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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
25.9
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

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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
Italy
Italy
13 1 5 7 10
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
12 10 2 0 30
Sweden
Sweden
12 1 2 9 4
Denmark
Denmark
10 1 5 4 8
Cyprus
Cyprus
10 8 1 1 19
Malta
Malta
9 7 2 0 24
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
9 5 2 2 9
Hungary
Hungary
9 2 3 4 10
Switzerland
Switzerland
9 2 2 5 8
Wales
Wales
8 3 1 4 7
Romania
Romania
8 3 3 2 9
Ireland
Ireland
8 1 5 2 7
Belgium
Belgium
8 3 2 3 10
Belarus
Belarus
8 5 0 3 12
Netherlands
Netherlands
8 3 1 4 9
England
England
8 0 3 5 1
Croatia
Croatia
8 1 2 5 6
Georgia
Georgia
8 4 2 2 21
Mexico
Mexico
8 3 3 2 12
Montenegro
Montenegro
8 1 4 3 9
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
7 6 0 1 17
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 2 2 3 5
France
France
7 3 0 4 8
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
7 1 1 5 3
Germany
Germany
7 2 1 4 12
Norway
Norway
6 1 1 4 4
Greece
Greece
6 3 0 3 10
Albania
Albania
6 2 3 1 7
Finland
Finland
6 3 1 2 9
Ukraine
Ukraine
6 0 3 3 3
Poland
Poland
5 0 1 4 4
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
5 4 1 0 8
Algeria
Algeria
5 2 3 0 4
East Germany
East Germany
5 1 2 2 5
Argentina
Argentina
5 1 0 4 3
Morocco
Morocco
5 1 3 1 5
Turkey
Turkey
5 1 1 3 5
Scotland
Scotland
5 0 3 2 3
Russia
Russia
5 1 1 3 5
Iceland
Iceland
5 4 1 0 12
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 2 1 2 6
Serbia
Serbia
4 0 2 2 4
Spain
Spain
4 0 1 3 2
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Slovenia
Slovenia
4 3 1 0 8
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
3 2 1 0 9
Portugal
Portugal
3 1 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
3 0 1 2 2
Estonia
Estonia
3 1 2 0 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
3 2 1 0 4
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 1
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 1 1 1 3
Japan
Japan
3 2 0 1 6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 0 1 3
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
Austria
Austria
2 1 0 1 5
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 4
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 0 2 0
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 1 0 1 2
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 1 1 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 1 0 2
South Korea
South Korea
2 1 1 0 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 0
San Marino
San Marino
2 2 0 0 7
Andorra
Andorra
2 2 0 0 5
Qatar
Qatar
1 0 0 1 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 1 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 1
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 0 1 0 0
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 2
Hungary
Hungary (B)
1 0 0 1 1
Oman
Oman
1 0 1 0 1
Soviet Union
Soviet Union (B)
1 0 1 0 2
Canada
Canada
1 0 1 0 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 2
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 0
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 0 1 0 0
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 3
Kuwait
Kuwait
1 0 1 0 2
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1 1 0 0 2
Australia
Australia
1 0 1 0 1
Iran
Iran
1 0 0 1 0
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 4
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