Panayot Panayotov (footballer)

Panayot Panayotov
Personal information
Full name Panayot Mitov Panayotov
Date of birth (1930-12-30)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

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]

Career

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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

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Club

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CSKA Sofia

International

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Bulgaria

References

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  1. ^ 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile
  2. ^ "80 години от рождението на Панайот Панайотов - Гацо" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 30 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Панайот Панайотов - "Обичам красотата във футбола."" (in Bulgarian). cska-forever.com.
  4. ^ "Panayot Panayotov". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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