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General Information for Bulgaria

Bulgarski Futbolen Sayuz
Founded
1923
FIFA entry
1924
Average height in 1981
1.8m
Average age in 1981
23.7
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1981
Jersey in 1981

Coaches in 1981

Parzhelov, Atanas (Coach)

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Parzhelov, Atanas (Coach)

Day of Birth
1932-02-09
Day of Death
2013-08-12
Matches
5 (1 / 4)
Goto coach Atanas Parzhelov

Roev, Danko (Coach)

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Roev, Danko (Coach)

Day of Birth
1935-10-22
Day of Death
2008-10-27
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Danko Roev

Players of Bulgaria in 1981

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Velinov, Georgi 1957-10-05 Goalkeeper Bulgaria CSKA Septemvriysko Zname Sofia 10 1 0 - - -
Hristov, Hristo 1943-11-26 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Pirin Blagoevgrad 3 1 0 - - -
Vichev, Dimitar 1951-03-18 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 3 0 0 - - -
Donev, Nikolay 1957-12-15 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 1 1 0 - - -
Balevski, Veselin 1959-02-06 Defender Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 12 0 0 - - -
Bonev, Georgi 1954-06-20 Defender Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 9 1 0 - - -
Dimitrov, Georgi 1959-01-14 Centre Back Bulgaria CSKA Septemvriysko Zname Sofia 9 0 0 - - -
Maldzhanski, Valentin 1951-11-24 Centre Back Bulgaria Botev Vratsa 8 0 0 - - -
Nikolov, Plamen 1957-06-24 Right Back Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 6 0 0 - - -
Vasilev, Tsonyo 1952-01-07 Left Back Bulgaria DFS Shumen 5 0 0 - - -
Blangev, Blagoy 1960-11-04 Defender Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 3 1 0 - - -
Iliev, Georgi 'Maykala' 1956-09-15 Defender Bulgaria CSKA Septemvriysko Zname Sofia 2 0 0 - - -
Deliminkov, Valentin 1957-09-23 Defender Bulgaria Chernomorets Burgas 1 3 0 - - -
Karakolev, Roman 1955-03-23 Left Back Bulgaria Marek Stanke Dimitrov 1 2 0 - - -
Iliev, Ivan 1955-11-16 Centre Back Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 1 0 0 - - -
Petrov, Petar 1961-02-20 Left Back Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 1 0 0 - - -
Dimitrov, Boko 1951-11-11 Defender Greece Iraklis Thessalonikis 1 0 0 - - -
Dimitrov, Dinko 1961-10-18 Defender Bulgaria CSKA Septemvriysko Zname Sofia 1 0 0 - - -
Marinov, Atanas 1958-10-15 Defender Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 1 0 0 - - -
Pachev, Trifon 1959-09-28 Defender Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 1 0 0 - - -
Murlev, Yordan 1960-05-03 Defender Bulgaria Pirin Blagoevgrad 0 1 0 - - -
Mladenov, Dimitar 1962-03-12 Left Back Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv - - - - - -
Tsvetkov, Plamen 1957-08-13 Midfielder Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 10 0 1 - - -
Sabotinov, Vencho 1953-04-02 Right Midfielder Bulgaria Spartak Pleven 9 2 0 - - -
Grigorov, Grigor 1957-10-12 Midfielder Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 9 0 0 - - -
Markov, Plamen 1957-09-11 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Septemvriysko Zname Sofia 5 4 0 - - -
Zdravkov, Radoslav 1956-07-30 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Septemvriysko Zname Sofia 5 3 3 - - -
Zhelyazkov, Andrey 1952-07-09 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 5 0 0 - - -
Zehtinski, Petar 1955-09-15 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 4 1 1 - - -
Lyubomirov, Kiril 1952-05-17 Midfielder Bulgaria Akademik Sofia 4 1 0 - - -
Krastev, Tsvetan 1953-03-27 Midfielder Bulgaria Spartak Pleven 3 1 0 - - -
Spasov, Emil 1956-02-01 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 2 1 0 - - -
Sadakov, Anyo 1961-09-26 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 1 0 - - -
Aleksandrov, Atanas 1952-06-02 Right Midfielder Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 1 0 0 - - -
Chavdarov, Krasimir 1958-02-11 Midfielder Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 1 0 0 - - -
Tsvetanov, Valeri 1957-04-22 Midfielder Bulgaria Botev Vratsa 0 3 0 - - -
Kerimov, Ruzhin 1956-07-15 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Septemvriysko Zname Sofia 0 2 0 - - -
Iskrenov, Bozhidar 1962-08-01 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 0 1 0 - - -
Topuzakov, Minko 1954-08-21 Midfielder Bulgaria DFS Haskovo 0 1 0 - - -
Bakalov, Marin 1962-04-18 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv - - - - - -
Kostadinov, Kostadin 1959-06-25 Right Winger Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 14 1 5 - - -
Slavkov, Georgi 1958-09-11 Secondary striker Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 11 0 7 - - -
Tsvetkov, Chavdar 1953-03-08 Left Winger Austria Austria Wien 11 0 4 - - -
Mladenov, Stoycho 1957-04-12 Centre Forward Bulgaria CSKA Septemvriysko Zname Sofia 6 1 2 - - -
Yonchev, Tsvetan 1956-02-15 Left Winger Bulgaria CSKA Septemvriysko Zname Sofia 3 3 3 - - -
Valchev, Mihail 1956-10-13 Striker Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 3 0 0 - - -
Argirov, Mitko 1959-11-05 Striker Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 1 0 0 - - -
Kurdov, Petar 1961-03-13 Striker Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 0 1 0 - - -
Markalov unknown 0 1 0 - - -

