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Nikola Todorov Kotkov (Bulgarian: Никола Тодоров Котков) (9 December 1938 – 30 June 1971), nicknamed Koteto (Котето, "The Kitten") was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker.

Nikola Kotkov
Nikola Kotkov, 1969
Personal information
Full name Nikola Todorov Kotkov
Date of birth (1938-12-09)9 December 1938
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death 30 June 1971(1971-06-30) (aged 32)
Place of death Vitinya Pass, Bulgaria
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Lokomotiv Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1968 Lokomotiv Sofia 276 (142)
1969 ZHSK Slavia 10 (3)
1969–1971 Levski Sofia 36 (18)
Total 322 (163)
National team
1956–1959 Bulgaria U19 16 (8)
1959–1961 Bulgaria U21 7 (5)
1961–1969 Bulgaria 26 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 2006
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 2006

Born in the capital Sofia, Kotkov started his football career as a Lokomotiv Sofia trainee and went on to spend much of it (1956–1969) with the club, winning the Bulgarian Championship in 1964. He then played for Levski Sofia, until his death in 1971. Kotkov died together with his friend and teammate Georgi Asparuhov in a traffic accident in the Vitinya Pass of the Balkan Mountains, en route to Vratsa. With Levski, Kotkov became once again champion in 1970, winning the Bulgarian Cup the same year.

Kotkov played a total of 322 matches and scored 163 goals in the Bulgarian Championship and was given the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award in 1964. For the Bulgaria national team, he had 26 caps and scored 12 goals, taking part in the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England.

Kotkov was known for his technique, pinpoint passing and skillful free kick taking.


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- [en] Nikola Kotkov

[fr] Nikola Kotkov

Nikola Todorov Kotkov (bulgare : Никола Тодоров Котков) (né le 9 décembre 1938 à Sofia en Bulgarie, et mort le 30 juin 1971 près de Vratsa) est un joueur de football international bulgare, qui évoluait au poste d'attaquant.

[it] Nikola Kotkov

Nikola Todorov Kotkov (in bulgaro: Никола Тодоров Котков?; Sofia, 9 dicembre 1938 – Sofia, 30 giugno 1971) è stato un calciatore bulgaro, di ruolo attaccante, morto in seguito ad un incidente stradale insieme al compagno Georgi Asparuhov.

[ru] Котков, Никола

Никола Котков (болг. Никола Котков; 9 декабря 1938[1], София, Царство Болгария — 30 июня 1971, Витиня[d], Болгария) — болгарский футболист, игравший на позиции нападающего. Футболист года в Болгарии (1964). Заслуженный мастер спорта Болгарии (1967).



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