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General Information for Bulgaria

Bulgarski Futbolen Sayuz
Founded
1923
FIFA entry
1924
Average height in 2008
1.82m
Average age in 2008
26.3
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2008
Jersey in 2008

Coaches in 2008

Markov, Plamen (Coach)

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Markov, Plamen (Coach)

Day of Birth
1957-09-11
Place of Birth
Sevlievo (Bulgaria)
Height
1.78m
Matches
7 (3 / 4)
Goto coach Plamen Markov

Players of Bulgaria in 2008

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Ivankov, Dimitar 1975-10-30 Goalkeeper Turkey Bursaspor 4 1 0 0 0 0
Petkov, Georgi 1976-03-14 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Levski Sofia 3 1 0 0 0 0
Kolev, Stoyan 1976-02-03 Goalkeeper Romania Oţelul Galaţi 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tunchev, Aleksandar 1981-07-10 Centre Back England Leicester City 7 0 0 0 0 0
Milanov, Zhivko 1984-07-15 Right Back Bulgaria Levski Sofia 6 0 0 0 0 0
Iliev, Valentin 1980-09-16 Centre Back Russia Terek Grozny 4 2 0 0 0 0
Tomašić, Igor 1976-12-14 Centre Back Israel Maccabi Tel-Aviv 3 1 0 0 0 0
Venkov, Mihail 1983-07-28 Left Back Bulgaria Litex Lovech 3 0 0 0 0 0
Lúcio Wagner 1976-06-10 Left Back Bulgaria Levski Sofia 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ivanov, Ivan 1988-02-25 Centre Back Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1 2 0 0 0 0
Sirakov, Zahari 1977-10-08 Right Back Russia Amkar Perm 1 0 0 0 0 0
Manolev, Stanislav 1985-12-16 Right Back Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0 2 0 0 0 0
Karaslavov, Asen 1980-06-08 Centre Back Germany SpVgg Greuther Fürth 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kotev, Kiril 1982-04-18 Centre Back Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Minev, Yordan 1980-10-14 Right Back Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Zanev, Petar 1985-10-18 Left Back Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0 1 0 0 0 0
Petrov, Stilian 1979-07-05 Centre Midfielder England Aston Villa FC 6 0 1 0 0 0
Georgiev, Blagoy 1981-12-21 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 5 1 2 0 0 0
Petrov, Martin 1979-01-15 Left Midfielder England Manchester City 5 0 1 0 0 0
Angelov, Stanislav 1978-04-12 Defensive Midfielder Germany Energie Cottbus 4 1 0 0 0 0
Yankov, Chavdar 1984-03-29 Centre Midfielder Germany Hannover 96 3 1 0 0 0 0
Popov, Ivelin 1987-10-26 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria Litex Lovech 1 3 0 0 0 0
Genchev, Stanislav 1981-03-20 Defensive Midfielder Romania FC Vaslui 1 2 1 0 0 0
Dimitrov, Nikolay 1987-10-15 Left Midfielder Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1 1 0 0 0 0
Yanchev, Todor 1976-05-19 Defensive Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sarmov, Georgi 1985-09-07 Defensive Midfielder Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yanev, Kosta 1983-02-21 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria OFK Sliven 2000 0 1 0 0 0 0
Berbatov, Dimitar 1981-01-30 Centre Forward England Manchester United 7 0 2 0 0 0
Dimitrov, Velizar 1979-04-13 Secondary striker Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk 5 0 0 0 0 0
Lazarov, Zdravko 1976-02-20 Right Winger Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 3 1 1 0 0 0
Rangelov, Dimitar 1983-02-09 Centre Forward Germany Energie Cottbus 1 2 0 0 0 0
Domovchiyski, Valeri 1986-10-05 Secondary striker Germany Hertha BSC Berlin 0 1 0 0 0 0
Genkov, Tsvetan 1984-02-08 Centre Forward Russia Dinamo Moskva 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kakalov, Georgi 1984-07-18 Left Winger Bulgaria Cherno More Varna 0 1 0 0 0 0
Stoyanov, Ivan 1983-07-24 Right Winger Bulgaria OFK Sliven 2000 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Bulgaria in 2008

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2008-02-06
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
0:1 c
Northern Ireland vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Windsor Park
2008-03-26
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Finland
Finland
2:1 c
Bulgaria vs. Finland
Friendly
Vassil Levski National Stadium
2008-08-20
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:2 c
Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Bilino Polje
2008-09-06
Montenegro
Montenegro
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2:2 c
Montenegro vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 2010 - Group 8
Podgorica City Stadium
2008-10-11
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Italy
Italy
0:0 c
Bulgaria vs. Italy
World Cup 2010 - Group 8
Vassil Levski National Stadium
2008-10-15
Georgia
Georgia
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
0:0 c
Georgia vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 2010 - Group 8
Boris Paichadze Stadium
2008-11-19
Serbia
Serbia
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
6:1 c
Serbia vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Partizan Stadium
7 Matches

Match Progress for Bulgaria in 2008

Favorite Opponents of Bulgaria

Opponent M W D L G
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
17 14 3 0 40
Italy
Italy
14 1 5 8 12
France
France
14 5 2 7 13
Cyprus
Cyprus
13 10 2 1 27
Sweden
Sweden
13 1 2 10 4
Romania
Romania
13 4 4 5 14
Ireland
Ireland
13 2 6 5 11
Hungary
Hungary
13 2 3 8 14
Belgium
Belgium
12 5 2 5 16
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 2 3 6 11
Denmark
Denmark
11 1 6 4 9
Malta
Malta
11 8 3 0 31
Norway
Norway
11 5 2 4 18
Germany
Germany
10 2 1 7 15
Wales
Wales
10 4 1 5 8
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
Finland
Finland
9 6 1 2 18
Montenegro
Montenegro
9 1 4 4 9
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9 6 2 1 12
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
9 5 2 2 9
Turkey
Turkey
9 2 2 5 7
Portugal
Portugal
8 3 2 3 12
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
Albania
Albania
7 3 3 1 9
Czechia
Czechia
7 1 1 5 3
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
Israel
Israel
6 4 1 1 12
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
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
6 5 0 1 14
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
Austria
Austria
5 1 1 3 6
Morocco
Morocco
5 1 3 1 5
Brazil
Brazil
4 0 0 4 1
Serbia
Serbia
4 0 2 2 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
4 2 2 0 5
Kuwait
Kuwait
3 0 3 0 4
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
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
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
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
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
2 0 0 2 2
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 1 0 1 3
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 3
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
1 1 0 0 10
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
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 1
Oman
Oman
1 0 1 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 0 1 0 1
Iraq
Iraq
1 0 0 1 0
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 2
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 0 1 0 0
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 1 0 0 1
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