Stoycho Stoilov

Stoycho Stoilov
Personal information
Date of birth15 October 1971
Place of birthBlagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1990Pirin Blagoevgrad
1990–1992CSKA Sofia
1992–1994Pirin Blagoevgrad
1994–1995CSKA Sofia
1995–1996Dobrudzha Dobrich
1996–1999Litex Lovech
1999–20021. FC Nuremberg64(8)
2002–2003Litex Lovech11(1)
National team
1998–2001Bulgaria10(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:27, 5 February 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Stoycho Stoilov (Bulgarian: Стойчо Стоилов, born 15 October 1971 in Blagoevgrad) is a former Bulgarian football midfielder. He is currently employed as the technical director of Litex Lovech.

Career

In his career Stoilov played for Pirin Blagoevgrad, CSKA Sofia, Dobrudzha Dobrich and Litex Lovech. Stoilov also had a spell with 1. FC Nuremberg in the German Fußball-Bundesliga.[1]

He was in the Bulgarian squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, although he did not play in any games.

On 14 November 2002, Stoilov (who was at the time the captain of Litex Lovech and was suffering from a broken foot, sustained after a challenge in a game against CSKA Sofia) was seriously wounded after being shot by former army serviceman Simeon Mechev, following a traffic dispute.[2] Stoilov managed to recover after extensive treatment, but the incident effectively spelt the end of his playing career. The culprit was originally to spend 10 years in prison, but his sentence was eventually reduced to 6 years.[3]

References

  1. "Stoicho Stoilov" (in German). Fussball Daten. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  2. "Стойчо Стоилов вече не е на апаратно дишане и е контактен, съобщиха от "Пирогов"" (in Bulgarian). News.bg. Retrieved 2002-11-25.
  3. "Шест години затвор за Симеон Мечев" (in Bulgarian). Спорт НетИнфо. Retrieved 2007-04-06.

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