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1966 FIFA World Cup Group 3
Group 3 of the 1966 FIFA World Cup consisted of holders Brazil, Hungary, Portugal, and 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 Macedon .... Play began on 12 July 1966 and concluded on 20 July 1966. World Cup newcomers Portugal won the group, Hungary finished as runners-up, and both advanced to the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Bulgaria and defending Champions Brazil failed to advance. Standings Matches Brazil vs Bulgaria , valign="top" width="50%", Portugal vs Hungary , valign="top" width="50%", Hungary vs Brazil , valign="top" width="50%", Portugal vs Bulgaria , valign="top" width="50%", Portugal vs Brazil , valign="top" width="50%", Hungary vs Bulgaria , valign="top" width="50%", See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 FIFA World Cup
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in the final to win the tournament. The final had finished at 2–2 after 90 minutes and went to extra time, when Geoff Hurst scored two goals to complete his hat-trick, the first (and , only) to be scored in a men's World Cup final. England were the fifth nation to win the event, and the third host nation to win after Uruguay in 1930 and Italy in 1934. Brazil were the defending champions, but they failed to progress from the group stage. Two debut teams performed well at the competition – North Korea beat Italy 1–0 on the way to reaching the quarter-finals, where they lost to Portugal 5–3 after leading 3–0. Portugal themselves finished third, losing 2–1 to England in the semi-final. Portuguese striker Eusébio was the tournament's t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Henrique (footballer, Born 1943)
Paulo Henrique Souza de Oliveira (born 5 January 1943), usually called Paulo Henrique, is a Brazilian former professional football player and manager. He played as defender, and represented the Brazil national team at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. His son Paulo Henrique Filho and his grandson Henrique Lordelo also played professionally. Honours Players ; Flamengo * Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1961 * Campeonato Carioca: 1963, 1965, 1972 * Torneio do Povo: 1972 ;Avaí * Campeonato Catarinense: 1973 Manager ;Goytacaz * Campeonato Carioca Série B1: 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ... References External links * 1943 births Living people Association football defenders Brazilian footballers Brazilian football managers Brazil international foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinko Dermendzhiev
Dinko Tsvetkov Dermendzhiev ( bg, Динко Цветков Дерменджиев; 2 June 1941 – 1 May 2019), nicknamed Chico was a Bulgarian footballer and coach. Club career Dinko Dermendzhiev began his youth career in Maritsa Plovdiv. Initially, he played as a goalkeeper, although later he would be famed as a skillful and elegant forward. Dermendzhiev spent his entire professional career with Botev Plovdiv, playing for the club for 19 years during the 1960s and 1970s. He participated in 447 matches in A Grupa and scored 194 goals for the club. Dermendzhiev would score twice in eight UEFA club competition games. He also holds the third place in the all time goalscorers ranking of A Grupa. Throughout his career Dermendzhiev scored seven hat-tricks. International career He made 58 appearances for the Bulgaria national football team and scored 19 goals from 1966 to 1977. He participated at three editions of FIFA World Cup in 1962 (2 games), 1966 (2 games) and 1970 (2 games an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobromir Zhechev
Dobromir Georgiev Zhechev ( bg, Добромир Георгиев Жечев; born 12 November 1942) is a Bulgarian former football player and later manager. Zhechev was born in Sofia. At club level he played Spartak and Levski in his home town. He was also capped 93 times for the Bulgaria national team and was part of the squad at four World Cups, which makes him the only Bulgarian footballer who has played in four FIFA World Cups so far. European champion with the Bulgarian national under-19 team in 1959. Dobromir Zhechev is also 1973–76 Balkan Cup champion. As manager of Levski Sofia, he won one Bulgarian Cup in 1982. Honours Club ;Spartak Sofia * Bulgarian Cup (1): 1967–68 ;Levski Sofia * A PFG (2): 1969–70, 1973–74 * 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 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoyan Kitov
Stoyan Kirilov Kitov ( bg, Стоян Кирилов Китов; born 27 August 1938) is a retired Bulgarian footballer who represented his country at the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups. He played as a midfielder and was a player at Spartak Sofia from 1959 until 1966. He also represented Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ..., playing one match of football before his team finished 5th overall. References External links Olympic record 1938 births Footballers from Sofia Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria international footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Bulgaria Livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Gaganelov
Boris Atanasov Gaganelov ( bg, Борис Aтанасов Гаганелов; 7 October 1941 – 5 June 2020) was a Bulgarian football player and later coach. Gaganelov was born in Petrich. He made 51 appearances for the Bulgaria national football team. He represented Bulgaria at the FIFA World Cups in 1966 and 1970. He died on 5 June 2020 at the age of 78 in Sofia. Honours Player ;CSKA Sofia * A Group (7): 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73 * Bulgarian Cup (6): 1961, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ... References External links * 1941 births 2020 deaths Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria international footballers 1966 FIFA World Cup players 1970 FIFA World Cup players PFC CS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Vutsov
