Rosen Yordanov Kirilov ( bg, Росен Йорданов Кирилов; born 4 January 1973 in
Vidin
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Bulgaria
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n retired professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender, and later managed various clubs.
He played as a centre-back for the
Bulgaria national team,
CSKA Sofia
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Litex Lovech
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The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...
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Adanaspor
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,
APOP Kinyras and
Vaslui
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History
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Career
Kirilov moved at the age of 18 from
Bdin Vidin to
CSKA Sofia
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in 1991. His first competitive game for the club was against
Etar Veliko Tarnovo at
Ivaylo Stadium
Stadion Ivaylo ( bg, Стадион „Ивайло“, en, 'Ivaylo Stadium' ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Etar Veliko Tarnovo. The stadium ...
on 10 November 1991 which CSKA lost 1–0.
Kirilov made 51 appearances for the
Bulgaria national team from 1998 to 2006.
He was part of the squads at the
1998 World Cup and
Euro 2004
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.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
;CSKA Sofia
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Bulgarian League:
1991–92
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Bulgarian Cup
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The tournamen ...
:
1992–93
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;Litex Lovech
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Bulgarian League:
1997–98
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Bulgarian Cup
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The tournamen ...
:
2003–04
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Bulgarian men's footballers
Bulgaria men's international footballers
OFC Bdin Vidin players
PFC CSKA Sofia players
PFC Litex Lovech players
Adanaspor footballers
APOP Kinyras FC players
CS Sporting Vaslui players
1998 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2004 players
Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Liga I players
Süper Lig players
Cypriot First Division players
Men's association football defenders
Bulgarian football managers
People from Vidin
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