Ivan Kolev (footballer, born 1930)
Appearance
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ivan Petkov Kolev | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 2005 (aged 74) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1948 | Sportist Sofia | ||
| 1949–1950 | VVS Sofia | ||
| 1957–1967 | CSKA Sofia | 304 | (90) |
| 1967–1968 | Sliven | ||
| International career | |||
| 1950–1966 | Bulgaria | 75 | (25) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Football | ||
| Representing | ||
| 1956 Melbourne | Team Competition | |
Ivan Petkov Kolev (Bulgarian: Иван Петков Колев) (Sofia) 1 November 1930 – 1 July 2005) was a Bulgarian footballer. He was capped 75 times for Bulgaria, and played for them at the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups.[1] He also played for Bulgaria at the 1956 Summer Olympics, where won a bronze medal.[2]
He was the first Bulgarian footballer nominated for the Ballon d'Or.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Ivan Kolev". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.