Milcho Goranov ( bg, Милчо Горанов, 6 November 1928 – 28 July 2008) was a Bulgarian

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who played as a defender, most notably for

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. Goranov also earned 21 caps for

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. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Honours

Club

;Slavia Sofia *

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1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

International

;Bulgaria *

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Bronze Medal:

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...

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* 1928 births 2008 deaths Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria international footballers PFC Slavia Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Olympic footballers of Bulgaria Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Association football defenders People from Montana Province {{Bulgaria-footy-bio-stub