Kiril Lozanov Ivkov ( bg, Кирил Лoзaнoв Ивков; born 21 June 1946) is a former

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

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who played as a defender, most notably for

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 ...

. In 1974 and 1975 he was named

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year Bulgarian Footballer of the Year ( bg, Футболист №1 на България, ''Futbolist №1 na Balgariya'') is an annual title awarded to the best Bulgarian association football player of the year. The award has been given since 1961, an ...

. Ivkov made his

debut in 1968, earning 44 caps and scoring one goal over an eleven-year international career. He was part of the squad for the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport ev ...

, where Bulgaria won the silver medal. Ivkov captained his country 10 times and played in the

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 ...

Club career

Born in

Pernik Pernik ( bg, Перник ) is a town in western Bulgaria (about south-west of Sofia) with a population of 70,285 . Pernik is the most populated town in western Bulgaria after Sofia. It is the main town of Pernik Province and lies on both bank ...

, Ivkov began his career at local club Metalurg. In 1966, he left to join

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side

Minyor Pernik FC Minyor ( bg, ФК Миньор) is a football club in Pernik, Bulgaria, that competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been Stadion Minyor. The cl ...

. After one season at Minyor, Ivkov joined

where he won four Bulgarian League titles and four

Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tourname ...

s. He spent eleven years at Levski, scoring 15 goals in 375 appearances in all competitions.

Honours

Player

;Levski Sofia * Bulgarian League (4): 1967–68, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1976–77 *

(4): 1969–70, 1970–71, 1975–76, 1976–77 ;Bulgaria * Silver Medal at the

Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The ina ...

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * J ...

;Individual *

(2): 1974, 1975

Manager

;Levski Sofia *

: 1985–86

References

External links

Player Profile
at LevskiSofia.info 1946 births Living people Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria international footballers Association football defenders F.C. Metalurg Pernik players PFC Minyor Pernik players PFC Levski Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players 1974 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Bulgaria Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Bulgarian football managers PFC Levski Sofia managers People from Pernik {{Bulgaria-Olympic-medalist-stub