Famous People from Bulgaria: Famous Bulgarian Footballers/Soccer Players
In this Country Profile
The following Bulgarian athletes dedicated themselves in promoting and inspiring people about football, one of the most well-loved sports in the world.
Hristo Stoitchkov
Hristo Stoitchkov was a member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth at the 1994 World Cup. He was honoured as European Footballer of the Year in 1994. He was named by Pelé as one of the125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony in 2004.
Georgi Asparuhov
Georgi Asparuhov is considered to be among the top Bulgarian footballers of all time. Asparuhov died in a car crash in 1971 with his talented teammate, Nikola Kotkov. At his funeral, thousands of people went to Sofia to pay tribute and their respect to him and to bid him farewell. The present stadium of PFC Levski Sofia is called Georgi Asparuhov Stadium in honor of the famous striker.
Dimitar Berbatov
Dimitar Berbatov is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United. Berbatov captained the Bulgarian national team from 2006 to 2010, and is its all-time leading goalscorer and has also won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year a record seven times, surpassing the number of wins by Hristo Stoitchkov.
Hristo Bonev
Hristo Bonev is the second all-time leading scorer for the Bulgarian national team behind Dimitar Berbatov, who surpassed his record on November 18, 2009. Currently he manages PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the Bulgarian A PFG.
Yordan Lechkov
Yordan Lechkov became the first Bulgarian to ever play in the German Bundesliga. At the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Lechkov was one of the “golden boys” of the Bulgarian team. He has also played for the French soccer team Olympique Marseille and Besiktas of Turkey.
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