Bulgaria 1960s squad
Every player who appeared for Bulgaria in the 1960s — 70 in all, with their career international caps and goals.
Hristo Bonev racked up the most caps of anyone here — 96 in all. He also leads the scoring, with 48 goals. The sharpest strike rate belongs to Petar Zhekov: 25 goals in 44 caps. The squad breaks down as 9 goalkeepers, 23 defenders, 14 midfielders and 24 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.
| Player | Pos | Caps | Goals | Legend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hristo Bonev | FW | 96 | 48 | 81 |
| Dimitar Penev | DF | 90 | 2 | 81 |
| Dobromir Zhechev | DF | 73 | 2 | 80 |
| Ivan Dimitrov | DF | 72 | 1 | 80 |
| Petar Zhekov | FW | 44 | 25 | 80 |
| Bozhil Kolev | MF | 60 | 8 | 80 |
| Ivan Kolev | FW | 75 | 25 | 79 |
| Kiril Rakarov | DF | 58 | 1 | 79 |
| Manol Manolov | DF | 57 | 1 | 79 |
| Georgi Asparuhov | FW | 50 | 19 | 79 |
| Georgi Naydenov | GK | 51 | — | 79 |
| Dinko Dermendzhiev | MF/FW | 58 | 19 | 79 |
| Boris Gaganelov | DF | 51 | 0 | 78 |
| Ivan Zafirov | DF | 50 | 1 | 78 |
| Todor Diev | FW | 55 | 16 | 78 |
| Nikola Kovachev | DF | 46 | 2 | 77 |
| Kiril Ivkov | DF | 44 | 1 | 76 |
| Aleksandar Shalamanov | DF | 42 | 1 | 76 |
| Nikola Kotkov | FW | 26 | 12 | 75 |
| Simeon Simeonov | GK | 34 | — | 74 |
| Hristo Iliev | FW | 24 | 9 | 73 |
| Spiro Debarski | FW | 24 | 8 | 72 |
| Panayot Panayotov | FW | 45 | 5 | 72 |
| Stefan Aladzhov | DF | 30 | 1 | 71 |
| Milko Gaydarski | DF | 30 | 0 | 71 |
| Asparuh Nikodimov | MF | 25 | 6 | 70 |
| Yordan Filipov | GK | 28 | — | 69 |
| Stefan Abadzhiev | MF | 27 | 1 | 69 |
| Dimitar Largov | DF | 24 | 3 | 68 |
| Stoyan Yordanov | GK | 25 | — | 68 |
| Vidin Apostolov | DF | 22 | 3 | 66 |
| Georgi Sokolov | FW | 14 | 5 | 66 |
| Georgi Parvanov Vasilev | FW | 17 | 4 | 66 |
| Stoyan Kitov | MF | 21 | 1 | 66 |
| Ivan Vutsov | DF/MF | 24 | 0 | 65 |
| Georgi Popov | FW | 22 | 0 | 63 |
| Petar Velichkov | FW | 16 | 1 | 62 |
| Vasil Metodiev | MF | 17 | 0 | 62 |
| Georgi Hristakiev | DF | 14 | 0 | 60 |
| Evgeni Yanchovski | MF | 13 | 1 | 59 |
| Dimitar Marashliev | FW | 8 | 3 | 59 |
| Nikola Dimitrov Tzanev | FW | 8 | 3 | 59 |
| Dimitar Yordanov | FW | 8 | 3 | 59 |
| Todor Kolev | DF | 11 | 1 | 58 |
| Ivan Davidov | MF | 11 | 1 | 58 |
| Tsvetan Atanasov | MF | 9 | 2 | 57 |
| Ivan Deyanov | GK | 10 | — | 57 |
| Aleksandar Vasilev | FW | 7 | 2 | 56 |
| Bozhidar Grigorov | FW | 7 | 2 | 56 |
| Dimitar Dimov | DF | 8 | 0 | 55 |
| Tsvetan Veselinov | FW | 6 | 2 | 54 |
| Iliya Kirchev | DF | 7 | 0 | 54 |
| Stancho Bonchev | GK | 7 | — | 53 |
| Aleksandar Kostov | MF | 7 | 1 | 53 |
| Panteley Dimitrov | MF | 7 | 1 | 53 |
| Dimitar Kostov | DF | 6 | 0 | 53 |
| Yanko Kirilov | MF | 6 | 1 | 52 |
| Biser Mihaylov | GK | 5 | — | 50 |
| Lyuben Kostov | FW | 4 | 1 | 50 |
| Nikola Parchanov | GK | 2 | — | 43 |
| Ivan Boyadzhiev | DF | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Rayko Stoynov | DF | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Ivan Ivanov | GK | 1 | — | 39 |
| Dimitar Yakimov | FW | — | 9 | 37 |
| Nikola Yordanov | FW | — | — | 37 |
| Stefan Bogomilov | FW | — | — | 37 |
| Krum Milev | FW | — | — | 37 |
| Georgi Nikolov | DF | — | — | 37 |
| Stefan Bozhkov | MF | — | — | 37 |
| Kiril Hristov | MF | — | — | 37 |
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