Ivan Davidov
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ivan Aleksandrov Davidov | ||
Date of birth | 5 October 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria | ||
Date of death | 19 February 2015 | (aged 71)||
Place of death | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1960–1961 | Spartak Sofia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961–1962 | Spartak Sofia | ||
1962–1971 | Slavia Sofia | 201 | (12) |
International career | |||
1965–1971 | Bulgaria | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ivan Aleksandrov Davidov (Bulgarian: Иван Александров Давидов; 5 October 1943 – 19 February 2015) was a Bulgarian football midfielder who played for Bulgaria in the 1966 and 1970 FIFA World Cups.[1] He also played for PFC Slavia Sofia.
Career
[edit]Davidov started his career at the age of 16 with Spartak Sofia, before he moved to Slavia Sofia in 1962.[2] He spent 10 seasons of his career at Slavia, before retiring at the age of 29 in 1971.[3] He died in 2015.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 1966 FIFA World Cup England
- ^ "Иван Давидов: 10 години пазих Гунди, с Котков пиех коняк" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 7 September 2006.
- ^ "Идеалните Ивановци" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Почина легендата на Славия Иван Давидов" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 19 February 2015.