Rosen Kirilov (Bulgarian: Росен Кирилов; born 4 January 1973 in Vidin) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played as a defender, and later managed various clubs.
![]() Kirilov in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rosen Yordanov Kirilov | ||
Date of birth | (1973-01-04) 4 January 1973 (age 49) | ||
Place of birth | Vidin, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1983–1990 | Bdin Vidin | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1991 | Bdin Vidin | ? | (?) |
1991–1996 | CSKA Sofia | 61 | (2) |
1996 | → Litex Lovech (loan) | 12 | (1) |
1996–1998 | Litex Lovech | 39 | (1) |
1999–2001 | Adanaspor | 63 | (0) |
2001–2007 | Litex Lovech | 122 | (10) |
2007–2008 | APOP Kinyras | 22 | (0) |
2008 | Vaslui | 1 | (0) |
Total | 327 | (13) | |
National team | |||
1998–2006 | Bulgaria | 51 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2013 | CSKA Sofia (assistant) | ||
2013–2014 | Slavia Sofia (assistant) | ||
2016–2018 | Vitosha Bistritsa (assistant) | ||
2018–2019 | Vitosha Bistritsa | ||
2019 | Etar | ||
2021 | CSKA 1948 | ||
2022 | Botev Vratsa | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played as a centre-back for the Bulgaria national team, CSKA Sofia, Litex Lovech, Adanaspor, APOP Kinyras and Vaslui.[2]
Kirilov moved at the age of 18 from Bdin Vidin to CSKA Sofia in 1991. His first competitive game for the club was against Etar Veliko Tarnovo at Ivaylo Stadium on 10 November 1991 which CSKA lost 1–0.
Kirilov made 51 appearances for the Bulgarian national team from 1998 to 2006.[3] He was part of the squads at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2004.
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||||
CSKA Sofia | A Group | 1991–92 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
1992–93 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | ||||
1993–94 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
1994–95 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 28 | 2 | ||||
1995–96 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||||
Total | 61 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 2 | |||
Litex Lovech | A Group | 1995–96 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
B Group | 1996–97 | ? | ? | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? | ||||
A Group | 1997–98 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||||
1998–99 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 14 | 3 | ||||
Total | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | |||
Adanaspor | Süper Lig | 1998–99 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||
1999–00 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||||
2000–01 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | |||||
Total | 63 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | |||
Litex Lovech | A Group | 2001–02 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 28 | 5 | ||
2002–03 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | ||||
2003–04 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | ||||
2004–05 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
2005–06 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
2006–07 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 17 | 2 | ||||
Total | 122 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 11 | |||
APOP Kinyras | First Division | 2007–08 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
Vaslui | Liga I | 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Career statistics | 52 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 7 |
Bulgaria squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Bulgaria squad – UEFA Euro 2004 | ||
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