Rosen Yordanov Kirilov ( bg, Росен Йорданов Кирилов; born 4 January 1973 in

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n retired professional

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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,

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Career

Kirilov moved at the age of 18 from Bdin Vidin to

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

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

;CSKA Sofia * Bulgarian League: 1991–92 *

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;Litex Lovech * Bulgarian League: 1997–98 *

: 2003–04

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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 {{Bulgaria-footy-defender-stub