Rosen Kirilov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Yordanov and the family name is Kirilov.
Rosen Kirilov
Kirilov in 2018
Personal information
Full name Rosen Yordanov Kirilov
Date of birth (1973-01-04) 4 January 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Vidin, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1983-1990 Bdin Vidin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990-1991 Bdin Vidin ? (?)
1991-1996 CSKA Sofia 61 (2)
1996 → Litex Lovech (loan) 12 (1)
1996-1998 Litex Lovech 39 (1)
1999-2001 Adanaspor 63 (0)
2001-2007 Litex Lovech 122 (10)
2007-2008 APOP Kinyras 22 (0)
2008 Vaslui 1 (0)
Total 327 (13)
International career
1998-2006 Bulgaria 51 (0)
Managerial career
2013 CSKA Sofia (assistant)
2013–2014 Slavia Sofia (assistant)
2016–2018 Vitosha Bistritsa (assistant)
2018–2019 Vitosha Bistritsa
2019 Etar
2021 CSKA 1948
2022 Botev Vratsa
2024 Spartak Varna
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rosen Yordanov Kirilov (Bulgarian: Росен Йорданов Кирилов; born 4 January 1973 in Vidin) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played as a defender, and later managed various clubs.

He played as a centre-back for the Bulgaria national team, CSKA Sofia, Litex Lovech, Adanaspor, APOP Kinyras and Vaslui.[2]

Career

Kirilov moved at the age of 18 from Bdin Vidin to CSKA Sofia in 1991. His first competitive game for the club was against Etar Veliko Tarnovo at Ivaylo Stadium on 10 November 1991 which CSKA lost 1–0.

Kirilov made 51 appearances for the Bulgaria national team from 1998 to 2006.[3] He was part of the squads at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2004.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bulgaria League Bulgarian Cup Europe Other[a] Total
CSKA Sofia A Group 1991–92 5 0 4 0 0 0 – 9 0
1992–93 25 0 7 0 1 0 – 33 0
1993–94 3 0 0 0 1 0 – 4 0
1994–95 20 2 4 0 4 0 – 28 2
1995–96 8 0 2 0 – – 10 0
Total 61 2 17 0 6 0 0 0 84 2
Litex Lovech A Group 1995–96 12 1 0 0 – – 12 1
B Group 1996–97 ? ? ? ? – – ? ?
A Group 1997–98 28 0 0 0 – – 28 0
1998–99 11 1 0 0 3 0 – 14 3
Total 51 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 54 2
Adanaspor Süper Lig 1998–99 15 0 0 0 – – 15 0
1999–00 21 0 1 0 – – 22 0
2000–01 27 0 2 0 – – 29 0
Total 63 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 66 0
Litex Lovech A Group 2001–02 23 5 0 0 5 0 – 28 5
2002–03 22 1 0 0 4 0 – 26 1
2003–04 25 3 0 0 2 0 – 27 3
2004–05 20 0 0 0 4 0 – 24 0
2005–06 20 0 0 0 6 0 – 26 0
2006–07 12 1 0 0 5 1 – 17 2
Total 122 10 0 0 26 1 0 0 148 11
APOP Kinyras First Division 2007–08 22 0 0 0 – – 22 0
Total 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
Vaslui Liga I 2008–09 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career statistics 52 6 4 0 9 0 0 0 62 7
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

Honours

CSKA Sofia
Litex Lovech

References

  1. ^ "Започваме ги с Швеция. 10 години след лудото американско лято се готвим за скок в Европа" (in Bulgarian). standartnews.com. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Stats Centre: Rosen Kirilov Facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  3. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Bulgaria – Record International Players". RSSSF.


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