Kiril Milanov ( bg, Кирил Миланов; 17 September 1948 – 25 January 2011) was a

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football player who played as a

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. He played in

Marek Dupnitsa FC Marek ( bg, ФК Марек) is a Bulgarian football club based in Dupnitsa, currently playing in the Third League, the third level of the Bulgarian football league system. It was founded in 1947 following the unification of four local clubs. ...

, Akademik Sofia and

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. He also played for

Bulgaria national football team The Bulgaria national football team ( bg, Български национален отбор по футбол, Bǎlgarski natsionalen otbor po futbol) represents Bulgaria in men's international Association football, football and is administere ...

,1974 FIFA World Cup: Bulgaria Squad

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. Retrieved 3 February 2010. earning 21 caps and scored 4 goals. Kiril Milanov holds the record for most goals in European club football for a single game with 6 and a tie with 10. He set these records against Finnish Cup Winners

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in 1976–77 CWC season scoring 6 in Sofia and 4 in the away game.

Awards

* Holder of the

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– 1976,1977 (''with

PFC Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 b ...

'') * Champion of Bulgaria – 1974,1977 (''with

'') * 1976–77 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorer – 13 goals * European Record for most individual goals in a game in all

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– 6 goals * European Record for most individual goals in a tie in all UEFA competitions – 10 goals * UEFA Cup Winners' Cup All-time top scorers Ratio ranking – 1st place * Most goals in a single season in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup All-time ranking – 2nd place * UEFA Cup Winners' Cup All-time top scorers – 7th place (14 goals) *

1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the ...

– 12th place with

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– 1st place with

References

External links

Profile at LevskiSofia.info
1948 births 2011 deaths Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players PFC Marek Dupnitsa players Akademik Sofia players PFC Levski Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Association football forwards Footballers from Sofia {{Bulgaria-footy-bio-stub