Simeon Simeonov (footballer, born 1946)

(Redirected from Simeon Simeonov (footballer born 1946)) Bulgarian footballer For the midfielder, see Simeon Simeonov (midfielder). In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Ivanov and the family name is Simeonov.

Simeon Simeonov
Personal information
Simeon Simeonov in 1969
Full name	Simeon Ivanov Simeonov
Date of birth	(1946-03-26)26 March 1946
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death	2 November 2000(2000-11-02) (aged 54)
Place of death	Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1973	Slavia Sofia	175	(0)
1974	CSKA Sofia	9	(0)
Total		184	(0)
International career
1964–1974	Bulgaria	34	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simeon Ivanov Simeonov (Bulgarian: Симеон Иванов Симеонов; 26 March 1946 – 2 November 2000) was a Bulgarian football (soccer) goalkeeper.

He played mostly for PFC Slavia Sofia, and for the Bulgaria national football team. He participated at three editions of FIFA World Cup in 1966, 1970 and 1974. He gained 34 caps for Bulgaria.

In December 1968, Simeonov put in a brilliant display, making many saves to earn his nation an impressive 1-1 draw with world champions England at Wembley Stadium.

References

FIFA Player Statistics: Simeon SIMEONOV. FIFA.com. Retrieved on 19 November 2013.
Bulgaria – Record International Players. Rsssf.com. Retrieved on 19 November 2013.
"englandstats.com | 427 - England 1-1 Bulgaria, Wednesday, 11th December 1968".

v t e Bulgaria squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup
1 Naydenov 2 Shalamanov 3 Vutsov 4 Gaganelov (c) 5 Penev 6 Zhekov 7 Dermendzhiev 8 Kitov 9 Asparuhov 10 Zhechev 11 Kolev 12 Metodiev 13 Yakimov 14 Kotkov 15 Largov 16 Kostov 17 Abadzhiev 18 Yanchovski 19 Apostolov 20 Davidov 21 Simeonov 22 Deyanov Coach: Vytlačil

v t e Bulgaria squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup
1 Simeonov 2 Shalamanov 3 Dimitrov (c) 4 Aladzhov 5 Davidov 6 Penev 7 Popov 8 Bonev 9 Zhekov 10 Yakimov 11 Dermendzhiev 12 Gaydarski 13 Yordanov 14 Zhechev 15 Gaganelov 16 Nikodimov 17 Kolev 18 Marashliev 19 Asparuhov 20 Mitkov 21 Grigorov 22 Kamenski Coach: Bozhkov

v t e Bulgaria squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup
1 Goranov 2 Zafirov 3 Zhechev 4 Velichkov 5 Kolev 6 Penev 7 Voynov 8 Bonev (c) 9 Mihaylov 10 Stoyanov 11 Denev 12 Aladzhov 13 M. Vasilev 14 Milanov 15 Panov 16 Grigorov 17 Nikodimov 18 T. Vasilev 19 Ivkov 20 Borisov 21 Staykov 22 Simeonov Coach: Mladenov

v t e Bulgarian Footballer of the Year
1961: Naydenov 1962: Kolev 1963: Shalamanov 1964: Kotkov 1965: Asparuhov 1966: Shalamanov 1967: D. Penev 1968: Simeonov 1969: Bonev 1970: Aladzhov 1971: D. Penev 1972: Bonev 1973: Bonev 1974: Ivkov 1975: Ivkov 1976: Grigorov 1977: Panov 1978: Goranov 1979: A. Mihaylov 1980: Zhelyazkov 1981: Velinov 1982: Zdravkov 1983: Mladenov 1984: Nikolov 1985: G. Dimitrov 1986: B. Mihaylov 1987: N. Iliev 1988: L. Penev 1989: Stoichkov 1990: Stoichkov 1991: Stoichkov 1992: Stoichkov 1993: Kostadinov 1994: Stoichkov 1995: Balakov 1996: T. Ivanov 1997: Balakov 1998: Yordanov 1999: Aleksandrov 2000: G. Ivanov 2001: G. Ivanov 2002: Berbatov 2003: S. Petrov 2004: Berbatov 2005: Berbatov 2006: M. Petrov 2007: Berbatov 2008: Berbatov 2009: Berbatov 2010: Berbatov 2011: N. Mihaylov 2012: Milanov 2013: I. Ivanov 2014: V. Stoyanov 2015: Popov 2016: Popov 2017: Popov 2018: Despodov 2019: D. Iliev 2020: D. Iliev 2021: Despodov 2022: Despodov 2023: Despodov

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year

1961: Naydenov
1962: Kolev
1963: Shalamanov
1964: Kotkov
1965: Asparuhov
1966: Shalamanov
1967: D. Penev
1968: Simeonov
1969: Bonev
1970: Aladzhov
1971: D. Penev
1972: Bonev
1973: Bonev
1974: Ivkov
1975: Ivkov
1976: Grigorov
1977: Panov
1978: Goranov
1979: A. Mihaylov
1980: Zhelyazkov
1981: Velinov
1982: Zdravkov
1983: Mladenov
1984: Nikolov
1985: G. Dimitrov
1986: B. Mihaylov
1987: N. Iliev
1988: L. Penev
1989: Stoichkov
1990: Stoichkov
1991: Stoichkov
1992: Stoichkov
1993: Kostadinov
1994: Stoichkov
1995: Balakov
1996: T. Ivanov
1997: Balakov
1998: Yordanov
1999: Aleksandrov
2000: G. Ivanov
2001: G. Ivanov
2002: Berbatov
2003: S. Petrov
2004: Berbatov
2005: Berbatov
2006: M. Petrov
2007: Berbatov
2008: Berbatov
2009: Berbatov
2010: Berbatov
2011: N. Mihaylov
2012: Milanov
2013: I. Ivanov
2014: V. Stoyanov
2015: Popov
2016: Popov
2017: Popov
2018: Despodov
2019: D. Iliev
2020: D. Iliev
2021: Despodov
2022: Despodov
2023: Despodov

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