Dimitre Kalkanov

Dimitre Kalkanov

Personal information
Full name	Dimitre Ganev Kalkanov
Date of birth	5 April 1966 (1966-04-05) (age 45)
Place of birth	Bulgaria
Playing position	Defender Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1983–1990	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	81	(0)
1993	Kelantan	?	(?)
1994	Selangor	?	(?)
–	Instant-Dict	?	(?)
–	Happy Valley	?	(?)
National team
1985	Bulgaria U20	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dimitre Ganev Kalkanov (Bulgarian: Димитър Ганев Калканов; born 5 April 1966) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.

Career

Kalkanov started his career with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.^{[citation needed]} He took part in 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship with Bulgaria, making three appearances in that tournament.^[1] Kalkanov then played in Hong Kong for Instant-Dict and Happy Valley,^[2] and in Malaysia for Selangor and Kelantan. While in Hong Kong, Kalkanov won the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year award in 1998, becoming the first non-Hong Konger to win the award. He played for the Hong Kong League XI at the 1998 Dynasty Cup,^[3] 2000 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup and the Carlsberg Cup in 2000 and 2001.^[4][5] In 1998, he also made an appearance as part of the Hong Kong League XI against the Bulgarian national football team in a friendly match.

References

1. ^ Dimitre Kalkanov – FIFA competition record
2. ^ Edward Passos (27 July 1999). "Valley boss demands quality". The Standard. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=58641&sid=&con_type=1&d_str=19990727&sear_year=1999. Retrieved 10 July 2010. 
3. ^ "International Matches 1998 - Asia". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1998as.html. Retrieved 10 July 2010. 
4. ^ "Czech Republic beats Mexico in Carlsberg Cup final". CNNSI. 10 February 2000. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/news/2000/02/08/carlsberg_cup_ap/. Retrieved 10 July 2010. 
5. ^ "International Matches 2001 - Intercontinental, January–March". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/2001ic1.html. Retrieved 10 July 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Kalkanov, Dimitre
Alternative names
Short description	Bulgarian professional footballer
Date of birth	5 April 1966
Place of birth	Bulgaria
Date of death
Place of death