Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kiril Stankov Hristov | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Date of death | 7 May 1992 | (aged 42)||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1977 | CSKA Sofia[1] | 212 | (3) |
International career | |||
1968–1976 | Bulgaria | 12[2] | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Men's Football | ||
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1968 Mexico | Team Competition |
Kiril Stankov Hristov (Bulgarian: Кирил Станков Христов; 20 May 1949 – 7 May 1992) was an international Bulgarian footballer who played for CSKA Sofia as a defender. During his club career, he won the national Bulgarian league six times. Stankov died at the age of 42.
At the age of 19, Stankov won the silver medal with the Bulgarian Olympic team at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he featured in three games, including the final.[3][2] Including these games, Stankov played twelve times for the senior national team.