Yordan Filipov
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Yordan Filipov (Bulgarian: Йордан Филипов; 18 June 1946 - 27 July 1996) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was maternal grandfather of Andrey Galabinov. In his career Filipov played for Rozova Dolina, Spartak Plovdiv, CSKA Sofia, Sliven, Dunav Ruse, Rabat Ajax[1] and Cherno More Varna, with whom he became the oldest player to appear in the Bulgarian A Group. Filipov played his last career game on 26 November 1988 at Ticha Stadium against Lokomotiv Plovdiv at 42 years, 5 months and 8 days.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 June 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 27 July 1996 (aged 50) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1964 | Rozova Dolina | ||
| 1964–1965 | Spartak Plovdiv | 21 | (0) |
| 1965–1980 | CSKA Sofia | 188 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Dunav Ruse | 39 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Sliven | 44 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Rabat Ajax | 22 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | CSKA Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 1988 | Cherno More | 23 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1968–1979 | Bulgaria | 28 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Between 1965 and 1980 Filipov won nine A Group titles and four Bulgarian Cups with CSKA, playing 188 league matches.
Honours
Club
- CSKA Sofia
- A Group (9): 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1986–87
- Bulgarian Cup (4): 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974
- Rabat Ajax
- Maltese Premier League (1) : 1984–85
- Euro Cup (1) : 1984–85
References
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