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 ![]() | ||
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1956 Melbourne | Team Competition |
Ivan Petkov Kolev (Bulgarian: Иван Петков Колев) (Plovdiv 1 November 1930 – 1 July 2005) was a Bulgarian football player and coach.
He represented Bulgaria at both the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup,[1] He also played for the Bulgarian Olympic team and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]
Kolev played for Sportist Sofia from 1945 to 1948, VVS Sofia from 1949 to 1950, CSKA from 1950 to 1967 (304 matches, 90 goals in A PFG) and Sliven in 1967/68 season. He was the first Bulgarian nominated for the Ballon d'Or. He holds the record for the most league appearances in The Eternal Derby of Bulgaria – 27.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ivan Kolev". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Янчев влиза в Топ 10 на Вечното дерби, водач в класацията е Иван Колев (ЦСКА) с 27". topsport.bg. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
Categories:
- 1930 births
- 2005 deaths
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- Bulgarian football managers
- Footballers from Sofia
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Bulgaria
- Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- Olympic medalists in football
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men's association football forwards
- Bulgarian football forward stubs
- Bulgarian Olympic medalist stubs