SOCCER PLAYER

Ivan Zafirov

1947 - 2025

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Ivan Georgiev Zafirov (Bulgarian: Иван Георгиев Зафиpoв; 30 December 1947 – 15 October 2025) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Ivan Zafirov is the 5,066th most popular soccer player (up from 5,831st in 2024), the 253rd most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 281st in 2019) and the 35th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ivan Zafirov ranks 5,066 out of 21,273. Before him are František Jakubec, Víctor Ibarbo, Kamil Glik, Marcelinho Paraíba, Georgi Naydenov, and Takehiro Otani. After him are Yuki Abe, Faisal Al-Dakhil, Harold Walden, Conor Coady, Gabriel Paulista, and Raúl Bravo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ivan Zafirov ranks 743. Before him are Emlyn Hughes, Buddy Miles, Ron Freeman, Hugh N. Kennedy, Debra Mooney, and Flemming Jørgensen. After him are Joe Manchin, Dominique Baudis, Roky Erickson, Tomas Pettersson, Eva Ström, and Helena Takalo. Among people deceased in 2025, Ivan Zafirov ranks 387. Before him are Leandro Domingues, Ignacio Rodríguez, Colton Ford, Joseph Urusemal, Oscar Calics, and Roberto Orci. After him are George Ryan, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Theresa Kachindamoto, José Manuel Ochotorena, Bianca Maria Piccinino, and Munyoro Nyamau.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Ivan Zafirov ranks 253 out of 415. Before him are Asparuh Nikodimov (1945), Dimitar Glavchev (1963), Martin Petrov (1979), Nasko Sirakov (1962), Kliment of Tarnovo (1841), and Georgi Naydenov (1931). After him are Tsetska Tsacheva (1958), Stefan Sofiyanski (1951), Andrey Zhelyazkov (1952), Kiril Rakarov (1932), Atanas Mihaylov (1949), and Vasil Metodiev (1935).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria

Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Ivan Zafirov ranks 35. Before him are Vidin Apostolov (1941), Aleksandar Kostov (1938), Asparuh Nikodimov (1945), Martin Petrov (1979), Nasko Sirakov (1962), and Georgi Naydenov (1931). After him are Andrey Zhelyazkov (1952), Kiril Rakarov (1932), Vasil Metodiev (1935), Todor Diev (1934), Borislav Mikhailov (1963), and Basri Dirimlili (1929).

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