Emil Kostadinov

Quick Facts

Full Name	Emil Kostadinov
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 12, 1967(1967-08-12)
Age	57
Country	Bulgaria
Birth City	Sofia
Horoscope	Leo

Emil Kostadinov Biography

Emil Kostadinov is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on August 12, 1967 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Emil Lubtchov Kostadinov (Bulgarian: Emil Liubchov Kostadinov ; born 12 August 1967) is a former Bulgarian football player, a and a former player of the Bulgaria national team, for which he participated in two World Cups. He has a birthday celebration with another famous Bulgarian footballer, Dimitar Yakimov that was born August 12, 1941.

After helping Bulgaria get into at the 1994 World Cup, he was part of the team that made it to the semi-finals of the finals, this time as a team alongside Hristo Stoichkov. He played in all seven games but failed to score. In the match with Italy in the semi-finals Kostadinov was snubbed in the penalty area by Alessandro Costacurta, who later committed a handball in the penalty zone. Both of these actions did not receive penalties, leading to many adversities in the process, as Bulgarians have accused French officials Joel Quiniou of purposefully ignoring the circumstances to seek “revenge” for the decisive qualifying match in the semi-final between Bulgaria with France in the Parc des Princes, which resulted in the hosts qualifying for World Cup. World Cup.

He also played at the Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup, both tournaments in which Bulgaria did not reach the second round. He scored one goal in the 1998 World Cup against Spain in the group stages. He retired before the Qualification for the EURO 2000.

He was a player with FC Porto from 1990 to 1994, where he won from 1990 to 1994 the Portuguese league twice before becoming a hit with Portuguese supporters. The club he was with included Deportivo de La Coruna, Bayern Munich (winning the UEFA Cup together in 1996 as well as scoring the winning goal in that final), Fenerbahce, FSV Mainz as well as UANL Tigres.

Emil Kostadinov Net Worth

Emil Kostadinov is one of the richest Association Football Player from Bulgaria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Emil Kostadinov 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Sofia Kostadinov was born in Sofia. He began his professional career with CSKA Sofia. He was part of a resolute trio along with Hristo Stoichkov, and Luboslav Penev during the late 1980s. They helped the team be awarded more than three times Bulgarian Championship title, three times the Bulgarian Cup and reached the semi-finals of the Cup Winners’ Trophy.

Kostadinov was a participant during the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship scoring two goals. Kostadinov was a part of the Bulgaria national team from 1988 until 1998. He was awarded 70 caps during the tournament, scoring 26 goals.

Kostadinov gained international prominence after scoring two goals in the last matchday of the European 1994 World Cup qualification, against the French national team. He scored his second goal in the last second of the match with a shot with his right foot from inside the French penalty area that sent the ball into the roof of the net. That match-winning goal enabled Bulgaria to qualify for the 1994 World Cup finals at the expense of France.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Emil Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bulgaria. Emil Kostadinov celebrates birthday on August 12 of every year.