Matches of Bulgaria in 1981

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1981-01-20
Mexico
Mexico
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:1 c
Mexico vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Estadio Azteca
1981-02-12
Peru
Peru
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:2 c
Peru vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Estadio Nacional de Perú
1981-03-25
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2:1 c
Yugoslavia vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Subotica City Stadium
1981-09-23
Italy
Italy
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3:2 c
Italy vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
1981-10-28
Brazil
Brazil
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3:0 c
Brazil vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Estádio Olímpico Monumental
1981-11-22
Germany
Germany
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
4:0 c
Germany vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 1982 - Group 1
Merkur Spiel-Arena
6 Matches

Match Progress for Bulgaria in 1981

Favorite Opponents of Bulgaria

Opponent M W D L G
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
17 14 3 0 40
Italy
Italy
14 1 5 8 12
Hungary
Hungary
13 2 3 8 14
Sweden
Sweden
12 1 2 9 4
Romania
Romania
12 3 4 5 12
France
France
12 5 1 6 10
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 2 3 6 11
Cyprus
Cyprus
11 8 2 1 21
Denmark
Denmark
11 1 6 4 9
Malta
Malta
11 8 3 0 31
Ireland
Ireland
11 1 5 5 9
Georgia
Georgia
10 5 2 3 23
Wales
Wales
10 4 1 5 8
Norway
Norway
10 4 2 4 17
Belarus
Belarus
10 5 2 3 13
Netherlands
Netherlands
10 4 2 4 12
Turkey
Turkey
9 2 2 5 7
Mexico
Mexico
9 3 4 2 13
Germany
Germany
9 2 1 6 14
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
9 5 2 2 9
Belgium
Belgium
9 3 2 4 11
Croatia
Croatia
8 1 2 5 6
Montenegro
Montenegro
8 1 4 3 9
Finland
Finland
8 5 1 2 14
Poland
Poland
8 1 1 6 9
England
England
8 0 3 5 1
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
7 1 2 4 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
Greece
Greece
7 3 0 4 10
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 2 2 3 5
Albania
Albania
6 2 3 1 7
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
6 2 2 2 6
Ukraine
Ukraine
6 0 3 3 3
Spain
Spain
6 0 1 5 2
Algeria
Algeria
6 3 2 1 9
Argentina
Argentina
6 1 0 5 4
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
6 5 0 1 14
Morocco
Morocco
5 1 3 1 5
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
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
4 2 2 0 5
Brazil
Brazil
4 0 0 4 1
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Portugal
Portugal
4 1 0 3 2
Serbia
Serbia
4 0 2 2 4
Estonia
Estonia
3 1 2 0 4
Japan
Japan
3 2 0 1 6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 0 1 3
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
3 2 1 0 9
Austria
Austria
3 1 0 2 6
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
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
Armenia
Armenia
2 1 0 1 2
Peru
Peru
2 1 0 1 4
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 4
Qatar
Qatar
2 1 0 1 4
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 0 2 0
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 1
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 1 0 0 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
Malaysia
Malaysia
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
Soviet Union
Soviet Union (B)
1 0 1 0 2
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
Oman
Oman
1 0 1 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 0 1 0 1
Iraq
Iraq
1 0 0 1 0
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 2
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