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Football At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Team Squads
The following squads were named for the 1960 Summer Olympics tournament. Group A Bulgaria Head coach: Stoyan Ormandjiev Turkey Head coach: Şeref Görkey United Arab Republic Head coach: Pál Titkos Yugoslavia Head coach: Aleksandar Tirnanić Group B Brazil Head coach: Vicente Feola Formosa Head coach: Lee Wai Tong Great Britain Head coach: Norman Creek Italy Head coach: Giuseppe Viani Group C Argentina Head coach: Ernesto Duchini Denmark Head coach: Arne Sørensen Poland Head coaches: Czesław Krug; trainers Jean Prouff and Ryszard Koncewicz Tunisia Head coach: Milan Kristić Group D France Head coach: Jean Rigal Louis Jean Julien Rigal (12 December 1890 – 5 November 1979) was a French Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder for AF Garenne-Colombes and the France national football team, French national team between 1908 and 1912. He ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Stoyan Ormandjiev
Stoyan Ormandzhiev (; 10 January 1920 – 10 October 2006) was a Bulgarian Association football, footballer and manager, who managed two European clubs and the Bulgaria national football team, Bulgaria national team during his career. Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ormandzhiev, Stoyan 1920 births 2006 deaths FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC CSKA Sofia managers Bulgarian men's footballers Footballers from Varna, Bulgaria Men's association football defenders Bulgarian football managers PFC Cherno More Varna managers Bulgaria national football team managers DSV Leoben managers 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Stoyan Kitov
Stoyan Kirilov Kitov (; 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, playing one match of football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... before his team finished 5th overall. References External links Olympic record 1938 births Footballers from Sofia Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's 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 for Bulgaria Living people Men's association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dimitar Penchev
Dimitar (, , ) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is widely found in Bulgaria and North Macedonia. It's derived from one or more of the following: * Saint Demetrius (280–306) * Dimetor ''Διμήτωρ'' ("twice-born"), epithet of Dionysus referring to his reincarnation after dying as Zagreus * Mitra, the Indo-Iranian solar god of friendship and promise * Demeter, Greek mother goddess the name of which contains the Proto Indo-European root ''mater'' ("mother") The most common short for Dimitar is Mitko, while people with the name Dimitar are informally called also Mite, Mito, Dimo, Dimi, Dimcho, Dimko, Dimka, Dime. * Dimitar Agura (1849–1911), Bulgarian historian, professor of history at Sofia University and rector of the university *Dimitar Andonovski (born 1985), Macedonian singer *Dimitar Nikolov Asenov (1840–1868), better known as Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian voivode and revolutionary *Dimitar Avramovski–Pandilov (1899–1963), Macedonian painter *Dimitar Berb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
OFC Spartak Pleven
OFK Spartak () is a Bulgarian municipal association football club from the city of Pleven founded on 10 September 1919. It currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. The team's greatest achievements are the Bulgarian Cup final in 1957 and the third place in the Bulgarian Championship during the following season. Spartak Pleven made its debut in the A Group during the 1952 A Group season. Spartak established itself as one of the most consistent teams in the Bulgarian A Group, only missing five seasons of top flight football between 1952 and 1988. However, after 1989, Spartak began gradually declining, mostly due to financial constraints, with the club only managing to play three top flight seasons since then, most recently during the 2001–02 season. History Spartak Pleven was created in 1919, by a student from Pleven, Dragomir Nestorov. He along with a couple of friends founded the club under the name "Skobelov". The year 1931 remains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nikola Parshanov
Nikola Tachev Parchanov (; 19 June 1930 – 26 October 2014) was a Bulgarian football goalkeeper who played for Bulgaria in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He also played for PFC Spartak Pleven, and was part of Bulgaria's squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ..., but he did not play in any matches. References External linksFIFA profile 1930 births 2014 deaths Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers OFC Spartak Pleven players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Olympic footballers for Bulgaria Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics 1962 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Pleven 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-goal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dimitar Nikolov
Dimitar (, , ) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is widely found in Bulgaria and North Macedonia. It's derived from one or more of the following: * Saint Demetrius (280–306) * Dimetor ''Διμήτωρ'' ("twice-born"), epithet of Dionysus referring to his reincarnation after dying as Zagreus * Mitra, the Indo-Iranian solar god of friendship and promise * Demeter, Greek mother goddess the name of which contains the Proto Indo-European root ''mater'' ("mother") The most common short for Dimitar is Mitko, while people with the name Dimitar are informally called also Mite, Mito, Dimo, Dimi, Dimcho, Dimko, Dimka, Dime. * Dimitar Agura (1849–1911), Bulgarian historian, professor of history at Sofia University and rector of the university *Dimitar Andonovski (born 1985), Macedonian singer *Dimitar Nikolov Asenov (1840–1868), better known as Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian voivode and revolutionary *Dimitar Avramovski–Pandilov (1899–1963), Macedonian painter *Dimitar Berb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Central midfielder, central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on which Formation (association football), formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the Defender (association football), defensive units and Forward (association football), forward units of a F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Georgi Naydenov (footballer, Born 1936)
Georgi Yordanov Naydenov (; born 28 January 1936) is a Bulgarian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... References External links * 1936 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Bulgaria Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Footballers from Plovdiv Botev Plovdiv players Men's association football goalkeepers 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Georgi Naydenov (footballer, Born 1931)
Georgi Spirov Naydenov () (21 December 1931 – 28 May 1970) was a 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 suffered a heart attack although members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Goalkeeper (football)
The goalkeeper (sometimes written as goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a association football positions, position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing football team, team from Scoring in association football, scoring a 'Football pitch#Goals, goal' (i.e. putting the football (ball), ball over the Goal_(sports)#Association_football, goal Goal line (association football), line). This is accomplished by having the goalkeeper move into the trajectory of the ball to either catch it or direct it further from the vicinity of the goal line. Within the penalty area, goalkeepers are allowed to use their hands, giving them (outside throw-ins) the sole rights on the field to handle the ball. The goalkeeper is indicated by wearing a different coloured kit (association football), kit from their teammates and opposition. The back-pass rule is a rule that disallows handling passes b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Manol Manolov
Manol Manolov (; 4 August 1925 – 16 December 2008) was a Bulgarian football defender and manager. Biography Born in Sofia, Manolov featured in 57 games for the Bulgaria national football team and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Between 1948 and 1962, he played in 239 matches and scored 8 goals for CSKA Sofia. He was honoured as Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1958. Manolov won the top Bulgarian league, the A PFG, a record twelve times (all with CSKA), as well as the Bulgarian Cup, four times (all with CSKA). He coached Beroe, CSKA Sofia, Hebar Pazardzhik, Ethnikos Piraeus, Apollon Athens, Slavia and Panserraikos. Honours Player * CSKA Sofia ** Bulgarian League (12): 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 ** Bulgarian Cup (5): 1951, 1954, 1955, 1960,1961 Coach * CSKA Sofia ** Bulgarian League: 1971, 1972, 1973 ** Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup () is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
PFC Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia 1913 () 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 Professional Football League, First League. Slavia's home ground is the Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov in Ovcha kupel with a capacity of 25,556. The team's colours are white and black. Established on 10 April 1913, Slavia is currently the oldest sports club in Sofia. Slavia is one of only two Bulgarian football clubs that have never been relegated (the other being Levski Sofia), although the club has been divided into two separate clubs and one of them that carries Slavia records and statistics (Udarnik Sofia) had been expelled to the Second Division, which continued for a season (1951), for no other reason, but politically arranged football reform. The other separate entity (Stroitel Sofia) which is now defunct and regarded as a different club had remained in First Division. Later on the two clubs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
