Yordan Yordanov (footballer, born 1951)

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Yordan Dimitrov Yordanov (Bulgarian: Йордан Димитров Йорданов; born 28 September 1951), nicknamed "Pikata" (Bulgarian: Пиката), is a Bulgarian former football player and manager who played as a forward and made six appearances for the Bulgaria national team.^[1] He is a two times Bulgarian champion (1977, 1979) and three times Bulgarian Cup holder (1976, 1977, 1979). In 1976, he scored two goals against FC Barcelona for the famous Levski's 5 – 4 win in Sofia.^[2]

Yordan Yordanov

Personal information
Full name	Yordan Dimitrov Yordanov
Date of birth	(1951-09-28) 28 September 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Musachevo [bg], Bulgaria
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
0000–1972	Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1973	Levski Sofia	4	(1)
1973–1974	Karpachev Lovech
1974–1975	Minyor Pernik	29	(8)
1975–1981	Levski Sofia	139	(50)
1983–1984	Anorthosis
International career
1975–1980	Bulgaria	6	(4)
Managerial career
1994–1995	Anorthosis Famagusta
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Yordanov made his international debut for Bulgaria on 21 December 1975 in a UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying match against Malta, in which he scored the second goal of the 2–0 away win. He went on to make six appearances, scoring four goals, before making his last appearance on 2 April 1980 in a friendly match against Hungary, which finished as a 4–3 win.^[3]

Career statistics

International

Bulgaria[3]
Year	Apps	Goals
1975	1	1
1976	3	3
1977	1	0
1980	1	0
Total	6	4

International goals

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.^[3]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 December 1975	Empire Stadium, Gżira, Malta	Malta	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
2	14 April 1976	Beroe Stadium, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria	Turkey	2–0	3–0	1976 Summer Olympics qualification
3				3–0
4	17 August 1976	Stadion Allmend, Lucerne, Switzerland	Switzerland	2–2	2–2	Friendly