Ivan Kolev (footballer)

Ivan Kolev
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Petkov Kolev
Date of birth	1 November 1930
Place of birth	Sofia
Date of death	1 July 2005
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1945–1948	Sportist Sofia
1949-1950	VVS Sofia
1957–1967	CSKA Sofia
1967–1968	Sliven
International career
1950-1966	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivan Petkov Kolev (Bulgarian: Иван Петков Колев) (Sofia 1 November 1930 – 1 July 2005) was a Bulgarian football player and coach.

He represented Bulgaria at both the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup,^[1] He also played for the Bulgarian Olympic team and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Kolev played for Sportist Sofia from 1945 to 1948, VVS Sofia from 1949 to 1950, CSKA from 1950 to 1967 (304 matches, 90 goals in A PFG) and Sliven in 1967/68 season. He was the first Bulgarian nominated for Golden Ball^{[clarification needed]}.

References

Awards
Preceded by Stefan Bozhkov	Bulgarian Footballer of the Year 1956	Succeeded by Manol Manolov
Preceded by Georgi Naydenov	Bulgarian Footballer of the Year 1962	Succeeded by Aleksandar Shalamanov

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