In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Aleksandrov and the family name is Davidov.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Aleksandrov Davidov | ||
| Date of birth | (1943-10-05)5 October 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 19 February 2015(2015-02-19) (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1961 | Spartak Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1962 | Spartak Sofia | ||
| 1962–1971 | Slavia Sofia | 201 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 1965–1971 | Bulgaria | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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. 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. He spent 10 seasons of his career at Slavia, before retiring at the age of 29 in 1971. He died in 2015.
References
- 1966 FIFA World Cup England
- "Иван Давидов: 10 години пазих Гунди, с Котков пиех коняк" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 7 September 2006.
- "Идеалните Ивановци" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 7 January 2011.
- "Почина легендата на Славия Иван Давидов" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 19 February 2015.
External links
| Bulgaria squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup | ||
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| Bulgaria squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup | ||
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- 1943 births
- 2015 deaths
- Footballers from Sofia
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- PFC Slavia Sofia players
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen