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General Information for Bulgaria

Bulgarski Futbolen Sayuz
Founded
1923
FIFA entry
1924
Average height in 2002
1.82m
Average age in 2002
26.6
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2002
Jersey in 2002

Coaches in 2002

Markov, Plamen (Coach)

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Markov, Plamen (Coach)

Day of Birth
1957-09-11
Place of Birth
Sevlievo (Bulgaria)
Height
1.78m
Matches
8 (3 / 5)
Goto coach Plamen Markov

Players of Bulgaria in 2002

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Zdravkov, Zdravko 1970-10-04 Goalkeeper Turkey İstanbulspor AŞ 7 0 0 0 0 0
Gospodinov, Yordan 1978-06-12 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Naftex Burgas 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ivankov, Dimitar 1975-10-30 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0 2 0 0 0 0
Kolev, Stoyan 1976-02-03 Goalkeeper Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Petkov, Georgi 1976-03-14 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kirilov, Rosen 1973-01-04 Centre Back Bulgaria Litex Lovech 8 0 0 0 0 0
Petkov, Ivaylo 1976-03-24 Left Back Turkey İstanbulspor AŞ 7 0 0 0 0 0
Kishishev, Radostin 1974-07-30 Right Back England Charlton Athletic 6 0 0 0 0 0
Pažin, Predrag 1973-03-14 Centre Back Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 5 0 0 0 0 0
Petrov, Georgi 1974-02-25 Centre Back Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2 3 0 0 0 0
Bachkov, Danail 1976-12-21 Right Back Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1 1 0 0 0 0
Markov, Georgi 1972-01-20 Centre Back Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1 1 0 0 0 0
Topuzakov, Elin 1977-02-05 Centre Back Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1 1 0 0 0 0
Petkov, Yordan 1976-03-11 Centre Back Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 1 0 0 0 0 0
Neshadov, Nesim 1973-06-08 Defender Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ivanov, Galin 1975-06-04 Centre Back Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0 3 0 0 0 0
Zagorčić, Zlatomir 1971-06-15 Centre Back Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0 3 0 0 0 0
Ivanov, Biser 1973-07-24 Centre Back Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0 2 0 0 0 0
Stoyanov, Ilian 1977-01-20 Centre Back Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Petrov, Stilian 1979-07-05 Centre Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 8 0 2 0 0 0
Peev, Georgi 1979-03-11 Right Midfielder Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 7 0 0 0 0 0
Petrov, Martin 1979-01-15 Left Midfielder Germany VfL Wolfsburg 7 0 0 0 0 0
Balakov, Krasimir 1966-03-29 Attacking Midfielder Germany VfB Stuttgart 6 0 2 0 0 0
Petkov, Milen 1974-01-12 Defensive Midfielder Greece AEK Athinon 3 0 0 0 0 0
Yanchev, Todor 1976-05-19 Defensive Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1 4 0 0 0 0
Borimirov, Daniel 1970-01-15 Defensive Midfielder Germany TSV 1860 München 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hristov, Marian 1973-07-29 Defensive Midfielder Germany 1.FC Kaiserslautern 1 0 0 0 0 0
Petrov, Svetoslav 1978-02-12 Defensive Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0 2 0 0 0 0
Trendafilov, Mitko 1969-12-25 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Naftex Burgas 0 1 0 0 0 0
Berbatov, Dimitar 1981-01-30 Centre Forward Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5 0 2 0 0 0
Janković, Zoran 1974-02-08 Secondary striker China Dalian Shide 4 2 1 0 0 0
Manchev, Vladimir 1977-10-06 Centre Forward France Lille OSC 2 3 0 0 0 0
Ivanov, Georgi 1976-07-02 Centre Forward France Stade Rennais 1 4 0 0 0 0
Chilikov, Georgi 1978-08-23 Centre Forward Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1 3 1 0 0 0
Dimitrov, Velizar 1979-04-13 Secondary striker Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Todorov, Svetoslav 1978-08-30 Centre Forward England Portsmouth FC 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Bulgaria in 2002

