Dimitre Kalkanov

Dimitre Kalkanov
Personal information
Full name	Dimitre Ganev Kalkanov
Date of birth	5 April 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Bulgaria
Position(s)	Defender; Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1990	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1993	Kelantan
1994	Selangor
–	Instant-Dict
–	Happy Valley
International career
1985	Bulgaria U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dimitre Ganev Kalkanov (Bulgarian: Димитър Ганев Калканов; born 5 April 1966) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.

Career

Kalkanov started his career with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.^{[citation needed]} He took part in the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship with Bulgaria, making three appearances in that tournament.^[1] Kalkanov then played in Hong Kong for Instant-Dict and Happy Valley,^[2] and in Malaysia for Selangor and Kelantan. While in Hong Kong, Kalkanov won the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year award in 1998, becoming the first non-Hong Konger to win the award. He played for the Hong Kong League XI at the 1998 Dynasty Cup,^[3] 2000 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup and the Carlsberg Cup in 2000 and 2001.^[4]^[5] In 1998, he also made an appearance as part of the Hong Kong League XI against the Bulgarian national football team in a friendly match.

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