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National football teams

Since 1961 to 1974, Ivan Kolev held Bulgaria's record for international appearances

Football player Ivan Kolev

Ivan Petkov Kolev

(native: Иван Петков Колев)
Ivan Kolev

Born on 1 November 1930
Died on 1 July 2005 (aged 74)

National team appearances of Ivan Kolev

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Bulgaria	1952 - 1966	75	9	1	5	25	4	0.333
Total:		75	9	1	5	25	4	0.333

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
CSKA Cherveno Zname, Sofia	18 May 1952 - 20 Jul 1966	75	9	1	5	25	4	0.333

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Capt.

Sub. in

Sub. off

Goals

Pen.

Goals/ Caps

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

0.214

World Cup final tournament (WC)

Friendly matches and other tournaments

0.440

Total:

0.333

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
18 May 1952	Poland	debut	21 years 6 months 17 days
25 May 1952	Hungary*	first goal	21 years 6 months 24 days
7 Dec 1956	India	Olympic Games 3rd place match (winner)	26 years 1 month 6 days
21 Jul 1957	Soviet Union	first cap as captain	26 years 8 months 20 days
10 Jul 1960	East Germany	50th cap	29 years 8 months 9 days
16 Dec 1961	France	record for caps (held up to 6 Feb 1974)	31 years 1 month 15 days
20 Jul 1966	Hungary	last appearance	35 years 8 months 19 days

Record of Ivan Kolev's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
East Germany	4		2		2			2.000	7	0.571
West Germany	2		1		1			2.000	2	1.000
Great Britain*	2		1		1			2.000	3	0.667
Soviet Union	2		2	2				1.000	3	0.667
Belgium	2	1	1		1			2.000	3	0.667
Poland	2		2	2				1.000	6	0.333
Hungary*	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Israel	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Turkey	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Netherlands	1	1	1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Soviet Union*	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Finland	1	1	1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Austria	1	1	1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Romania	1		1	1				1.000	4	0.250
Hungary	1		1	1				1.000	5	0.200
Czechoslovakia	1		1	1				1.000	5	0.200
France	1		1	1				1.000	7	0.143
(+) other teams									18
Total:	25	4	20	15	5	0	0	1.250	75	0.333

Record of national team matches played by Ivan Kolev

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
Bulgaria national football team	75	32	18	25	103	108	54.7

Ivan Kolev's international caps

as player of CDNA, Sofia:

debut age - 21 years 6 months 17 days

18 May 1952 14:00 (+1:00)

Warsaw, Stadion Wojska Polskiego

0-1

Poland vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

age when scoring first goal - 21 years 6 months 24 days

25 May 1952

Budapest, Megyeri úti Stadion

1-1

Hungary* vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

1х

15 Jul 1952 19:00 (+2:00)

Kotka, Kotkan Urheilukeskus

1-2

Bulgaria vs Soviet Union

XV. Olympic Games Final Tournament 1952, Classification matches

1х

as player of OSG, Sofia:

14 Jun 1953 16:30 (+1:00)

Dresden, Heinz Steyer Stadion

0-0

East Germany vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

28 Jun 1953 17:30 (+2:00)

Bucharest, Stadionul Republicii

3-1

Romania vs Bulgaria

1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 8

06 Sep 1953 17:00 (+2:00)

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

1-2

Bulgaria vs Czechoslovakia

1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 8

13 Sep 1953 17:00 (+2:00)

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

2-2

Bulgaria vs Poland

Friendly International

04 Oct 1953 16:15 (+2:00)

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

1-1

Bulgaria vs Hungary

Friendly International

1х

11 Oct 1953 16:00 (+2:00)

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

1-2

Bulgaria vs Romania

1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 8

1х

08 Nov 1953

Bratislava, Tehelné pole

0-0

Czechoslovakia vs Bulgaria

1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 8

as player of CDNA, Sofia:

