Ivaylo Kirov

Ivaylo Kirov
Personal information
Full name	Ivaylo Angelov Kirov
Date of birth	30 December 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Shumen, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Volov Shumen
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983-1984	Volov Shumen
1984-1990	CSKA Sofia
1991	Lillestrøm SK
1992-1994	CSKA Sofia
1994-1997	Velbazhd Kyustendil
Total
International career
1988-1989	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivaylo Angelov Kirov (Bulgarian: Ивайло Ангелов Киров; born 30 December 1965) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1] He earned 12 caps for the Bulgarian national team, scoring one goal.

Born in Shumen, Kirov began his career with local side Volov Shumen.^[2] In 1984, he joined CSKA Sofia, where he spent the majority of his playing career. With CSKA Kirov won four A Group titles, five Bulgarian Cups, four Cups of the Soviet Army and one Bulgarian Supercup.

Kirov also played for Norwegian side Lillestrøm SK in the Tippeligaen and Velbazhd Kyustendil.

He was sacked from Lillestrøm after hitting a pedestrian with his car while driving under the influence.^[3]

Honours

^ "Опората опорен халф" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 14 January 2007.
^ "Шумен "произведе" шампиони за ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 18 September 2009.
^ Klausen, Ivar (29 August 1991). "Utestengt og uønsket". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian).
^ "Алея на славата" (in Bulgarian). pfkcska.bg. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.