Ivan Aleksandrov Davidov ( bg, Иван Александров Давидов; 5 October 1943 – 19 February 2015) was a

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 ...

n football

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

who played for

in the 1966 and 1970 FIFA World Cups. He also played for

PFC Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia ( bg, ПФК Славия София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground ...

Career

Davidov started his career at the age of 16 with

Spartak Sofia FC Spartak Sofia ( bg, ФК Спартак София) was a Bulgarian football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded in 1947. The team plays in the Bulgarian Regional Division. The club's home colours are blue and white ...

, before he moved to

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia ( bg, ПФК Славия София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home groun ...

in 1962. He spent 10 seasons of his career at Slavia, before retiring at the age of 29 in 1971. He died in 2015.

References

External links

FIFA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davidov, Ivan 1943 births 2015 deaths Footballers from Sofia Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria international footballers Association football midfielders First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Slavia Sofia players 1966 FIFA World Cup players 1970 FIFA World Cup players