Stoycho Stoilov

Stoycho Stoilov
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-10-15) 15 October 1971
Place of birth Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Pirin Blagoevgrad
1990–1992 CSKA Sofia 23 (2)
1992–1994 Pirin Blagoevgrad
1994–1995 CSKA Sofia 25 (4)
1995–1996 Dobrudzha Dobrich
1996–1999 Litex Lovech 54 (17)
1999–2002 1. FC Nürnberg 64 (7)
2002–2003 Litex Lovech 11 (1)
National team
1998–2001 Bulgaria 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:27, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Stoycho Stoilov (Bulgarian: Стойчо Стоилов, born 15 October 1971 in Blagoevgrad) is a former Bulgarian football midfielder. He is currently employed in an official capacity with CSKA Sofia.

Career

In his career Stoilov played for Pirin Blagoevgrad, CSKA Sofia, Dobrudzha Dobrich and Litex Lovech. Stoilov also had a spell with 1. FC Nürnberg in the German Bundesliga.[1]

He was in the Bulgarian squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, although he did not play in any games.

On 14 November 2002, Stoilov (who was at the time the captain of Litex Lovech and was suffering from a broken foot, which had occurred after being subjected to a tackle in a game against CSKA Sofia, was seriously wounded, sustaining life-threatening wounds, after being shot by former army serviceman Simeon Mechev, following a traffic dispute.[2] Stoilov managed to recover after extensive treatment, but the incident effectively spelt the end of his playing career. The culprit was originally to spend 10 years in prison, but his sentence was eventually reduced to 6 years.[3] Mechev was released from jail in August 2011 after remaining behind bars for approximately four years.[4]

Following his retirement, Stoilov became part of the organizational management of Litex Lovech.[5]

Education

Stoycho Stoilov graduated with honors from Sofia University with a double major in English and Journalism. He is a noted public speaker and an authority on Bulgarian grammar.

Honours

Club

CSKA Sofia

Litex Lovech

1. FC Nürnberg

References

  1. ↑ "Stoicho Stoilov". fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Стойчо Стоилов вече не е на апаратно дишане и е контактен, съобщиха от "Пирогов"" (in Bulgarian). News.bg. Retrieved 25 November 2002.
  3. ↑ "Шест години затвор за Симеон Мечев" (in Bulgarian). Спорт НетИнфо. 6 April 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Освободиха предсрочно от затвора старшината, стрелял срещу Стойчо Стоилов" (in Bulgarian). infomreja.bg. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Стойчо Стоилов: треньорите остават" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.


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