Krum Yanev

Krum Ivanov Yanev (Bulgarian: Крум Иванов Янев) (9 January 1929 – 24 August 2012) was a Bulgarian footballer who played at both professional and international levels, as a forward.

Krum Yanev
Personal information
Full name Krum Ivanov Yanev
Date of birth (1929-01-09)9 January 1929
Place of birth Plovdiv, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Date of death 24 August 2012(2012-08-24) (aged 83)
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1948 Spartak Plovdiv
1948–1949 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4 (4)
1949–1950 Botev Plovdiv
1950–1960 CSKA Sofia 157 (50)
1960–1961 Spartak Sofia
National team
1952–1959 Bulgaria 31 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Yanev started his career with Spartak Plovdiv.[1] In 1948–49 season he scored four goals in four matches for Lokomotiv Plovdiv[2] and then joined Botev Plovdiv.

In 1950 Yanev joined CSKA Sofia. For the club he played 157 matches, scoring 50 goals.[3] With CSKA Sofia, he won eight A Group titles and two Bulgarian Cups.[4]

He earned 31 caps for Bulgaria, earning a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics;[4] he also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

References
  1. "Почина легендата на ЦСКА Крум Янев - Палакмана" (in Bulgarian). marica.bg. 24 August 2012.
  2. "Играчите на Локомотив от 1948 насам" (in Bulgarian). loko-pd.com.
  3. "Крум Янев Палакмана" (in Bulgarian). cska-forever.com.
  4. "Bulgaria mourns CSKA Sofia great Krum Yanev". UEFA. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012.
  5. Krum Yanev – FIFA competition record
  6. "Profile". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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