Georgy Asparuhov Rangelov ( Bulgarian: Georgi Asparuhov Rangelov ; May 4, 1943 , Sofia - June 30, 1971 ) - Bulgarian football player. Winner of the greatest football player of Bulgaria of the XX century (posthumous).
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| Full name | Georgy Asparuhov Rangelov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Gundi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 4, 1943 Sofia , Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 30, 1971 (28 years old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 186 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Asparuhov was the striker of the football club "Levski" from 1960 to 1961 and from 1964 to 1971, as well as the football club "Botev" (Plovdiv) from 1961 to 1963. He played 247 matches with the championship of Bulgaria and scored 150 goals.
The history has included matches of the European Cup 1965/66 season , when Levski played against the starry Benfica , where Eusebio played. In the first match in Portugal, a draw 2: 2 was recorded, and in the return match the Bulgarians lost 2: 3. Asparuhov scored three goals out of four. The Portuguese wanted to buy it, but the communist government of Bulgaria did not give permission.
He played 50 games for the national team , scored 19 goals, including the only one scored by the Bulgarians at the 1966 World Cup [1] .
June 30, 1971 Asparuhov with a teammate Nikolai Kotkov crashed in a car accident . 550 thousand people came to his funeral.
Performance Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup Of Bulgaria | Eurocups [2] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| Levski | 1959/60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960/61 | 14 | 3 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| 1961/62 | 7 | four | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | four | |
| Total | 23 | 7 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | |
| Botev (Plovdiv) | 1961/62 | 14 | five | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 1962/63 | 27 | sixteen | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 30+ | 19+ | |
| 1963/64 | 6 | four | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | four | |
| Total | 47 | 25 | eight | four | 3 | 3 | 58 | 32 | |
| Levski | 1963/64 | 22 | 15 | five | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 |
| 1964/65 | 29th | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | thirty | |
| 1965/66 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | four | five | 26 | 18 | |
| 1966/67 | eleven | 7 | five | 3 | 0 | 0 | sixteen | ten | |
| 1967/68 | 25 | 14 | 2 | one | 2 | 2 | 29th | 17 | |
| 1968/69 | 27 | 22 | 3 | one | 0 | 0 | thirty | 23 | |
| 1969/70 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | four | 3 | 31 | 17 | |
| 1970/71 | sixteen | eight | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | ten | |
| Total | 176 | 118 | 26 | sixteen | 12 | 12 | 214 | 146 | |
| Just for Levski | 199 | 125 | 27 | sixteen | 12 | 12 | 238 | 153 | |
| Total career | 246 | 150 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 296 | 185 | |
- Bulgaria national team - 50 matches, 19 goals
- Bulgarian Championship - 245 matches, 150 goals - 200/125 for Levski, 47/25 for Botev
- Bulgaria Cup - 35 matches, 20 goals - 27/16 for Levski, 8/4 for Botev
- In total at the club level - 326 matches, 209 goals
- Eurocups - 18 matches, 17 goals - KECH-7, KOK-10
- International club tournaments - 35 matches, 23 goals - 32/20 for Levski, 3/3 for Botev
- Debut - Levski vs. Lokomotiv (Sofia) - September 22, 1960
- Last match - Levski vs. CSKA - June 28, 1971
- First goal - for Levski against Botev (1: 1) - September 28, 1960
- Last goal - for Levski against Etar - June 13, 1971
- The first match for the national team - May 6, 1962 against Austria
- Last match for the national team - June 12, 1970 against Morocco
Awards and Achievements
- Champion of Bulgaria - 3 times, 1965, 1968 and 1970 with Levski
- Winner of the Bulgarian Cup - 4 times, 1962 with Botev, 1968, 1970, 1971 (posthumous) with Levski
- Participant in the World Cup - 3 times, 1962, 1966 and 1970
- Top scorer Bulgarian Championship - 1964-1965 - 27 goals
- Athlete of the Year Bulgaria - 1965
- Soccer Player of the Year in Bulgaria - 1965
- Winner of the Order of Labor
- Honored Master of Sports
- Fairplay prize winner (posthumous) - 1999
- 8th place in the framework of the FIFA Golden Ball Award - 1965
- The best football player in Bulgaria in the XX century (posthumous) - 1999
Notes
- ↑ YouTube - Gundi's goal at Wembley
- ↑ European Cup , UEFA Cup Winners' Cup .
Links
- GeorgiAsparuhov.Com
- Gundi.LevskiFootball.Com
- Website from LEVSKI2000
- Website from Levskifc
- Website from Blue-blood
- Website from Levski.bg
- Blog from Ludmil
- Website from Levski.biz
- The History of Georgi Asparuhov
- Asparuhov's goal against England on YouTube
- Profile on LevskiSofia.info (English)
- Bulgarian conqueror of Wembley - Sergey Levadnyuk (inaccessible link) (Russian)