08 Aug 1954 16:30 (+1:00)

Warsaw, Stadion Wojska Polskiego

2-2

Poland vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

1х

24 Oct 1954 15:45 (+2:00)

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

3-1

Bulgaria vs East Germany

Friendly International

2х

07 Jan 1955

Cairo, Al Zamalek Stadium

1-0

Egypt vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

23 Jan 1955

Beirut, Municipal Stadium

2-3

Lebanon vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

22 May 1955

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

2-1

Bulgaria vs Egypt

Friendly International

09 Oct 1955 15:30 (+2:00)

Bucharest, Stadionul 23 August

1-1

Romania vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

23 Oct 1955

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

2-0

Bulgaria vs Great Britain*

XVI. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Play-off

13 Nov 1955

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

3-0

Bulgaria vs Czechoslovakia

Friendly International

1х

20 Nov 1955 14:00 (+1:00)

Berlin, Walter Ulbricht Stadion

1-0

East Germany vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

12 May 1956 19:30 (+1:00)

Wembley, British Empire Exhibition Stadium

3-3

Great Britain* vs Bulgaria

XVI. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Play-off

26 Aug 1956 17:00 (+1:00)

Wrocław, Stadion Olimpijski

1-2

Poland vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

1х

10 Sep 1956 17:00 (+2:00)

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

2-0

Bulgaria vs Romania

Friendly International

14 Oct 1956 15:30 (+2:00)

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

3-1

Bulgaria vs East Germany

Friendly International

2х

30 Nov 1956 12:00 (+10:00)

Melbourne, Olympic Park Stadium

1-6

Great Britain* vs Bulgaria

XVI. Olympic Games Final Tournament 1956, Quarterfinal

2х

05 Dec 1956 12:00 (+10:00)

Melbourne, Melbourne Cricket Ground

1-2

Bulgaria vs Soviet Union

XVI. Olympic Games Final Tournament 1956, Semifinal

1х

07 Dec 1956 14:15 (+10:00)

Melbourne, Melbourne Cricket Ground

0-3

India vs Bulgaria

XVI. Olympic Games Final Tournament 1956, For 3rd place

22 May 1957 19:00 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

1-2

Norway vs Bulgaria

1958 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

26 May 1957 13:30 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

1-1

Denmark vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

23 Jun 1957 18:00 (+2:00)

Budapest, Népstadion

4-1

Hungary vs Bulgaria

1958 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

21 Jul 1957

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

0-4

Bulgaria vs Soviet Union

Friendly International

15 Sep 1957 15:30 (+2:00)

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

1-2

Bulgaria vs Hungary

1958 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

29 Sep 1957 17:00 (+2:00)

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

1-1

Bulgaria vs Poland

Friendly International

25 Dec 1957 14:30 (+1:00)

Paris, Parc des Princes

2-2

France vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

05 Oct 1958 15:00 (+1:00)

Berlin, Walter Ulbricht Stadion

1-1

East Germany vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

12 Oct 1958 15:00 (+1:00)

Ostrava, Stadion V.Ž.K.G.

0-1

Czechoslovakia vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

07 Dec 1958 14:00 (+2:00)

Ankara, 19 Mayıs Stadı

0-0

Turkey vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

21 Dec 1958 14:00 (+1:00)

Augsburg, Rosenaustadion

3-0

West Germany vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

13 May 1959

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

3-2

Bulgaria vs Netherlands

Friendly International

1(1p.)х

31 May 1959 17:00 (+1:00)

Belgrade, Stadion Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija

2-0

Yugoslavia vs Bulgaria

1960 European Nation`s Cup Qualifying, Round of 16

27 Jun 1959

Moscow, Lenin Central Stadium

1-1

Soviet Union* vs Bulgaria

XVII. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Group 3

complete list

Comments

vtd Bulgaria - Other notes posted on 6 March 2011 at 10:56:11

atolco Bulgaria - Other notes posted on 18 March 2011 at 18:26:48

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luciano - Other notes posted on 17 April 2011 at 12:48:13

Ivan Kolev GOLEADOR BULGARIA

football - Other notes posted on 12 June 2016 at 17:36:36

The full name of Ivan Kolev is
Ivan Petkov Kolev
bul Иван Петков Колев

sqnde Bulgaria - Additional information posted on 18 May 2019 at 14:14:03

Nick - Vaneto Ването

Bulgaria upcoming fixtures

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Thursday 20 March 2025

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Sunday 23 March 2025

Bulgaria football fixtures

Ivan Kolev's most often teammates

Kiril Rakarov (1953 - 1962) - 52 games
Manol Manolov (1952 - 1961) - 50 games
Georgi Naydenov (1955 - 1966) - 45 games
Panayot Panayotov (1952 - 1960) - 42 games
Nikola Kovachev (1956 - 1962) - 40 games

Bulgaria players born on 7 December

Petar Aleksandrov (1962) - 27 caps, 5 goals
Petar Zhabov (1973) - 3 caps, 1 goal