RIP Trifon Ivanov

[Lapsy Pa]

Heart attack. 50 years of age.

Here he is with a gun but sans beard.

Looks less threatening without the gun but with a beard!

That QF against Germany in the '94 WC will live long in the memory. Krauts 1 up. Stoichkov free kick to make it 1-1 and Letchkov heads a cross into the far corner past the despairing dive of Bodo Illgner late on.

Loved him and that Bulgarian team.
Mikhailov in goal, think he got hair plugs at some stage, before they were popular. A real trailblazer.
Kostadinov. Balakov. Ipswichs Buncho Guentchev

Undone by the Robbie Baggio in the semis.

Some team.

Travel well big man.

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

That was some Bulgarian team. World Cup semi-finalists and every one of them looked like they'd spent the previous month on the lash.

The win over ze Germans was a big deal alright. It wasn't a fluke either

 

[Rebelred]

They rogered the Germans good and proper that day, one of the highlights of the tournament

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

That game against Germany will live long in the memory.

 

[Lapsy Pa]

Even better was the game that got them there

Late in 1993 they headed to Paris needing a win to qualify. The hosts only needed a point.

Cantona put France 1 up, Kostadinov levelled soon after.

1-1 in injury time and France were headed to the states

Dave Ginola tried to kill the game by the corner flag, as you do to be fair, but he lost possession. Bulgaria broke and a few seconds later Kostadinov rifled the winner into the top corner

Bulgaria won and qualified.
Houllier blamed Ginola. Books and lawsuits followed

 

[Hurricane Sterling]

I remember him. Wouldn't look out of place hanging outside the Flying Bottle scamming people for a cigarette.

 

[Jim Comic]

They rogered the Germans good and proper that day, one of the highlights of the tournament

great game so it was