Stoycho Stoilov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 October 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989–1990 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
| 1990–1992 | CSKA Sofia | 23 | (2) |
| 1992–1994 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
| 1994–1995 | CSKA Sofia | 25 | (4) |
| 1995–1996 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | ||
| 1996–1999 | Litex Lovech | 54 | (17) |
| 1999–2002 | 1. FC Nuremberg | 64 | (7) |
| 2002–2003 | Litex Lovech | 11 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2001 | Bulgaria | 10 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:27, 5 February 2009 (UTC). | |||
Stoycho Stoilov (Bulgarian: Стойчо Стоилов, born 15 October 1971 in Blagoevgrad) is a former Bulgarian football midfielder. He is currently employed as the technical director of Litex Lovech.
Career
In his career Stoilov played for Pirin Blagoevgrad, CSKA Sofia, Dobrudzha Dobrich and Litex Lovech. Stoilov also had a spell with 1. FC Nuremberg in the German Fußball-Bundesliga.[1]
He was in the Bulgarian squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, although he did not play in any games.
On 14 November 2002, Stoilov (who was at the time the captain of Litex Lovech and was suffering from a broken foot, sustained after a challenge in a game against CSKA Sofia) was seriously wounded after being shot by former army serviceman Simeon Mechev, following a traffic dispute.[2] Stoilov managed to recover after extensive treatment, but the incident effectively spelt the end of his playing career. The culprit was originally to spend 10 years in prison, but his sentence was eventually reduced to 6 years.[3] Mechev was released from jail in August 2011 after remaining behind bars for approximately four years.[4]
Following his retirement, Stoilov became part of the organizational management of Litex Lovech.[5]
Honours
Club
- CSKA Sofia
- Litex Lovech
- Bulgarian A Group (2): 1997–98, 1998–99
- 1. FC Nuremberg
References
- ↑ "Stoicho Stoilov" (in German). Fussball Daten. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
- ↑ "Стойчо Стоилов вече не е на апаратно дишане и е контактен, съобщиха от "Пирогов"" (in Bulgarian). News.bg. Retrieved 2002-11-25.
- ↑ "Шест години затвор за Симеон Мечев" (in Bulgarian). Спорт НетИнфо. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
- ↑ "Освободиха предсрочно от затвора старшината, стрелял срещу Стойчо Стоилов" (in Bulgarian). infomreja.bg. 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ↑ "Стойчо Стоилов: треньорите остават" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
External links
- Stoycho Stoilov at National-Football-Teams.com
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