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2002-02-13
Croatia
Croatia
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
0:0 c
Croatia vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Stadion Kantrida
2002-03-27
Ecuador
Ecuador
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3:0 c
Ecuador vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Giants Stadium
2002-04-17
Mexico
Mexico
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:0 c
Mexico vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Giants Stadium
2002-08-21
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Germany
Germany
2:2 c
Bulgaria vs. Germany
Friendly
Stadion Georgi Asparuhov
2002-09-07
Belgium
Belgium
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
0:2 c
Belgium vs. Bulgaria
Euro 2004 - Group 8
Stade Roi Baudouin
2002-10-12
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Croatia
2:0 c
Bulgaria vs. Croatia
Euro 2004 - Group 8
Vassil Levski National Stadium
2002-10-16
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Andorra
Andorra
2:1 c
Bulgaria vs. Andorra
Euro 2004 - Group 8
Vassil Levski National Stadium
2002-11-20
Spain
Spain
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:0 c
Spain vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes
8 Matches

Match Progress for Bulgaria in 2002

Favorite Opponents of Bulgaria

Opponent M W D L G
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
17 14 3 0 40
France
France
14 5 2 7 13
Italy
Italy
14 1 5 8 12
Romania
Romania
13 4 4 5 14
Ireland
Ireland
13 2 6 5 11
Hungary
Hungary
13 2 3 8 14
Cyprus
Cyprus
13 10 2 1 27
Sweden
Sweden
13 1 2 10 4
Belgium
Belgium
12 5 2 5 16
Denmark
Denmark
11 1 6 4 9
Norway
Norway
11 5 2 4 18
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
Finland
Finland
9 6 1 2 18
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9 6 2 1 12
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
9 5 2 2 9
Turkey
Turkey
9 2 2 5 7
Mexico
Mexico
9 3 4 2 13
Montenegro
Montenegro
8 1 4 3 9
Poland
Poland
8 1 1 6 9
Portugal
Portugal
8 3 2 3 12
England
England
8 0 3 5 1
Croatia
Croatia
8 1 2 5 6
Czechia
Czechia
7 1 1 5 3
East Germany
East Germany
7 1 3 3 7
Greece
Greece
7 3 0 4 10
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 2 2 3 5
Albania
Albania
7 3 3 1 9
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
7 1 2 4 6
Ukraine
Ukraine
6 0 3 3 3
Spain
Spain
6 0 1 5 2
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
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
6 2 2 2 6
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 2 1 2 6
Iceland
Iceland
5 4 1 0 12
Egypt
Egypt
5 1 1 3 4
Austria
Austria
5 1 1 3 6
Morocco
Morocco
5 1 3 1 5
Russia
Russia
5 1 1 3 5
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 3 2 0 9
Scotland
Scotland
5 0 3 2 3
Serbia
Serbia
4 0 2 2 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
4 2 2 0 5
Brazil
Brazil
4 0 0 4 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 0 1 3
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
3 2 1 0 9
Estonia
Estonia
3 1 2 0 4
Kuwait
Kuwait
3 0 3 0 4
Japan
Japan
3 2 0 1 6
Andorra
Andorra
2 2 0 0 5
San Marino
San Marino
2 2 0 0 7
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
Qatar
Qatar
2 1 0 1 4
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 0 2 0
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 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
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 0
Iran
Iran
1 0 0 1 0
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 4
Soviet Union
Soviet Union (B)
1 0 1 0 2
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 3
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 1 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 1
Cuba
Cuba
1 1 0 0 5
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 0 1 0 0
Hungary
Hungary (B)
1 0 0 1 1
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 0 1 0 1
Iraq
Iraq
1 0 0 1 0
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 2
Oman
Oman
1 0 1 0 1
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 1 0 0 1
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 0 1 0 0
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 3
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
1 1 0 0 10
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 1 0 0 2
Australia
Australia
1 0 1 0 1
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