Dimitre Kalkanov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitre Ganev Kalkanov | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Bulgaria | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1990 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| 1993 | Kelantan | ||
| 1994 | Selangor | ||
| Instant-Dict | |||
| Happy Valley | |||
| International career | |||
| 1985 | Bulgaria U20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dimitre Ganev Kalkanov (Bulgarian: Димитър Ганев Калканов; born 5 April 1966) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.
Career
[edit]Kalkanov started his career with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[citation needed] He took part in the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship with Bulgaria, making three appearances in that tournament.[1] Kalkanov then played in Hong Kong for Instant-Dict and Happy Valley,[2] and in Malaysia for Selangor and Kelantan. While in Hong Kong, Kalkanov won the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year award in 1998, becoming the first non-Hong Konger to win the award. He played for the Hong Kong League XI at the 1998 Dynasty Cup,[3] 2000 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup and the Carlsberg Cup in 2000 and 2001.[4][5] In 1998, he also made an appearance as part of the Hong Kong League XI against the Bulgaria national football team in a friendly match.
References
[edit]- ^ Dimitre Kalkanov – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Edward Passos (27 July 1999). "Valley boss demands quality". The Standard. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "International Matches 1998 - Asia". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Czech Republic beats Mexico in Carlsberg Cup final". CNNSI. 10 February 2000. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "International Matches 2001 - Intercontinental, January–March". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Kelantan F.C. players
- Selangor F.C. players
- Double Flower FA players
- Happy Valley AA players
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Hong Kong League XI representative players
- Bulgarian football defender stubs
- Bulgarian football midfielder stubs