Yanko Kirilov | |
Birth Date: | 1946 3, df=yes |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1961–1963 |
Clubs1: | Levski Sofia |
Caps1: | 17 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 1963–1966 |
Clubs2: | CSKA Sofia |
Caps2: | 36 |
Goals2: | 12 |
Years3: | 1966–1972 |
Clubs3: | Levski Sofia |
Caps3: | 142 |
Goals3: | 34 |
Years4: | 1972–1975 |
Years5: | 1975–1978 |
Clubs5: | Levski Sofia |
Caps5: | 2 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1967–1971 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Yanko Kirilov (Bulgarian: Янко Кирилов; born 10 March 1946) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
A product of Levski Sofia's youth system, Kirilov made his A Group debut on 18 November 1961 against Minyor Pernik to become the Levski's youngest ever player in the league at the age of 15 years, 8 months and 8 days old.[2]
In 1963, Kirilov joined CSKA Sofia. On 8 September 1965, he scored late winner goal from the penalty spot in CSKA's 3–2 defeat of Levski in the 1965 Bulgarian Cup Final. Kirilov collected his first A Group title winner's medal at the end of the 1965–66 season. He scored 6 league goals in 12 matches that season.[3]
In June 1966, Kirilov returned to Levski Sofia where he won two A Group titles and three Bulgarian Cups in the following six seasons. In 1972, he joined Chernomorets Burgas where he spent three seasons, before retiring as a Levski's player at the age of 32 in 1978.