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Stoyan Yordanov

1944 - 2025

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Stoyan Ivanov Yordanov (Bulgarian: Cтоян Иванов Йорданов; 29 January 1944 – 14 November 2025) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At international level, Yordanov represented the Bulgaria national team on 25 occasions between 1968 and 1975, and participated at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1968 Olympics, where he won a silver medal. After his retirement, he worked in a coaching capacity with CSKA Sofia and also managed the Bulgaria U21 team. Yordanov died on 14 November 2025, at the age of 81. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Stoyan Yordanov is the 5,482nd most popular soccer player (down from 4,928th in 2024). (down from 4,502nd in 2019)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Stoyan Yordanov ranks 5,482 out of 21,273. Before him are Alvin Ceccoli, Eric Dier, Takashi Maeda, Rafael Amador, Aleksandrs Starkovs, and Hideaki Hagino. After him are Dietmar Danner, Baba Rahman, Moise Kean, Krunoslav Jurčić, Zetti, and Roberto Acuña.

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Among people born in 1944, Stoyan Yordanov ranks 662. Before him are Dave Edmunds, Jac Nellemann, Neroli Fairhall, Eddie Keizan, Catherine Leroy, and Miguel Mejía Barón. After him are Héctor Santos, Janet Simpson, Leopoldo Vallejos, Reinhold Bachler, Jack Casady, and Euphrase Kezilahabi. Among people deceased in 2025, Stoyan Yordanov ranks 453. Before him are Ken Dryden, Natalya Petrusyova, Jorge Bolaño, Jenő Hámori, Mick Abrahams, and Andrei Chemerkin. After him are Tomas Lindberg, Günter Haritz, William H. Webster, Steve Shirley, Audun Grønvold, and Chris Dreja.

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