Last updated: 07.09.2002

National Football Teams of Bulgaria - 2002

07.09.2002, Saturday, 21:00 h (BG Time):
EURO 2004 Qualification, Group 8:

Belgium     0:2     Bulgaria
Belgium, Brussels, "Roi Baudouin" st., att: 25 000.


Goals: 0:1 Zoran Yankovich 17, 0:2 Stilian Petrov 64

Belgium: - head coach: Aime Anthienis
Squad: Gert de Vlieger, Steen Vreven, Daniel Van Buyten, Simons, Peter Vanderheyden (64 - Bob
Peeters), Iv Vanderhaeghe, Guyitan Englebert (53 - Mbo Mpenza), Bart Goor, Emile Mpenza (70 -
Thijs), Walter Baseggio, Wesley Sonck 


Bulgaria: - head coach: Plamen Markov
Squad: Zdravko Zdravkov, Radostin Kishishev, Predrag Pazin, Ivaylo Petkov, Rosen Kirilov,
Krasimir Balakov, Stilian Petrov, Georgi Peev (82 - Georgi Petrov), Zoran Yankovich (76 -
Georgi Chilikov), Martin Petrov, Milen Petkov (90 - Zlatomri Zagorchich)

referee: Terje Hauge (NOR) 
yellow cards: Zoran Yankovich, Milen Petkov, Ivaylo Petkov (Bulgaria); 
                            Steen Vreven, Iv Vanderhaege (Belgium)
red cards: none




06.09.2002, Friday:
EURO 2004 & Olympics 2004 Qualification, Group 8:

Belgium (U21)     3:1     Bulgaria (U21)
Belgium, Waregem, "Waregem" st., att: 2000.


Goals: 1:0 Satolle 44, 2:0 Alexander Tunchev 66(og), 2:1 Alexander Mladenov 88,
       3:1 Shango 90

Belgium: - head coach: Franscoa de Saar
Squad: information missing

Bulgaria: - head coach: Stoyan Kotsev
Squad: Vihren Uzunov, Alexander Tunchev, Yanko Valkanov, Blagomir Mitrevski, Yordan Todorov,
Kiril Kotev, Stanislav Genchev (67 - Marko Markov), Emil Gargorov, Georgi Iliev (46 - Blagoi
Georgiev), Alexander Mladenov, Dimitar Rangelov (54 - Petar Zlatinov)

referee: Berhard Burger (Austria)
yellow cards: Bofel, Hempte, Mudinguye (Belgium); Kotev, Zlatinov, Gargorov (Bulgaria)
red cards: none




21.08.2002, Wednesday, 20:50 h (BG Time):
Friendly

Bulgaria     2:2     Germany
Bulgaria, Sofia, "Georgi Asparuhov" st., att: 7000.


Goals: 1:0 Dimitar Berbatov 21, 1:1 Michael Ballack 22(pen), 2:1 Krasimir Balakov 50(pen),
       2:2 Arne Friedrich 57

Bulgaria: - head coach: Plamen Markov
Squad: Zdravko Zdravkov (76 - Dimitar Ivankov), Radostin Kishishev, Rosen Kirilov, Ivaylo
Petkov, Predrag Pazin (52 - Zlatomir Zagorchich), Milen Petkov (62 - Georgi Petrov), Stilian
Petrov (76 - Todor Yanchev), Krasimir Balakov (85 - Danail Bachkov), Dimitar Berbatov (62 - 
Georgi Ivanov), Georgi Peev (62 - Zoran Yankovich), Martin Petrov (46 - Vladimir Manchev)


Germany: - head coach: Rudi Voller (Tante Kaete :Р)
Squas: Jens Lehman, Ingo Herch, Daniel Bierofka (46 - Alexander Zickler), Christoph Metzelder
(46 - Arne Friederich), Carsten Ramelow, Jens Jeremies, Michael Freier (46 - Gerald Asamoa),
Michael Balack (46 - Sebastian Kehl), Carsten Janker, Bern Schneider (80 - Fabian Ernst),
Miroslav Klose (80 - Borovski)


referee: Stefan Bree (France) 
yellow cards: Zlatomir Zagorchich, Stilian Petrov (Bulgaria); Jens Jeremies (Germany)
red cards: none




20.08.2002, Tuesday:
Friendly

Cyprus (U21)     1:4     Bulgaria (U21)
Cyprus, Nikosia, "Limasol" st., att: 200.


Goals: 0:1 Alexander Mladenov 6, 1:1 Isakidis 46, 1:2 Alexander Mladenov 55, 1:4 Petar
       Zlatinov 68,83

Cyprus: - head coach: information missing
Squad: information missing

Bulgaria: - head coach: Stoyan Kotsev
Squad: Vihren Uzunov, Yankov Valkanov, Alexander Tunchev, Blagomir Mitrevski, Yordan Todorov,
Veselin Penev, Stanislav Genchev, Georgi Iliev, Blagoi Georgiev, Alexander Mladenov, Dimitar
Rangelov (Emil Petrov, Petar Zlatinov, Emil Gargorov, Kostadin Bashov, Dobrin Orlovski, Kiril
Kotev)

referee: ?? 
yellow cards: ??
red cards: none




17.04.2002, Wednesday, 04:00 h (BG Time):
Friendly

Mexico     1:0     Bulgaria
United States of America, New York (New Jersey), "Gigants" st., att: 42591.


