Simeon Chilibonov (Bulgarian: Симеон Чилибонов) (born 22 June 1966) is a retired Bulgarian footballer.

Simeon Chilibonov
Personal information
Full name Simeon Iliev Chilibonov
Date of birth (1966-06-22) 22 June 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Pomorie, Bulgaria
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Naftex Burgas 104 (32)
1986–1991 Chernomorets Burgas 145 (32)
1991–1992 VfB Lübeck 20 (8)
1992 Dobrudzha 9 (3)
1993 Shumen 6 (2)
1993 Dobrudzha 14 (9)
1994 Slavia Sofia 24 (9)
1995–1997 Lokomotiv Sofia 45 (16)
1997 Vanspor 4 (1)
1997–1998 Slavia Sofia 30 (9)
1999 Lokomotiv Sofia 14 (3)
2000 Naftex Burgas 8 (1)
2000 Kameno 12 (5)
2000 Hebar Pazardzhik
2001 Slanchev Bryag 11 (2)
International career
Bulgaria 2 (0)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Chernomorets 919
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Coming through the youth ranks of OFC Pomorie, Chilibonov spent almost his entire career in Bulgaria, mainly playing in the top division of Bulgarian football. In the 1990s, he also had short spells in Germany and Turkey.[1] At a ceremony in December 2013, which commemorated 100 years since the founding of Slavia Sofia, Chilibonov received a prize as one of the most distinguished players in the club's history.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ editors at events.bg. "Рожденици: Симеон Чилибонов - футболист" (in Bulgarian). events.bg. Retrieved 24 January 2015. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ ""Славия" обяви 77 големи играчи, вижте всички отличени" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2015.