Ivan Zafirov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Georgiev Zafirov | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 15 October 2025 (aged 77) | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957–1965 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1966 | CSKA Sofia | 16 | (1) |
| 1966–1968 | Sliven | 24 | (1) |
| 1968–1981 | CSKA Sofia | 324 | (3) |
| Total | 364 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 1968–1980 | Bulgaria | 50 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ivan Georgiev Zafirov (Bulgarian: Иван Георгиев Зафиpoв; 30 December 1947 – 15 October 2025) was a Bulgarian footballer. He played 50 times for Bulgaria, including at the 1974 FIFA World Cup[1] and at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal.[2]
Zafirov died on 15 October 2025, at the age of 77.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Ivan Zafirov – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ↑ Ivan Zafirov Archived 3 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "Напусна ни великият Иван Зафиров". CSKA. 15 October 2025. Archived from the original on 16 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
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