Goal: 1:0 Jose Francisko Gabriel de Anda 89

Nulgaria: - head coach: Plamen Markov
Squad: Yordan Gospodinov, Danail Bachkov, Rosen Kirilov,Georgi Petrov, Ivaylo Petkov, Georgi
Peev (83 - B.Ivanov), Todor Yanchev, Stilyan Petrov, Marian Hristov (78 - M.Trendafilov),
Georgi Ivanov (55 - Galin Ivanov), Zoran Yankovich (46 - Svetoslav Todorov)


Mexico: - head coach: Xavier Amre
Oscar Peres (46 - Jorhe Campos), Rafael Markes (88 - Jose Francisko Gabriel de Anda), 
Salvador Karmona, Melvin Braun, Ramon Morales, Gabriel Kabaiedo (58 - Jose de Hesus Areiano),
Herardo Torado, Zigfredo Merkado (46 - Braulio Luna), Francisko Palensia (68 - Johan 
Rodrigez), Kuademok Blanko (69 - Hared Borheti), Luis Hernandes


referee: Ale Sahaeli (USA) 
yellow cards: Georgi Petrov, Rosen Kirilov, Georgi Ivanov (Bulgaria), Gabriel Kabaiedo,
Rafael Markes, Slavador Karmona, Herardo Torado (Mexico)
red card: Rosen Kirilov (Bulgaria) - 53




27.03.2002, Wednesday, 17:00 h (BG Time):
Friendly

Bulgaria (U21)     3:0     Israel (U21)
Bulgaria, Sofia, "Slavia" st., att: 500.


Goals: 1:0 Alexander Mladenov 4, 2:0 Yanko Valkanov 66, 3:0 Yordan Todorov 90+2

Bulgaria: - head coach: Stoyan Kotsev
Vihren Uzunov (73 - Emil Petrov), Yordan Todorov, Yanko Valkanov, Veselin Penev (84 - Dobrin
Orlovski), Alexander Tunchev, Kiril Kotev, Georgi Iliev (46 - Momchil Zhelev), Petar Zlatinov
(46 - Kostadin Bashov (84 - Venkov)), Alexander Mladenov (61 - Dimitar Rangelov), Blagoi
Georgiev (77 - Todor Radomirov), Emil Gargorov (50 - Blagomir Mitrevski)

Israel: - head coach: Sinai Mushaue
Squad: information missing

referee: Viorel Angeline (Rumania)


28.03.2002, Wednesday, 04:30 h (BG Time):
Friendly

Ecuador     3:0     Bulgaria
United States of Amerika, New York (New Jersey), "Gigants" st., att: 45000.


Goals: 1:0 Ivan Kaviedes 24, 2:0 Karlos Tenorio 49, 3:0 Ivan Kaviedes 82

Bulgaria: - head coach: Plamen Markov
Zdravko Zdravkov (46 - Dimitar Ivankov), Elin Topuzakov, Georgi Markov (46 - B.
Ivanov), Rosen Kirilov, Ivaylo Petkov, Nesim Neshadov (70 - Galin
Ivanov), Stilyan Petrov, Krasimir Balakov (46 - Georgi Ivanov), Vladimir 
Manchev (70 - Todor Yanchev), Dimitar Berbatov, Martin Petrov 


Ecuador: - head coach: Hernan Dario Gomes
Squad: Jose Sevaisos, Ulies de la Cruz, Raul Geron, Augusto Poroso, Edison
Mendez, Alfonso Obregon, Kleber Cala, Edwin Tenerir (77 - Anhel Fernandes),
Ivan Kaviedes (84 - Evelio Ordonez), Ivan Urtado, Karlos Tenorio (72 - 
Alex Aginaga)


referee: Michael Kenedi (USA) 
yellow cards: Edwin Tenorio, Ivan Kaviedes (Ecuador), Rosen Kirilov (Bulgaria)
red cards: none




27.03.2002, Wednesday, 18:00 h (BG Time):
Friendly

Turkey (U21)     4:1     Bulgaria (U21)
Turkey, Istanbul, "Inunu" st., att: 600.


