Yordan Filipov (Bulgarian: Йордан Филипов; 18 June 1946 - 27 July 1996) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was maternal grandfather of Andrey Galabinov. In his career Filipov played for Rozova Dolina, Spartak Plovdiv, CSKA Sofia, Sliven, Dunav Ruse and Cherno More Varna, with whom he became the oldest player to appear in the Bulgarian A Group. Filipov played his last career game on 26 November 1988 at Ticha Stadium against Lokomotiv Plovdiv at 42 years, 5 months and 8 days.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 June 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Date of death | 27 July 1996 | (aged 50)||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1964 | Rozova Dolina | ||
1964–1965 | Spartak Plovdiv | 21 | (0) |
1965–1980 | CSKA Sofia | 188 | (0) |
1980–1981 | Dunav Ruse | 39 | (0) |
1981–1983 | Sliven | 44 | (0) |
1983–1985 | Rabat Ajax | 22 | (0) |
1985–1987 | CSKA Sofia | 2 | (0) |
1988 | Cherno More | 16 | (0) |
International career | |||
1968–1979 | Bulgaria | 28 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Between 1965 and 1980 Filipov won nine A Group titles and four Bulgarian Cups with CSKA, playing 188 league matches.
Honours edit
Club edit
- CSKA Sofia
- A Group (9): 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1986–87
- Bulgarian Cup (4): 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974
- Rabat Ajax
- Maltese Premier League (1) : 1984–85
- Euro Cup (1) : 1984–85
References edit
- ^ "Пловдивчани падат с 1:6 в бенефиса на Йордан Филипов" (in Bulgarian). divolino.com. 5 March 2011.
External links edit
- Yordan Filipov at National-Football-Teams.com