Yordan Yordanov (footballer, born 1951)

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]

For other people with the same name, see Yordan Yordanov.

Yordan Yordanov
Personal information
Full name Yordan Dimitrov Yordanov
Date of birth (1951-09-28) 28 September 1951
Place of birth Musachevo, 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

Career

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

International
Bulgaria[3]
YearAppsGoals
197511
197633
197710
198010
Total64

International goals
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[3]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 December 1975Empire Stadium, Gżira, Malta Malta2–02–0UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
214 April 1976Beroe Stadium, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Turkey2–03–01976 Summer Olympics qualification
33–0
417 August 1976Stadion Allmend, Lucerne, Switzerland  Switzerland2–22–2Friendly

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