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1770:1967 births
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646:Super Depor
616:Club career
588:centre-back
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127:Position(s)
108: [
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1764:Categories
1676:Kremenliev
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1224:Kremenliev
1025:References
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285:Anorthosis
267:CSKA Sofia
114:, Bulgaria
89:1967-08-04
38:patronymic
1686:Tsvetanov
1666:Borimirov
1586:Stoichkov
1526:Kishishev
1374:Mihtarski
1314:Borimirov
1284:Stoichkov
1244:Tsvetanov
1064:BBC Sport
761:Division
661:CP Mérida
642:Galicians
584:full-back
568:Bulgarian
540:(interim)
510:1988–1996
492:1986–1987
474:1984–1986
436:2006–2007
420:2005–2006
404:2004–2005
375:Etar 1924
370:2002–2003
352:2001–2002
298:1996–2000
280:1995–1996
262:1994–1995
226:1993–1994
208:1991–1993
190:1986–1991
147:1979–1986
131:Full-back
105:Lesicheri
75:Full name
1736:D. Penev
1726:Zdravkov
1722:22
1716:Georgiev
1712:21
1702:20
1692:19
1682:18
1672:17
1662:16
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1652:15
1642:14
1632:13
1622:12
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1612:11
1602:10
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1511:Mihaylov
1420:22
1410:21
1400:20
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1646:Sirakov
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1582:8
1572:7
1562:6
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1552:5
1542:4
1532:3
1522:2
1513: (
1507:1
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1404:Balakov
1344:Genchev
1324:Nikolov
1304:Sirakov
1290:9
1280:8
1270:7
1260:6
1254:Hubchev
1250:5
1240:4
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1205:1
1006:1990–91
1002:A Group
991:Honours
918:1999-00
881:1998-99
844:1997-98
802:1996-97
753:Europe
744:League
741:Season
653:1993–94
638:La Liga
1706:Donkov
1566:Yankov
1536:Ivanov
1264:Yankov
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1045:16 May
954:Total
791:Goals
785:Goals
779:Goals
773:Goals
767:Goals
756:Total
231:Mérida
119:Height
42:Ivanov
36:, the
1626:Popov
1434:Penev
1414:Yotov
1354:Iliev
788:Apps
782:Apps
776:Apps
770:Apps
764:Apps
738:Club
723:Spain
659:with
632:. In
451:Total
163:Years
112:]
1116:2023
1092:FIFA
1047:2017
624:and
608:and
600:for
598:caps
546:2018
533:2016
462:(54)
388:2004
334:2001
316:2000
244:1994
202:(14)
173:Apps
167:Team
981:88
957:72
909:25
885:22
872:16
848:15
835:38
811:27
807:SPL
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