Yordan Yordanov (footballer, born 1951)

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Yordan Yordanov
Personal information
Full name Yordan Dimitrov Yordanov
Date of birth (1951-09-28) 28 September 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Musachevo [bg], Bulgaria
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1972 Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1973 Levski Sofia 4 (1)
1973–1974 Karpachev Lovech
1974–1975 Minyor Pernik 29 (8)
1975–1981 Levski Sofia 139 (50)
1983–1984 Anorthosis
International career
1975–1980 Bulgaria 6 (4)
Managerial career
1994–1995 Anorthosis Famagusta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yordan Dimitrov Yordanov (Bulgarian: Йордан Димитров Йорданов; born 28 September 1951), nicknamed "Pikata" (Bulgarian: Пиката), is a Bulgarian former footballer and manager who played as a forward and made six appearances for the Bulgaria national team.[1] He is a two times Bulgarian champion (1977, 1979) and three times Bulgarian Cup holder (1976, 1977, 1979). In 1976, he scored two goals against FC Barcelona for the famous Levski's 5 – 4 win in Sofia.[2]

Career[edit]

Yordanov made his international debut for Bulgaria on 21 December 1975 in a UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying match against Malta, in which he scored the second goal of the 2–0 away win. He went on to make six appearances, scoring four goals, before making his last appearance on 2 April 1980 in a friendly match against Hungary, which finished as a 4–3 win.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

Bulgaria[3]
Year Apps Goals
1975 1 1
1976 3 3
1977 1 0
1980 1 0
Total 6 4

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 December 1975 Empire Stadium, Gżira, Malta  Malta 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
2 14 April 1976 Beroe Stadium, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria  Turkey 2–0 3–0 1976 Summer Olympics qualification
3 3–0
4 17 August 1976 Stadion Allmend, Lucerne, Switzerland   Switzerland 2–2 2–2 Friendly

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yordan Yordanov at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Levski-Barcelona 1976 History". uefa.com.
  3. ^ a b c "Yordan Yordanov". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

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