SOCCER PLAYER
Lyuboslav Penev
1966 - Today

Lyuboslav Penev
Lyuboslav Mladenov Penev (Bulgarian: Любослав Младенов Пенев; born 31 August 1966) is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player. Penev played as a forward for several clubs in Bulgaria and Spain. He started his career at CSKA Sofia in 1984, winning two Bulgarian League titles and four Bulgarian Cups. In 1989 he moved to Valencia, where he established himself as among the most prolific goalscorers in La Liga. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lyuboslav Penev is the 2,284th most popular soccer player (down from 2,129th in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Bulgaria and the 16th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Lyuboslav Penev ranks 2,284 out of 21,273. Before him are József Bencsics, Steve McManaman, Christian Piot, Karl-Heinz Körbel, Tomáš Ujfaluši, and Dwight Yorke. After him are Rafinha, Fulvio Collovati, José Berraondo, Vincent Candela, Daniel Killer, and Jock Stein.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJózsef Bencsics
1933 - 1995
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,282
Steve McManaman
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,283
Christian Piot
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,284
Karl-Heinz Körbel
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,285
Tomáš Ujfaluši
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,286
Dwight Yorke
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,287
Lyuboslav Penev
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,288
Rafinha
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,289
Fulvio Collovati
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,290
José Berraondo
1878 - 1950
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 2,291
Vincent Candela
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 2,292
Daniel Killer
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 2,293
Jock Stein
1922 - 1985
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 2,294
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Lyuboslav Penev ranks 165. Before him are Teddy Sheringham, Olaf Thon, Antoine Fuqua, Ergin Ataman, Benedicta Boccoli, and Leon Lai. After him are Philip Reeve, Angelo Di Livio, Rainn Wilson, William Ruto, Dmitry Rybolovlev, and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsTeddy Sheringham
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 159
Olaf Thon
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 160
Antoine Fuqua
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 161
Ergin Ataman
COACH
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 162
Benedicta Boccoli
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 163
Leon Lai
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 164
Lyuboslav Penev
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 165
Philip Reeve
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 166
Angelo Di Livio
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 167
Rainn Wilson
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 168
William Ruto
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 169
Dmitry Rybolovlev
BUSINESSPERSON
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 170
Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
NOBLEMAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 171
In Bulgaria
Among people born in Bulgaria, Lyuboslav Penev ranks 173 out of 415. Before him are Nadya Nozharova (1916), Dimitar Iliev Popov (1927), Simeon Simeonov (1946), Georgi Atanasov (1933), Ivan II of Bulgaria (1300), and Aleko Konstantinov (1863). After him are Charles Champaud (1865), Ivan Kostov (1949), Lyuben Karavelov (1834), Ahmed Cevdet Pasha (1822), Peyo Yavorov (1878), and Azis (1978).
Others born in Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsNadya Nozharova
ACTOR
1916 - 2014
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 167
Dimitar Iliev Popov
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2015
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 168
Simeon Simeonov
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2000
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 169
Georgi Atanasov
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 170
Ivan II of Bulgaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1300 - 1300
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 171
Aleko Konstantinov
WRITER
1863 - 1897
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 172
Lyuboslav Penev
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 173
Charles Champaud
GYMNAST
1865 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 174
Ivan Kostov
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 175
Lyuben Karavelov
WRITER
1834 - 1879
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 176
Ahmed Cevdet Pasha
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1895
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 177
Peyo Yavorov
WRITER
1878 - 1914
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 178
Azis
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 179
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria
Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Lyuboslav Penev ranks 16. Before him are Stefan Abadzhiev (1934), Kiril Ivkov (1946), Ivan Dimitrov (1935), Yordan Letchkov (1967), Dobromir Zhechev (1942), and Simeon Simeonov (1946). After him are Stefan Bozhkov (1923), Ivan Kolev (1930), Dinko Dermendzhiev (1941), Zlatko Yankov (1966), Nikola Kotkov (1938), and Boris Gaganelov (1941).
Stefan Abadzhiev
1934 - 2024
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 10
Kiril Ivkov
1946 - 2025
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 11
Ivan Dimitrov
1935 - 2019
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 12
Yordan Letchkov
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 13
Dobromir Zhechev
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 14
Simeon Simeonov
1946 - 2000
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 15
Lyuboslav Penev
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 16
Stefan Bozhkov
1923 - 2014
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 17
Ivan Kolev
1930 - 2005
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 18
Dinko Dermendzhiev
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 19
Zlatko Yankov
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 20
Nikola Kotkov
1938 - 1971
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 21
Boris Gaganelov
1941 - 2020
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 22