Ivan Zafirov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Georgiev Zafirov | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1947 | ||
| 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1968–1980 | Bulgaria | 50 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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
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Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sofia
- Bulgarian footballers
- Bulgaria international footballers
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- OFC Sliven 2000 players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Bulgaria
- Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Association football defenders