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Yordan Letchkov

1967 - Today

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Yordan Letchkov Yankov (also transliterated Jordan, Iordan, Lechkov) (Bulgarian: Йордан Лечков Янков; born 9 July 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer. He is generally regarded as one of the best players to come out of Bulgaria and was a key member of the squad which reached the semi-finals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Known to many as "The Magician", Letchkov was a gifted player who could play as a central midfielder or on the left side of midfield, and he was easily recognizable for his baldness. He was best known for his dribbling ability. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Yordan Letchkov is the 1,964th most popular soccer player (down from 1,461st in 2024), the 162nd most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 141st in 2019) and the 13th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Yordan Letchkov ranks 1,964 out of 21,273. Before him are Roger Lukaku, Mario Bertini, William Gallas, Ragnar Gustavsson, Naohiro Oyama, and Pierre Sinibaldi. After him are Shigeharu Ueki, Silvestre Igoa, Marcus Thuram, Nené, Joaquim Carvalho, and Yuji Nakayoshi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Yordan Letchkov ranks 160. Before him are Keith Urban, Brian Schmidt, Mamoru Hosoda, Sheryl Lee, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, and Roger Lukaku. After him are Mario Cipollini, Basile Boli, Javier Cámara, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Savanna Samson, and Dan Ariely.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Yordan Letchkov ranks 162 out of 415. Before him are Angel Wagenstein (1922), Nikola Vaptsarov (1909), Teodor Teodorov (1859), Nina Dobrev (1989), Anton Pann (1796), and Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis (1913). After him are Veselin Topalov (1975), Ferdinand Bruckner (1891), Dobromir Zhechev (1942), Rosen Zhelyazkov (1968), Dimitar Dobrev (1931), and Nadya Nozharova (1916).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria

Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Yordan Letchkov ranks 13. Before him are Krasimir Balakov (1966), Hristo Bonev (1947), Emil Kostadinov (1967), Stefan Abadzhiev (1934), Kiril Ivkov (1946), and Ivan Dimitrov (1935). After him are Dobromir Zhechev (1942), Simeon Simeonov (1946), Lyuboslav Penev (1966), Stefan Bozhkov (1923), Ivan Kolev (1930), and Dinko Dermendzhiev (1941).

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