Panayot Mitov Panayotov (Bulgarian: Панайот Митов Панайотов; 30 December 1930 – 1996) was a Bulgarian football forward who played for Bulgaria in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Panayot Mitov Panayotov | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 1996 (aged 65) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sportist Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1949 | Sportist Sofia | ||
| 1949 | Cherveno Zname | ||
| 1950–1964 | CSKA Sofia | 294 | (68) |
| International career | |||
| 1952–1962 | Bulgaria | 45 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Panayotov began his playing career with Sportist Sofia. In 1949, after merger of Sportist and Sredets, he joined the new formed club DSO Cherveno Zname.[2]
In early 1950, Panayotov joined CSKA Sofia, where he won eleven A Group titles and four Bulgarian Cups.[3] During his fourteen years with CSKA, he scored 68 goals in 294 matches.
Honours edit
Club edit
- CSKA Sofia
- A Group (11): 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62
- Bulgarian Cup (4): 1951, 1954, 1955, 1961
International edit
- Bulgaria
References edit
- ^ 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile
- ^ "80 години от рождението на Панайот Панайотов - Гацо" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Панайот Панайотов - "Обичам красотата във футбола."" (in Bulgarian). cska-forever.com.
- ^ "Panayot Panayotov". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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