SOCCER PLAYER

Kiril Ivkov

1946 - 2025

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Kiril Lozanov Ivkov (Bulgarian: Кирил Лoзaнoв Ивков; 21 June 1946 – 24 May 2025) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender, most notably for Levski Sofia. In 1974 and 1975 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year. Ivkov made his Bulgaria debut in 1968, earning 44 caps and scoring one goal over an eleven-year international career. He was part of the squad for the 1968 Summer Olympics, where Bulgaria won the silver medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kiril Ivkov is the 1,353rd most popular soccer player (up from 6,375th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 291st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Kiril Ivkov ranks 1,353 out of 21,273Before him are Katsuyuki Kawachi, Raymond Braine, Jean-Pierre Adams, Stefan Abadzhiev, Dick van Dijk, and Patrick O'Connell. After him are Mariano Martín, Felipe Melo, Bengt Gustavsson, Pietro Serantoni, Pavol Molnár, and Aníbal Paz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Kiril Ivkov ranks 317Before him are Hanan Ashrawi, Jüri Tarmak, Paul Cremona, Jane Asher, Dick van Dijk, and Richard Carpenter. After him are Óscar Berger, Vazgen Manukyan, Alexander Kaidanovsky, Gerrie Mühren, Stan Winston, and Wubbo Ockels. Among people deceased in 2025, Kiril Ivkov ranks 145Before him are Jean-Louis Debré, Tom Robbins, Buvaisar Saitiev, Jayant Narlikar, Sly Stone, and Bernhard Vogel. After him are Gazi Yaşargil, Loretta Swit, Dick Button, Taina Elg, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, and Pamela Bach.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Kiril Ivkov ranks 126 out of 415Before him are Traicho Kostov (1897), George Baker (1931), Keratsa of Bulgaria (1348), Hristo Bonev (1947), Emil Kostadinov (1967), and Stefan Abadzhiev (1934). After him are Bahaeddin Şakir (1874), Stanko Todorov (1920), Cniva (200), Ljuba Welitsch (1913), Catherine of Bulgaria (1001), and Ahmed Dogan (1954).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria

Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Kiril Ivkov ranks 11Before him are Georgi Asparuhov (1943), Dimitar Penev (1945), Krasimir Balakov (1966), Hristo Bonev (1947), Emil Kostadinov (1967), and Stefan Abadzhiev (1934). After him are Ivan Dimitrov (1935), Yordan Letchkov (1967), Dobromir Zhechev (1942), Simeon Simeonov (1946), Lyuboslav Penev (1966), and Stefan Bozhkov (1923).