| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 September 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 25 January 2011 (aged 62) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1972 | Marek Dupnitsa | 138 | (31) |
| 1972–1973 | Akademik Sofia | 32 | (16) |
| 1973–1978 | Levski Sofia | 84 | (34) |
| Total | 254 | (81) | |
| National team | |||
| Bulgaria | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Kiril Milanov (Bulgarian: Кирил Миланов; 17 September 1948 – 25 January 2011) was a Bulgarian football player who played as a forward.
He played in Marek Dupnitsa, Akademik Sofia and Levski Sofia. He also played for Bulgaria national football team,[1] earning 21 caps and scored 4 goals. Kiril Milanov holds the record for most goals in European club football for a single game with 6 and a tie with 10. He set these records against Finnish Cup Winners Reipas Lahti in 1976–77 CWC season scoring 6 in Sofia and 4 in the away game.
Awards
- Holder of the Bulgarian Cup – 1976,1977 (with PFC Levski Sofia)
- Champion of Bulgaria – 1974,1977 (with PFC Levski Sofia)
- 1976–77 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorer – 13 goals
- European Record for most individual goals in a game in all UEFA competitions – 6 goals
- European Record for most individual goals in a tie in all UEFA competitions – 10 goals
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup All-time top scorers Ratio ranking – 1st place
- Most goals in a single season in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup All-time ranking – 2nd place
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup All-time top scorers – 7th place (14 goals)
- 1974 FIFA World Cup – 12th place with Bulgaria
- 1973–76 Balkan Cup – 1st place with Bulgaria
References
- ^ 1974 FIFA World Cup: Bulgaria Squad Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine FIFA. Retrieved 3 February 2010.