Yanko Kirilov

Yanko Kirilov
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-03-10) 10 March 1946
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1963 Levski Sofia 16 (1)
1963–1966 CSKA Sofia 56 (18)
1966–1972 Levski Sofia 142 (34)
1972–1975 Chernomorets Burgas
1975–1978 Levski Sofia 2 (0)
National team
1967–1971 Bulgaria 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yanko Kirilov (Bulgarian: Янко Кирилов; born 10 March 1946) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Career

A product of Levski Sofia's youth system, Kirilov made his A Group debut on 18 November 1961 against Minyor Pernik to become the Levski's youngest ever player in the league at the age of 15 years, 8 months and 8 days old.[2]

In 1963, Kirilov joined CSKA Sofia. On 8 September 1965, he scored late winner goal from the penalty spot in CSKA's 3–2 defeat of Levski in the 1965 Bulgarian Cup Final. Kirilov collected his first A Group title winner's medal at the end of the 1965–66 season. He scored 6 league goals in 12 matches that season.[3]

In June 1966, Kirilov returned to Levski Sofia where he won two A Group titles and three Bulgarian Cups in the following six seasons. In 1972, he joined Chernomorets Burgas where he spent three seasons, before retiring as a Levski's player at the age of 32 in 1978.

Honours

Club

CSKA Sofia
Levski Sofia

References

  1. ↑ "Янко Кирилов: Сашо Костов позна на карти, че ще разбием ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 17 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Не успя да счупи рекорда на Янко Кирилов" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 10 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Левски води 28 кръга, но ЦСКА възкръсва с Пашата" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 8 December 2012.
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