Kiril Stankov

Kiril Stankov

Personal information
Full name	Kiril Stankov Hristov
Date of birth	20 May 1949
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death	7 May 1992 (aged 42)
Playing position	Defender / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1967–1977	CSKA Sofia[1]
National team
1968–1976	Bulgaria	12[2]	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Bulgaria
Men's Football
	1968 Mexico	Team Competition

Kiril Stankov Hristov (Bulgarian: Кирил Станков Христов, 20 May 1949 – 30 November 1991) was a former international Bulgarian footballer who played for CSKA Sofia as a defender. During his club career, he won the national Bulgarian league six times.

Stankov died young, at the age of 42.

International career

At the age of 19, Stankov won the silver medal with the Bulgarian Olympic team at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he featured in three games, including the final.^[3][2] Including these games, Stankov played twelve times for the senior national team.

Honours

Club

^[1]

• Bulgarian A PFG (6): 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76
• Bulgarian Cup (4): 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974

Olympic

• Silver medal (1): 1968

References

1. "Kiril Stankov". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 Sep 2014.
2. "Kiril Stankov - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 Sep 2014.
3. "Kiril STANKOV". FIFA. Retrieved 10 Sep 2014.

External links

• Kiril Stankov at National-Football-Teams.com