Ivan Davidov

Ivan Davidov

Personal information
Full name	Ivan Aleksandrov Davidov
Date of birth	5 October 1943
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death	19 February 2015 (aged 71)
Place of death	Sofia, Bulgaria
Playing position	Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
1960–1961	Spartak Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1962	Spartak Sofia
1962–1971	Slavia Sofia	201	(12)
National team
1965–1971	Bulgaria	11	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ivan Aleksandrov Davidov (Bulgarian: Иван Александров Давидов; 5 October 1943 – 19 February 2015) was a Bulgarian football midfielder who played for Bulgaria in the 1966 and 1970 FIFA World Cups.^[1] He also played for PFC Slavia Sofia.

Career

Davidov started his career at the age of 16 with Spartak Sofia, before he moved to Slavia Sofia in 1962.^[2] He spent 10 seasons of his career at Slavia, before retiring at the age of 29 in 1971.^[3] He died in 2015.^[4]

References

1. 1966 FIFA World Cup England
2. "Иван Давидов: 10 години пазих Гунди, с Котков пиех коняк" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 7 September 2006.
3. "Идеалните Ивановци" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 7 January 2011.
4. "Почина легендата на Славия Иван Давидов" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 19 February 2015.

External links

• FIFA profile