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General Information for Bulgaria

Bulgarski Futbolen Sayuz
Founded
1923
FIFA entry
1924
Average height in 1966
1.77m
Average age in 1966
24.9
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1966
Jersey in 1966

Coaches in 1966

Vytlačil, Rudolf (Coach)

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Vytlačil, Rudolf (Coach)

Day of Birth
1912-02-09
Day of Death
1977-06-01
Place of Birth
Schwechat (Austria)
Matches
3 (3 / 0)
Goto coach Rudolf Vytlačil

Bozhkov, Stefan (Coach)

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Bozhkov, Stefan (Coach)

Day of Birth
1923-09-20
Day of Death
2014-02-01
Place of Birth
Sofia (Bulgaria)
Goto coach Stefan Bozhkov

Tashkov, Dobromir (Coach)

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Tashkov, Dobromir (Coach)

Day of Birth
1925-04-10
Day of Death
2017-05-26
Place of Birth
Varna (Bulgaria)
Goto coach Dobromir Tashkov

Players of Bulgaria in 1966

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Simeonov, Simeon 1946-04-26 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 5 0 0 - - -
Naydenov, Georgi 1931-12-21 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Spartak Sofia 3 0 0 - - -
Deyanov, Ivan 1937-12-16 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 0 2 0 - - -
Gaganelov, Boris 1941-10-07 Left Back Bulgaria CSKA Cherveno Zname Sofia 8 0 0 - - -
Zhechev, Dobromir 1942-11-12 Centre Back Bulgaria Spartak Sofia 8 0 0 - - -
Penev, Dimitar 1945-07-12 Centre Back Bulgaria CSKA Cherveno Zname Sofia 7 1 0 - - -
Shalamanov, Aleksandar 1941-09-04 Right Back Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 6 0 0 - - -
Vutsov, Ivan 1939-12-14 Defender Bulgaria Levski Sofia 6 0 0 - - -
Aleksiev, Stoyan 1944-07-03 Defender Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 2 0 0 - - -
Zdravkov, Ivan 1941-04-23 Defender Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1 0 0 - - -
Yakimov, Dimitar 1941-08-12 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Cherveno Zname Sofia 6 0 0 - - -
Dermendzhiev, Dinko 1941-06-02 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv 4 0 1 - - -
Davidov, Ivan 1943-10-05 Midfielder Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 3 0 0 - - -
Abadzhiev, Stefan 1934-07-03 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria Levski Sofia 2 0 0 - - -
Largov, Dimitar 1936-09-10 Midfielder Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 2 0 0 - - -
Dimitrov, Yancho 1943-03-11 Midfielder Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora 1 1 2 - - -
Kitov, Stoyan 1938-08-27 Midfielder Bulgaria Spartak Sofia 1 0 0 - - -
Nikodimov, Asparuh 1945-08-21 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Cherveno Zname Sofia 0 1 0 - - -
Stankov, Boris 1942-05-15 Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Cherveno Zname Sofia 0 1 0 - - -
Zhekov, Petar 1944-10-10 Centre Forward Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora 6 0 7 - - -
Asparuhov, Georgi 1943-05-04 Centre Forward Bulgaria Levski Sofia 6 0 2 - - -
Kostov, Aleksandar 1938-03-02 Striker Bulgaria Levski Sofia 3 1 1 - - -
Kolev, Ivan 1930-11-01 Left Winger Bulgaria CSKA Cherveno Zname Sofia 3 0 0 - - -
Vasilev, Aleksandar 1936-05-19 Striker Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 2 1 1 - - -
Tsanev, Nikola 1939-12-11 Striker Bulgaria CSKA Cherveno Zname Sofia 2 0 2 - - -
Kotkov, Nikola 1938-12-09 Striker Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 1 1 0 - - -
Popov, Georgi 1944-08-14 Striker Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv 0 1 0 - - -

Matches of Bulgaria in 1966

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1966-07-12
Brazil
Brazil
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2:0 c
Brazil vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 1966 - Group 3
Goodison Park
1966-07-16
Portugal
Portugal
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3:0 c
Portugal vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 1966 - Group 3
Old Trafford
1966-07-20
Hungary
Hungary
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3:1 c
Hungary vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 1966 - Group 3
Old Trafford
3 Matches

Match Progress for Bulgaria in 1966

Favorite Opponents of Bulgaria

Opponent M W D L G
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
17 14 3 0 40
Italy
Italy
14 1 5 8 12
Sweden
Sweden
13 1 2 10 4
Romania
Romania
13 4 4 5 14
Hungary
Hungary
13 2 3 8 14
Belgium
Belgium
12 5 2 5 16
France
France
12 5 1 6 10
Cyprus
Cyprus
11 8 2 1 21
Denmark
Denmark
11 1 6 4 9
Norway
Norway
11 5 2 4 18
Ireland
Ireland
11 1 5 5 9
Malta
Malta
11 8 3 0 31
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 2 3 6 11
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
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
9 5 2 2 9
Turkey
Turkey
9 2 2 5 7
Montenegro
Montenegro
8 1 4 3 9
Poland
Poland
8 1 1 6 9
England
England
8 0 3 5 1
Croatia
Croatia
8 1 2 5 6
Czechia
Czechia
7 1 1 5 3
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
7 5 1 1 9
East Germany
East Germany
7 1 3 3 7
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Greece
Greece
7 3 0 4 10
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 2 2 3 5
Albania
Albania
7 3 3 1 9
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
7 1 2 4 6
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
6 2 2 2 6
Ukraine
Ukraine
6 0 3 3 3
Spain
Spain
6 0 1 5 2
Portugal
Portugal
6 2 1 3 8
Algeria
Algeria
6 3 2 1 9
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
6 5 0 1 14
Israel
Israel
6 4 1 1 12
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
Serbia
Serbia
4 0 2 2 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
4 2 2 0 5
Brazil
Brazil
4 0 0 4 1
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
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 0
Kuwait
Kuwait
2 0 2 0 3
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
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 0 2 0
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 4
Qatar
Qatar
2 1 0 1 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 1 0 1 3
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 1 0 1 2
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
2 0 0 2 2
South Korea
South Korea
2 1 1 0 2
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 1 1 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 1 0 2
Australia
Australia
1 0 1 0 1
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 1 0 0 2
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 4
Iran
Iran
1 0 0 1 0
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 3
Soviet Union
Soviet Union (B)
1 0 1 0 2
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 0 1 0 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 1 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 1
Cuba
Cuba
1 1 0 0 5
Hungary
Hungary (B)
1 0 0 1 1
Iraq
Iraq
1 0 0 1 0
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 2
Oman
Oman
1 0 1 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 0 1 0 1
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 0 1 0 0
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 1 0 0 1
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 3
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