Dimitre Kalkanov

Dimitre Ganev Kalkanov (Bulgarian: Димитър Ганев Калканов; born 5 April 1966) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.

Dimitre Kalkanov
Personal information
Full name Dimitre Ganev Kalkanov
Date of birth (1966-04-05) 5 April 1966
Place of birth Bulgaria
Position(s) Defender
Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1990 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1993 Kelantan
1994 Selangor
Instant-Dict
Happy Valley
International career
1985 Bulgaria U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Kalkanov started his career with Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He took part in the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship with Bulgaria, making three appearances in that tournament.[1] Kalkanov then played in Hong Kong for Instant-Dict and Happy Valley,[2] and in Malaysia for Selangor and Kelantan. While in Hong Kong, Kalkanov won the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year award in 1998, becoming the first non-Hong Konger to win the award. He played for the Hong Kong League XI at the 1998 Dynasty Cup,[3] 2000 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup and the Carlsberg Cup in 2000 and 2001.[4][5] In 1998, he also made an appearance as part of the Hong Kong League XI against the Bulgaria national football team in a friendly match.

References

  1. Dimitre KalkanovFIFA competition record (archived)
  2. Edward Passos (27 July 1999). "Valley boss demands quality". The Standard. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  3. "International Matches 1998 - Asia". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  4. "Czech Republic beats Mexico in Carlsberg Cup final". CNNSI. 10 February 2000. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  5. "International Matches 2001 - Intercontinental, January–March". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 July 2010.


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