Rosen Kirilov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Yordanov and the family name is Kirilov.

Rosen Yordanov Kirilov (Bulgarian: Росен Йорданов Кирилов; born 4 January 1973 in Vidin) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played as a defender, and later managed various clubs.

Rosen Kirilov

Kirilov in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Rosen Yordanov Kirilov
Date of birth	(1973-01-04) 4 January 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth	Vidin, Bulgaria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Krumovgrad (manager)
Youth career
1983-1990	Bdin Vidin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990-1991	Bdin Vidin	?	(?)
1991-1996	CSKA Sofia	61	(2)
1996	→ Litex Lovech (loan)	12	(1)
1996-1998	Litex Lovech	39	(1)
1999-2001	Adanaspor	63	(0)
2001-2007	Litex Lovech	122	(10)
2007-2008	APOP Kinyras	22	(0)
2008	Vaslui	1	(0)
Total		327	(13)
International career
1998-2006	Bulgaria	51	(0)
Managerial career
2013	CSKA Sofia (assistant)
2013–2014	Slavia Sofia (assistant)
2016–2018	Vitosha Bistritsa (assistant)
2018–2019	Vitosha Bistritsa
2019	Etar
2021	CSKA 1948
2022	Botev Vratsa
2024	Spartak Varna
2025–	Krumovgrad
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played as a centre-back for the Bulgaria national team, CSKA Sofia, Litex Lovech, Adanaspor, APOP Kinyras and Vaslui.^[2]

Career

Kirilov moved at the age of 18 from Bdin Vidin to CSKA Sofia in 1991. His first competitive game for the club was against Etar Veliko Tarnovo at Ivaylo Stadium on 10 November 1991 which CSKA lost 1–0.

Kirilov made 51 appearances for the Bulgaria national team from 1998 to 2006.^[3] He was part of the squads at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2004.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Other[a]		Total
CSKA Sofia	A Group	1991–92	5	0	4	0	0	0	–		9	0
		1992–93	25	0	7	0	1	0	–		33	0
		1993–94	3	0	0	0	1	0	–		4	0
		1994–95	20	2	4	0	4	0	–		28	2
		1995–96	8	0	2	0	–		–		10	0
	Total		61	2	17	0	6	0	0	0	84	2
Litex Lovech	A Group	1995–96	12	1	0	0	–		–		12	1
	B Group	1996–97	?	?	?	?	–		–		?	?
	A Group	1997–98	28	0	0	0	–		–		28	0
		1998–99	11	1	0	0	3	0	–		14	3
	Total		51	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	54	2
Adanaspor	Süper Lig	1998–99	15	0	0	0	–		–		15	0
		1999–00	21	0	1	0	–		–		22	0
		2000–01	27	0	2	0	–		–		29	0
	Total		63	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	66	0
Litex Lovech	A Group	2001–02	23	5	0	0	5	0	–		28	5
		2002–03	22	1	0	0	4	0	–		26	1
		2003–04	25	3	0	0	2	0	–		27	3
		2004–05	20	0	0	0	4	0	–		24	0
		2005–06	20	0	0	0	6	0	–		26	0
		2006–07	12	1	0	0	5	1	–		17	2
	Total		122	10	0	0	26	1	0	0	148	11
APOP Kinyras	First Division	2007–08	22	0	0	0	–		–		22	0
	Total		22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
Vaslui	Liga I	2008–09	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career statistics			52	6	4	0	9	0	0	0	62	7

1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

Honours

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian League: 1991–92
• Bulgarian Cup: 1992–93

Litex Lovech

• Bulgarian League: 1997–98
• Bulgarian Cup: 2003–04