Ivan Kanchev

Ivan Kanchev
Personal information
Full name Ivan Kanchev
Date of birth (1933-12-22)22 December 1933
Place of birth Saranbei, Bulgaria
Date of death 1 February 2013(2013-02-01) (aged 79)
Place of death Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1953 FC Zlatograd ? (?)
1953–1956 Spartak Sofia 2 (0)
1956–1969 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 212 (73)
International career
Bulgaria 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivan Kanchev (Bulgarian: Иван Кънчев) (22 December 1933 – 1 February 2013) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker.[1] He is legendary player of Lokomotiv Plovdiv and have 212 appearances and 73 goals in A PFG for the club. Ivan Kanchev is also "Sportsman №1 of Bulgaria" for 1968 and "Master of Sports" since 1969.[2] He has played 16 games and has scored 6 goals in the UEFA Cup for Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[3]

He has played in 3 games for the national team of Bulgaria.

References

  1. ^ "IN MEMORIAM Отиде си големия Иван Кънчев" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Да си спомним за легендата на Локо Иван Кънчев" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Локомотив Пловдив – Статистика" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 August 2022.


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