The best Bulgarian football player in the 20th century ( Bulgarian. Nai-dober football player in Bulgaria for the 20th century ) - the Bulgarian football award, the winner of which was chosen in 1999 from among all the most famous Bulgarian football players of the 20th century. The author of the idea was the newspaper “Noshchen Labor”. The award ceremony was held at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia on March 25, 1999 [1] .
The choice of a football player was held in three nominations: according to football experts, according to Bulgarian celebrities, and according to football fans. In all three nominations, the unconditional victory was won by George Asparukhov ( 1943 - 1971 ), who was awarded this title posthumously.
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Expert Survey
About 400 football players, football coaches and journalists took part in the official survey. According to the results of the survey, 10 best players were revealed [1]
| A place | Name | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| one | George Asparuhov | 3398 |
| 2 | Hristo Stoichkov | 3325 |
| 3 | Hristo Bonev | 1664 |
| four | Dimitar Yakimov | 1578 |
| five | Krasimir Balakov | 1408 |
| 6 | Nikola Kotkov | 818 |
| 7 | Ivan Kolev | 764 |
| eight | Dimitar Penev | 730 |
| 9 | Emil Kostadinov | 643 |
| ten | Nasko Sirakov | 575 |
Celebrity Survey
79 thousand Bulgarian actors, singers, musicians and other celebrities took part in the survey. According to the results of the survey, two candidates were identified - George Asparukhov and Hristo Stoichkov. The first won in this vote [1] .
| A place | Name | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| one | George Asparuhov | 725 |
| 2 | Hristo Stoichkov | 581 |
Fan Poll
In addition, the organizers conducted a survey among fans: special coupon forms were published in newspapers, which were filled out by fans and sent to the organizers. As a result, 5 thousand fans were selected with the most interesting profiles, and these 5 thousand people selected the top 10 players [1] :
| A place | Name | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| one | George Asparuhov | 18,535 |
| 2 | Hristo Stoichkov | 16 532 |
| 3 | Dimitar Yakimov | 9810 |
| four | Nikola Kotkov | 9416 |
| five | Krasimir Balakov | 7582 |
| 6 | Hristo Bonev | 6964 |
| 7 | George Sokolov | 5316 |
| eight | Nasko Sirakov | 5301 |
| 9 | Borislav Mikhailov | 4212 |
| ten | Emil Kostadinov | 4160 |
Criticism
The victory of Georgy Asparuhov, a Levski player, caused massive indignation of the Sofia army team. Those in protest did not come to the awards ceremony: the only representative of the club, ranked in the top ten, was only Dimitar Yakimov [2] . The poll among fans caused even more complaints: the organizers did not explain how the participants of the fan voting were selected, and the comparison of players from different eras seemed ridiculous to many.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Sinite , April 1999 , No. 2, p. 13
- ↑ Capital - Gundi from Prev Stoichkov in the questionnaire on c. “Spade Work”