Kolev names U-21 squad for Portugal game
15.3.08, 01:48 by Yordan Tsirov
Ivan Kolev, the newly appointed coach of Bulgaria's U-21 national football team, has announced a 20-men squad for the team's upcoming U-21 Euro qualifier away to Portugal U-21 on March the 26th. Several players are making a debut in the squad, including Chernomorets' keeper Vladislav Stoyanov, Levski's defender Viktor Genev and Litex' forward Momchil Tsvetanov.

Notable absentees are injured Hertha striker Valeri Domovchiyski, as well as Levski and Litex' wingers Nikolay Dimitrov and Ivelin Popov, the latter two expected to be called up by Plamen Markov in Bulgaria's men's national team.

Here is the full list of players:

Goalkeepers:
Nikolay Mihaylov – Twente (Enschede, NED)
Vladislav Stoyanov – Chernomorets Burgas (Burgas)

Defenders:
Viktor Genev – Levski (Sofia)
Ivan Ivanov – Lokomotiv 1936 (Plovdiv)
Atanas Fidanin – Chernomorets Burgas (Burgas)
Nikolay Bodurov – Pirin Blagoevgrad (Blagoevgrad)
Martin Kavdanski – Slavia (Sofia)
Aleksandar Aleksandrov – Cherno more (Varna)
Velichko Velichkov – Botev (Plovdiv)

Midfielders:
Lyubomir Bozhinov – Naftex (Burgas) – 2nd level
Orlin Starokin – Naftex (Burgas) – 2nd level
Vladimir Gadzhev – OFI (Heraklion, GRE)
Lachezar Baltanov – Levski (Sofia)
Dani Kiki – Lokomotiv 1936 (Plovdiv)
Mariyan Ognyanov – Levski (Sofia)

Forwards:
Vladislav Mirchev – Spartak (Varna)
Atanas Kurdov – Bayer II (Leverkusen, GER) – 4th level
Daniel Mladenov – Marek (Dupnitsa)
Momchil Tsvetanov – Litex (Lovech)
Nikolay Dyulgerov – Minyor (Pernik) – 2nd level

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