Kiril Yovovich ( bg, Кирил Йовович) (29 December 1905 – 9 February 1976) was a

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who played as an

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for

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and

during the 1920s. He was born in

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Career

Yovovich start to play football in FC Bulgaria, before moved to

in 1919. With the Bulgarian national team he participated at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

Honours

Player

;

* Bulgarian State Football Championship ** Runner-up (1):

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* Sofia Championship ** Champion (3): 1923, 1924, 1925 * Ulpia Serdika Cup ** Winner (1): 1926

Manager

;

* Bulgarian State Football Championship ** Champion (1): 1937

References

External links

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Profile at LevskiSofia.infoKiril Yovovich's profile at Retro-Football.bg
1905 births 1976 deaths Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics PFC Levski Sofia players Footballers from Sofia Bulgarian football managers PFC Levski Sofia managers Men's association football forwards Olympic footballers for Bulgaria {{Bulgaria-footy-bio-stub