- Emil Kostadinov
Football manager infobox
playername = Emil Kostadinov
fullname = Emil Kostadinov
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|8|12
cityofbirth =Sofia
countryofbirth =Bulgaria
height = height|meters=1.77
position = Striker, Winger
years = 1985–1990
1990–1994
1994
1995–1996
1996–1997
1997
1998
1998–1999
clubs =CSKA Sofia
FC Porto
Deportivo La Coruna
FC Bayern
Fenerbahce SK
UANL Tigres
CSKA Sofia 1. FSV Mainz 05
Total
caps(goals) = 119 0(36) 114 0(43) 009 00(2) 027 00(7) 025 00(8) 015 00(7) 009 00(3) 004 00(1) 322 (107)
nationalyears = 1988–1998
nationalteam = Bulgaria
nationalcaps(goals) = 070 0(26)Emil Kostadinov ( _bg. Емил Костадинов) (born
August 12 ,1967 inSofia ) is aBulgaria n footballstriker , former member of the Bulgaria national team for which he played in two World Cups. He gained international prominence after scoring two goals in the last matchday of theEurope an 1994 World Cup qualification, against the French national team. His second goal of the match, scored in the very last second of regular time, qualified Bulgaria to the World Cup finals at the expense of France.Club career
Kostadinov started his career in
CSKA Sofia . There he formed a redoubtable trio withHristo Stoichkov andLuboslav Penev in the late 1980s, helping the team to win 3 times theBulgarian Championship title, 3 times theBulgarian Cup and reach the semi-final of theCup Winners' Cup .He played for
FC Porto from 1990 to 1994, winning the Portuguese league twice, and becoming popular among Portuguese fans. He also played forDeportivo de La Coruña ,Bayern Munich (winning theUEFA Cup with them in 1996),Fenerbahçe , FSV Mainz, andUANL Tigres .International career
Kostadinov was a member of the Bulgaria national team from 1988 to 1998. He earned 70 caps in which he scored 26 goals.
After helping Bulgaria qualify for the 1994 World Cup, he was a part of the squad that reached semifinals in the finals tournament, again in partnership with
Hristo Stoichkov . He played all 7 games but did not score.He also played at the Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup, both tournaments in which Bulgaria did not reach second round.
ee also
[http://blogportista.com/emil-kostadinov/ History of Emil Kostadinov]
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