SOCCER PLAYER

Aleksandar Shalamanov

1941 - 2021

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Aleksandar Stefanov Shalamanov (Bulgarian: Александър Cтефанов Шаламанов; 4 September 1941 – 25 October 2021) was a football player and professional alpine skier and is known as the only Bulgarian who has participated in the Winter Olympics (as an alpine skier in 1960) and in the FIFA World Cup. The 1964 Summer Olympics saw him as a reserve player of the volleyball team, but he did not play in a match. Shalamanov began his career as a defender with CSKA Sofia in 1960–61, but moved to Slavia Sofia in 1961 to remain there until 1974, when he retired after 263 matches in the Bulgarian Championship, three Bulgarian Cup trophies (1963, 1964 and 1966) and a Cup Winners' Cup semi-final in 1967. Shalamanov has twice been selected Best Bulgarian Footballer, in 1963 and 1966, and twice Best Bulgarian Sportsman, in 1967 and 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aleksandar Shalamanov is the 3,524th most popular soccer player (down from 2,783rd in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 194th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Aleksandar Shalamanov ranks 3,524 out of 21,273. Before him are Maino Neri, Santiago Vernazza, Fredi Bobic, Jesús del Muro, Giacomo Mari, and Vedran Ćorluka. After him are Arkady Andreasyan, Renato Sáinz, Vicente Guillot, Friedel Rausch, Lucas Barrios, and Marañón.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Aleksandar Shalamanov ranks 477. Before him are Wolfgang Blochwitz, Aminata Sow Fall, Gianfranco Terenzi, Boris Gaganelov, Zalman King, and Paola Pitagora. After him are Vicente Guillot, Liese Prokop, Walter Block, Allal Benkassou, Mary Alice, and Darlene Love. Among people deceased in 2021, Aleksandar Shalamanov ranks 455. Before him are Fausto Gresini, Bronius Kutavičius, Tubilandu Ndimbi, Lawrence Weiner, Franco Marini, and Michael Fisher. After him are Giuseppe Galante, Sanja Ilić, Art LaFleur, Vladimir Naumov, Mona Malm, and Donald Arnold.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Aleksandar Shalamanov ranks 221 out of 415. Before him are Stefan Yanev (1960), Yordan Yovkov (1880), Diana Yorgova (1942), Stoyanka Mutafova (1922), Tsvetanka Khristova (1962), and Boris Gaganelov (1941). After him are Kiril Metkov (1965), Konstantin Stoilov (1853), Ivan Davidov (1943), Kolyu Ficheto (1800), Nikola Kovachev (1934), and Ekaterina Karavelova (1860).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria

Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Aleksandar Shalamanov ranks 23. Before him are Stefan Bozhkov (1923), Ivan Kolev (1930), Dinko Dermendzhiev (1941), Zlatko Yankov (1966), Nikola Kotkov (1938), and Boris Gaganelov (1941). After him are Kiril Metkov (1965), Ivan Davidov (1943), Nikola Kovachev (1934), Ivan Vutsov (1939), Georgi Slavkov (1958), and Vidin Apostolov (1941).

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