Goals: 3:0 Ahim Sakat Akin 9,13,59(pen); 3:1 Petar Zlatinov 66; 
       4:1 Kaliglu 81

Bulgaria: - head coach: Stoyan Kotsev
Squad: Vihren Uzunov, Yordan Todorov, Yanko Valkanov, Alexander Tunchev,
Radoslav Mitrevski (46 - Emil Gargorov), Kiril Kotev, Blagoi Georgiev
(62 - Radoslav Ivanov), Petar Zlatinov, Dobrin Orlovski (20 - Kostadin
Bashov), Alexander Mladenov (59 - Georgi Iliev), Dimitar Rangelov
(46 - Valeri Bojinov)

Turkey: - head coach: Cetimeri
Squad: no information missing

referee: Dulek
yellow cards: no information
red cards: none



10.03.2002, Sunday:
Friendly

Bulgaria "B"     0:0     Saudi Arabia
Italy, Florence.

Bulgaria:
Vihren Uzunov (Levski, born: 1983), Klenovski (Levski), Stanimir Gospodinov 
(Slavia, 1975), Ivan Paskov (Loko Pd, 1973), Daniel Bozhkov (Botev Pd, 1983),
 Vladimir Ivanov (Levski, 1973), Rumen Kalchev (CSKA, 1981), Oleg Simeonov (Levski),
 Velizar Dimitrov (Marek, 1979), Valeri Bozhinov (Lecce, Italy, 1986), Dorbin Orlovski
(Lokomotiv Pd, 1981), Stoyan Kolev (CSKA, 1976), Mihail Venkov (Litex), Todor Palankov 
(Belite orli, 1984), Georgi Kakalov (Belite orli, 1984). 




20.02.2002, Wednesday, 15:00 h BGT:
Friendly

Bulgaria     3:0     Azerbaijan
Bulgaria, Sofia, "Slavia" stadium, 1200 att.

Bulgaria: - coach: Plamen Markov
Iordan Gospodinov (41 Georgi Petkov), Iordan Petkov (46 Elin Topuzakov), Veselin
Branimirov (46 Galin Ivanov), Rosen Petrov (46 Nesim Neshadov), Aleksandar Tomash
(46 Svetoslav Petrov), Biser Ivanov (46 Todor Yanchev), Malin Orachev (46 Daniel
Bachkov), Mitko Trendafilov (46 Asen Nikolov), Zoran Yankovich (46 Asen Bukarev),
Velizar Dimitrov (46 Kiril Nikolov), Vladimir Manchev (46 Todor Kolev)
Azerbaijan: - coach: T.Kazbek
Hasanzade (65 Muhamadov), Getman, Mamadov, Ahmadov, Em.Guliev, K.Guliev, M.Gurbanov,
(85 Hadzhiev), Ismailov (30 Hyuseinov (41 Musaiev)), G.Gurbanov (46 Yadulaev),
Vasilev (63 Sadigov), Aliev (55 Imaliev (90 Abasov))

referee: Anton Genov (Bulgaria);
assistants: Valchev (Bulgaria), Kyurkchiev (Bulgaria)
yellow cards: Gurbanov, Aliev


13.02.2002, Wednesday, 19:00 h BGT:
Friendly

Croatia     0:0     Bulgaria
Croatia, Rieka, "Kantrida" stadium, 8000 att.

Croatia: - coach: M.Jozic
Pletikosa (46 Butina), Tomas (69 Simoni), Jarni (62 Selic), R.Kovac, Stimac (46 Soldo),
Simic, Stanic (46 Vugrinec), Prosinecki (46 Rapaic), Vlaovic, Zivkovic (46 Balaban), Olic
Bulgaria: - coach: Plamen Markov
Zdravko Zdravkov (46 Georgi Petkov), Radostin Kishishev (46 Elin Topuzakov), Predrag
Pazhin (59 Georgi Markov), Rosen Kirilov (46 Galin Ivanov), Ivailo Petkov, Stilyan
Petrov (59-c), Milen Petkov, Georgi Peev (46 Zoran Yankovich), Krasimir Balakov (c)
(59 Todor Yanchev), Dimitar Berbatov (46 Vladimir Manchev), Martin Petrov

referee: Darko Chetarin (Slovenia)
yellow cards: Stimac, Selic


13.02.2002, Wednesday, 15:00 h BGT:
Friendly

Croatia U21     0:0     Bulgaria U21
Croatia, Kostrena, "Pomorac" stadium, 2000 att.

Croatia: - coach: M.Novoselac
Sarlija, Sarna, Maras, Jese, Lukic, Budicin, Brkic, Carevic, Abramovic, Babic, Zahora
Bulgaria: - coach: Stoyan Kotsev
Vihren Uzunov (87 Hristo Ivanov), Konstantin Bashov, Aleksandar Tunchev, Iordan
Todorov, Dimitar Rangelov (82 Veselin Penev), Stanislav Genchev (85 Klenovski),
Blagoi Georgiev (71 Oleg Simeonov), Aleksandar Mladenov, Petar Zlatinov (67 Mihail
Venkov), Yanko Valkanov, Kiril Kotev (90 Dimitar Stefanov)

referee: Triskovic (Croatia);
assistants: Kabrilo (Croatia), Lusetic (Croatia)
yellow cards: Budicin, Babic; Zlatinov, Kotev, Valkanov, Bashov
red card: Babic (57)


:: Matches played in 2001.