| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trifon Marinov Ivanov | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-07-27)27 July 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 13 February 2016(2016-02-13) (aged 50) | ||
| Place of death | Samovodene, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 62 | (7) |
| 1988–1990 | CSKA Sofia | 64 | (8) |
| 1990–1993 | Real Betis | 52 | (9) |
| 1991 | →Etar Veliko Tarnovo (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 1992 | →CSKA Sofia (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1993–1995 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 25 | (3) |
| 1995 | →CSKA Sofia (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Rapid Wien | 53 | (7) |
| 1997–1998 | Austria Wien | 11 | (0) |
| 1998 | →CSKA Sofia (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Floridsdorfer AC | 52 | (8) |
| Total | 353 | (45) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1998 | Bulgaria | 76 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Trifon Marinov Ivanov (Bulgarian:Трифон Маринов Иванов; 27 July 1965 – 13 February 2016) was a Bulgarian professionalfootballer who played as adefender.
Ivanov made his debut forBulgaria in 1988, earning 76 caps and scoring 6 goals over a ten-year international career. He appeared in the1994 and1998FIFA World Cups, as well as the1996 UEFA European Championship.
Ivanov started his career withEtar Veliko Tarnovo.[1] He made his first team debut during the1983–84 A Group season, and established himself as a regular player two years later. Ivanov played 62 games and scored 7 goals for Etar in the A Group.
After five seasons at Etar, Ivanov joinedCSKA Sofia where he won two A Group titles, oneBulgarian Cup, and oneBulgarian Supercup. He made his debut in a 5–1 home league win overBotev Vratsa on 13 August 1988. Ivanov scored his first goal for the club on 12 October, in a 7–1 thumping ofSliven.
In January 1991, Ivanov transferred toLa Liga-sideReal Betis. He finished the season with 5 goals in 20 matches, but Betis were relegated toSegunda División. Whilst at Betis, he spent time out on loan at his previous clubsEtar andCSKA, before joining Swiss clubNeuchâtel Xamax on a permanent basis in 1993.
In 1995, Ivanov signed withRapid Wien, where he was a losing finalist in the1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. With Rapid he won oneAustrian Bundesliga-title.
Ivanov's international distinctions included being a member of theBulgaria national football team that reached the fourth place in the1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. He also participated in theUEFA Euro 1996 in England. Ivanov's goal againstRussia on 10 September 1997, in the qualifiers for the1998 FIFA World Cup in France, was the one that clinched Bulgarian qualification.[2] Ivanov scored six goals in 76 caps in the course of ten years with the national side.
Ivanov was famous for his long-range shots and free-kicks at goal. InEuro 96 particularly, he had a number of 40–45 yards shots at goal narrowly missing the target.
Ivanov died of aheart attack on 13 February 2016.[3]
In 2013, a Brazilian amateur tournament was named after him.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 1988 | 9 | 1 |
| 1989 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 12 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 6 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 April 1988 | Chernomorets Stadium,Burgas, Bulgaria |  East Germany | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 October 1989 | Yuri Gagarin Stadium,Varna, Bulgaria |  Greece | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1990 World Cup Qualifier |
| 3 | 22 May 1991 | Stadio Olimpico,Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 1–0 | 3–0 | Euro 1992 Qualifier |
| 4 | 14 April 1993 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Austria | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1994 World Cup Qualifier |
| 5 | 14 December 1994 | Cardiff Arms Park,Cardiff, Wales |  Wales | 1–0 | 3–0 | Euro 1996 Qualifier |
| 6 | 10 September 1997 | Vasil Levski Stadium,Sofia, Bulgaria |  Russia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1998 World Cup Qualifier |
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