Aleksandar Shalamanov
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aleksandar Stefanov Shalamanov | ||
Date of birth | 4 September 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Boyana, Bulgaria | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1961 | CSKA Sofia | 2 | (0) |
1962–1974 | Slavia Sofia | 263 | (10) |
International career | |||
1964–1971 | Bulgaria | 42 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Aleksandar Stefanov Shalamanov (Template:Lang-bg) (born 4 September 1941 in Boyana) is a former football player and professional alpine skier and is known as the only Bulgarian who has participated in the Winter Olympics (as alpine skier in 1960)[1] and in the FIFA World Cup. The Summer Olympics saw him as reserve player of the volleyball team in 1964, but he did not play in a match.
Shalamanov began his career as a defender with CSKA Sofia in 1960-61, but moved to Slavia Sofia in 1961 to remain there until 1974, when he retired after 263 matches in the Bulgarian Championship, three Bulgarian Cup trophies (1963, 1964 and 1966) and a Cup Winners' Cup semi-final in 1967.[2] Shalamanov has twice been selected Best Bulgarian Footballer, in 1963 and 1966, and twice Best Bulgarian Sportsman, in 1967 and 1973. He has 42 caps for the Bulgarian national team, with which he participated in the World Cup 1966 and World Cup 1970.
He is the father of the Alpine skier Stefan Shalamanov
References
- ^ Aleksandar Shalamanov at www.sports-reference.com
- ^ "Александър Шаламанов - белият рицар" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 17 November 2012.
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian footballers
- Bulgarian male alpine skiers
- Bulgarian men's volleyball players
- Olympic alpine skiers of Bulgaria
- Alpine skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- Bulgaria international footballers
- PFC Slavia Sofia players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Association football defenders
- Sportspeople from Sofia
- Bulgarian football defender stubs
- European alpine skiing biography stubs
- Bulgarian winter sports biography stubs