Ivan Kolev Vutsov ( bg, Иван Кoлeв Вуцов; 14 December 1939 – 18 January 2019) was a Bulgarian football player and coach. His career included periods playing for and later managing the Bulgarian national team. He played in three matches at the 1966 FIFA World Cup and for Levski Sofia. Playing career Vutsov's professional playing career as a defender spanned nearly 15 years, during which he played for three clubs: Botev Plovdiv, Levski Sofia and Akademik Sofia. He spent nine seasons with Levski where he won two Bulgarian League titles and one Bulgarian Cup. Vutsov was capped 24 times for the Bulgaria national football team and appeared in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He was also a vice president of the Bulgarian Football Union and manager of the Bulgarian national team, Hajduk Split and PFC Levski Sofia where became famous for having 18 games in the European club competitions during his reign. One of the most prominent players he discovered was Alen Bokšić, when m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitar Penev
Dimitar Dushkov Penev ( bg, Димитър Душков Пенев, born 12 July 1945) is a Bulgarian football coach and former player and central defender of CSKA Sofia. He played 90 games for Bulgaria national football team and scored two goals. He is regarded as one of his country's best ever defenders, winning Bulgarian footballer of the year in 1967 and 1971, he also participated in three world cups for his country in 1966, 1970 and 1974. He is Honorary President of CSKA Sofia and semi-pro side Nottingham United FC. Personal life Penev is uncle of former Bulgarian international and national team coach Lyuboslav Penev. Coaching career Penev was manager of the Bulgaria national team during the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where his team reached the semi-finals and then lost the bronze medal game with Sweden. Throughout his career as manager he demonstrated excellence in both tactics and team psychology. Penev's most notable quality was his ability to work well with young players. Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandar Shalamanov
Aleksandar Stefanov Shalamanov ( bg, Александър Cтефанов Шаламанов) (4 September 1941– 25 October 2021) was a football player and professional alpine skier and is known as the only Bulgarian who has participated in the Winter Olympics (as alpine skier in 1960) and in the FIFA World Cup. The Summer Olympics saw him as reserve player of the volleyball team in 1964, but he did not play in a match. Shalamanov began his career as a defender with CSKA Sofia in 1960–61, but moved to Slavia Sofia in 1961 to remain there until 1974, when he retired after 263 matches in the Bulgarian Championship, three Bulgarian Cup trophies (1963, 1964 and 1966) and a Cup Winners' Cup semi-final in 1967. Shalamanov has twice been selected Best Bulgarian Footballer, in 1963 and 1966, and twice Best Bulgarian Sportsman, in 1967 and 1973. He has 42 caps for the Bulgaria national team, with which he participated in the World Cup 1966 and World Cup 1970. On 26 October 2021, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgi Naydenov (footballer, Born 1931)
Georgi Spirov Naydenov ( bg, Георги Спиров Найденов) (21 December 1931 – 28 May 1970) was Bulgarian football goalkeeper and manager. He is considered the greatest Bulgarian goalkeeper of all time. Between 1955 and 1965 he played in 176 matches for CSKA Sofia. He was honoured as Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1961. Naydenov won the top Bulgarian league, the A PFG, 8 times (all with CSKA), as well as the Bulgarian Cup, 3 times (all with CSKA). He was respected for his incredible work ethic and his determination during training and matches alike. International career For the Bulgaria national football team Naydenov featured in 51 games and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He played for his country at the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. Even after he had retired from competing he still remained one of the fittest players in Bulgaria and this made his death all the more mysterious. He died in Damascus, Syria and initial reports claimed he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicente Feola
Vicente Ítalo Feola (; 20 November 1909 – 6 November 1975) was a Brazilian football manager and coach from São Paulo. He became famous for leading the Brazilians to their first FIFA World Cup title in 1958. Biography Feola was born in São Paulo to Italian parents. He died in 1975 aged 65. Coaching career São Paulo As São Paulo FC coach, Feola won the 1948 and 1949 Campeonato Paulista. Brazil 1958 World Cup As Seleção boss in 1958, Feola introduced a 17-year-old Pelé to the footballing world, winning the FIFA World Cup in Sweden, the first and to date only time a non-European side has won a World Cup on European soil. The team trained in Hindås in Sweden during the tournament (pictured). Boca Juniors Feola was appointed manager of Argentine club Boca Juniors briefly in 1961. Brazil return 1966 World Cup Feola returned as coach of the Brazilian national team for the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England. In the first round of the tournament, Brazil lost th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jairzinho
Jair Ventura Filho (born 25 December 1944), better known as Jairzinho (), is a Brazilian former footballer. A quick, skillful, and powerful right winger known for his finishing ability and eye for goal, he was a key member and top scorer of the legendary Brazilian national team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He is nicknamed as The Hurricane ( pt, o Furacão) for scoring limitless goals. A versatile forward, he was also capable of playing in a variety of other attacking positions, as a main striker, second striker, or even as an attacking midfielder. Jairzinho was known for his large afro towards the later stages of his career, as well as his burst of pace, dribbling, ball skills, finishing ability, shot power and devastating strength due to his large muscular build. Due to the economic and political situation of the time, as well as the Sport Legislation, he played most of his club football in South America where he spent eleven years at Rio de Janeiro club Botafogo. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
