Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bojidar Georgiev Iskrenov | ||
Date of birth | 1 August 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1971–1979 | Levski Sofia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1979–1988 | Levski Sofia | 199 | (58) |
1989 | Real Zaragoza | 10 | (1) |
1989 | Levski Sofia | 9 | (1) |
1990–1991 | Lausanne Sports | 41 | (7) |
1991–1992 | Botev Plovdiv | 36 | (4) |
1993–1994 | Shumen | 17 | (4) |
1993 | → CSKA Sofia (loan) | 22 | (7) |
1995 | Septemvri Sofia | 10 | (2) |
1995–1997 | Washington Warthogs | 68 | (19) |
Total | 412 | (85) | |
International career | |||
1982–1983 | Bulgaria U21 | 7 | (1) |
1983–1993 | Bulgaria | 50 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bojidar Georgiev Iskrenov ( Bulgarian: Божидар Гeopгиeв Искренов, born 1 August 1962), nicknamed Gibona (Гибона means "The Gibbon"), Gibi (Гиби) and The Joy of the People (Радостта на народа), is a former Bulgarian footballer who spent most of his career playing for Levski Sofia as a forward.
Iskrenov also had a brief film career. He appeared in the movie Manevri na petiya etazh as the elevator technician.
A native of the capital Sofia, Iskrenov played for Levski between 1979 and 1989, scoring 58 goals in 208 matches. [1] He was then transferred to the Spanish Real Zaragoza in 1989-1990, but could not establish himself in the first team and went on as a Lausanne Sports player in Switzerland in 1990–1991. [1] Spells at Botev Plovdiv (1991–1992), CSKA Sofia and PFC Shumen (1994) followed, with Iskrenov ending his career at Septemvri Sofia (1994–1995). [1]
Iskrenov won the top Bulgarian league, the A PFG, three times (all with Levski): in 1984, 1985 and 1988, as well as the Bulgarian Cup in 1982, 1984 and 1986 (with Levski) and 1993 (with CSKA). [1] He played a total of 263 matches and scored 58 goals in the A PFG. A very skillful player, known for his feints as well as the ability to shoot with both legs, [2] Iskrenov was also nicknamed Radostta na naroda (Радостта на народа; "The Joy of the people"). [1]
For the Bulgaria national team, Bojidar Iskrenov has 50 matches and 5 goals, debuting on 28 October 1981 in a 0–3 defeat by Brazil and retiring from international football on 12 May 1993 after a 2–2 draw between Bulgaria and Israel in Sofia. [1] He played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, when Bulgaria reached the round of 16.
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Bojidar Georgiev Iskrenov | ||
Date of birth | 1 August 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1971–1979 | Levski Sofia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1979–1988 | Levski Sofia | 199 | (58) |
1989 | Real Zaragoza | 10 | (1) |
1989 | Levski Sofia | 9 | (1) |
1990–1991 | Lausanne Sports | 41 | (7) |
1991–1992 | Botev Plovdiv | 36 | (4) |
1993–1994 | Shumen | 17 | (4) |
1993 | → CSKA Sofia (loan) | 22 | (7) |
1995 | Septemvri Sofia | 10 | (2) |
1995–1997 | Washington Warthogs | 68 | (19) |
Total | 412 | (85) | |
International career | |||
1982–1983 | Bulgaria U21 | 7 | (1) |
1983–1993 | Bulgaria | 50 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bojidar Georgiev Iskrenov ( Bulgarian: Божидар Гeopгиeв Искренов, born 1 August 1962), nicknamed Gibona (Гибона means "The Gibbon"), Gibi (Гиби) and The Joy of the People (Радостта на народа), is a former Bulgarian footballer who spent most of his career playing for Levski Sofia as a forward.
Iskrenov also had a brief film career. He appeared in the movie Manevri na petiya etazh as the elevator technician.
A native of the capital Sofia, Iskrenov played for Levski between 1979 and 1989, scoring 58 goals in 208 matches. [1] He was then transferred to the Spanish Real Zaragoza in 1989-1990, but could not establish himself in the first team and went on as a Lausanne Sports player in Switzerland in 1990–1991. [1] Spells at Botev Plovdiv (1991–1992), CSKA Sofia and PFC Shumen (1994) followed, with Iskrenov ending his career at Septemvri Sofia (1994–1995). [1]
Iskrenov won the top Bulgarian league, the A PFG, three times (all with Levski): in 1984, 1985 and 1988, as well as the Bulgarian Cup in 1982, 1984 and 1986 (with Levski) and 1993 (with CSKA). [1] He played a total of 263 matches and scored 58 goals in the A PFG. A very skillful player, known for his feints as well as the ability to shoot with both legs, [2] Iskrenov was also nicknamed Radostta na naroda (Радостта на народа; "The Joy of the people"). [1]
For the Bulgaria national team, Bojidar Iskrenov has 50 matches and 5 goals, debuting on 28 October 1981 in a 0–3 defeat by Brazil and retiring from international football on 12 May 1993 after a 2–2 draw between Bulgaria and Israel in Sofia. [1] He played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, when Bulgaria reached the round of 16.