Ivan Zafirov
Bulgarian footballer
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Ivan Georgiev Zafirov | ||||||||||
Date of birth | (1947-12-30) 30 December 1947 (age 76) | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
1957–1965 | CSKA Sofia | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
1965–1966 | CSKA Sofia | 16 | (1) | ||||||||
1966–1968 | Sliven | 24 | (1) | ||||||||
1968–1981 | CSKA Sofia | 324 | (3) | ||||||||
Total | 364 | (5) | |||||||||
International career | |||||||||||
1968–1980 | Bulgaria | 50 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ivan Georgiev Zafirov (Bulgarian: Иван Георгиев Зафиpoв; born 30 December 1947) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender.
Career
After short spells at Sliven, it was with CSKA Sofia that he found his spiritual home in the 1970s. Zafirov, a right-back, played 340 times for the Reds, scoring 8 goals. Nine Bulgarian championships and five Bulgarian Cups tell the tale of how successful Zafirov was.
Zafirov was on Bulgaria's roster for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[1] He represented the Lions 50 times, scoring once. He also won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2]
References
- ^ Ivan Zafirov – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Ivan Zafirov Archived 3 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com