30 Centre Forward Bulgaria Litex Lovech 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ivanov, Georgi 1976-07-02 Centre Forward Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1 4 0 0 0 0
Donev, Doncho 1967-01-24 Centre Forward Turkey Denizlispor 1 0 0 0 0 0
Belyakov, Dimcho 1971-10-26 Striker Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0 1 0 0 0 0
Simonović, Dragoljub 1972-10-30 Striker Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Bulgaria in 1998

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1998-03-10
Argentina
Argentina
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2:0 c
Argentina vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Estadio José Amalfitani
1998-03-25
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:0 c
North Macedonia vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Nacionalna Arena Toše Proeski
1998-04-22
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Morocco
Morocco
2:1 c
Bulgaria vs. Morocco
Friendly
Vassil Levski National Stadium
1998-06-05
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Algeria
Algeria
2:0 c
Bulgaria vs. Algeria
Friendly
Vassil Levski National Stadium
1998-06-12
Paraguay
Paraguay
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
0:0 c
Paraguay vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 1998 - Group D
Stade de la Mosson
1998-06-19
Nigeria
Nigeria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 1998 - Group D
Parc des Princes
1998-06-24
Spain
Spain
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
6:1 c
Spain vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 1998 - Group D
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
1998-09-06
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Poland
Poland
0:3 c
Bulgaria vs. Poland
Euro 2000 - Group 5
Lazur Stadium
1998-10-10
England
England
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
0:0 c
England vs. Bulgaria
Euro 2000 - Group 5
Wembley Stadium
1998-10-14
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Sweden
Sweden
0:1 c
Bulgaria vs. Sweden
Euro 2000 - Group 5
Lazur Stadium
1998-11-04
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Algeria
Algeria
0:0 c
Bulgaria vs. Algeria
Friendly
Vassil Levski National Stadium
1998-12-24
Morocco
Morocco
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
4:1 c
Morocco vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Stade Al Inbiaâte
12 Matches

Match Progress for Bulgaria in 1998

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
13 1 2 10 4
Belgium
Belgium
12 5 2 5 16
France
France
12 5 1 6 10
Malta
Malta
11 8 3 0 31
Norway
Norway
11 5 2 4 18
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
Belarus
Belarus
10 5 2 3 13
Netherlands
Netherlands
10 4 2 4 12
Georgia
Georgia
10 5 2 3 23
Germany
Germany
10 2 1 7 15
Wales
Wales
10 4 1 5 8
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
9 5 2 2 9
Turkey
Turkey
9 2 2 5 7
Mexico
Mexico
9 3 4 2 13
Finland
Finland
9 6 1 2 18
England
England
8 0 3 5 1
Croatia
Croatia
8 1 2 5 6
Montenegro
Montenegro
8 1 4 3 9
Poland
Poland
8 1 1 6 9
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
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 2 2 3 5
Albania
Albania
7 3 3 1 9
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
7 1 2 4 6
Czechia
Czechia
7 1 1 5 3
Algeria
Algeria
6 3 2 1 9
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
6 5 0 1 14
Israel
Israel
6 4 1 1 12
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
6 2 2 2 6
Ukraine
Ukraine
6 0 3 3 3
Portugal
Portugal
6 2 1 3 8
Spain
Spain
6 0 1 5 2
Austria
Austria
5 1 1 3 6
Morocco
Morocco
5 1 3 1 5
Scotland
Scotland
5 0 3 2 3
Russia
Russia
5 1 1 3 5
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 3 2 0 9
Iceland
Iceland
5 4 1 0 12
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 2 1 2 6
Egypt
Egypt
5 1 1 3 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
4 2 2 0 5
Brazil
Brazil
4 0 0 4 1
Serbia
Serbia
4 0 2 2 4
Estonia
Estonia
3 1 2 0 4
Japan
Japan
3 2 0 1 6
Kuwait
Kuwait
3 0 3 0 4
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 0 1 3
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
3 2 1 0 9
Moldova
Moldova
2 2 0 0 7
Armenia
Armenia
2 1 0 1 2
Peru
Peru
2 1 0 1 4
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 4
Qatar
Qatar
2 1 0 1 4
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 0 2 0
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
2 0 0 2 2
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 1 0 1 3
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 1 0 1 2
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 1 1 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 1 0 2
South Korea
South Korea
2 1 1 0 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 0
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
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 1 0 0 1
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 0 1 0 0
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
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