Viden Apostolov

Bulgarian footballer (1941–2020)

Vidеn Apostolov
Personal information
Date of birth	(1941-10-17)17 October 1941
Place of birth	Novi Iskar, Bulgaria
Date of death	13 November 2020(2020-11-13) (aged 79)
Place of death	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1960	Lokomotiv Sofia	15	(1)
1960–1976	Botev Plovdiv	429	(37)
Total		444	(38)
International career
1962–1974	Bulgaria	22	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Viden Apostolov (Bulgarian: Bиден Апостолов; 17 October 1941 – 13 November 2020)^[1] was a Bulgarian football defender who played for Bulgaria in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.^[2] He also played for PFC Botev Plovdiv.

Honours

Botev Plovdiv

Bulgarian League: 1966–67
Bulgarian Cup: 1961–62
Balkans Cup: 1972

References

^ "Почина легендата на Ботев (Пловдив) Виден Апостолов" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 13 November 2020.
^ 1966 FIFA World Cup England

External links

Viden Apostolov at National-Football-Teams.com
FIFA profile

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Bulgaria squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup

1 Naydenov
2 Shalamanov
3 Vutsov
4 Gaganelov (c)
5 Penev
6 Zhekov
7 Dermendzhiev
8 Kitov
9 Asparuhov
10 Zhechev
11 Kolev
12 Metodiev
13 Yakimov
14 Kotkov
15 Largov
16 Kostov
17 Abadzhiev
18 Yanchovski
19 Apostolov
20 Davidov
21 Simeonov
22 Deyanov
Coach: Vytlačil

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