Kiril Stankov | |
Fullname: | Kiril Stankov Hristov |
Birth Date: | 1949 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Position: | Defender / Midfielder |
Years1: | 1967–1977 |
Clubs1: | CSKA Sofia[1] |
Caps1: | 212 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 1968–1976 |
Nationalteam1: | Bulgaria |
Nationalcaps1: | 12[2] |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Kiril Stankov Hristov (Bulgarian: Кирил Станков Христов; 20 May 1949 – 7 May 1992) was an international Bulgarian footballer who played for CSKA Sofia as a defender. During his club career, he won the national Bulgarian league six times. Stankov died at the age of 42.
At the age of 19, Stankov won the silver medal with the Bulgarian Olympic team at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he featured in three games, including the final.[3] [2] Including these games, Stankov played twelve times for the senior national team.