Panayot Panayotov (footballer)

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Mitov and the family name is Panayotov.

Panayot Panayotov

Personal information
Full name	Panayot Mitov Panayotov
Date of birth	(1930-12-30)30 December 1930
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death	1996 (aged 65)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Sportist Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1949	Sportist Sofia
1949	Cherveno Zname
1950–1964	CSKA Sofia	294	(68)
International career
1952–1962	Bulgaria	45	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Panayot Mitov Panayotov (Bulgarian: Панайот Митов Панайотов; 30 December 1930 – 1996) was a Bulgarian football forward who played for Bulgaria in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.^[1]

Career

Panayotov began his playing career with Sportist Sofia. In 1949, after merger of Sportist and Sredets, he joined the new formed club DSO Cherveno Zname.^[2]

In early 1950, Panayotov joined CSKA Sofia, where he won eleven A Group titles and four Bulgarian Cups.^[3] During his fourteen years with CSKA, he scored 68 goals in 294 matches.

Honours

Club

CSKA Sofia

• A Group (11): 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62
• Bulgarian Cup (4): 1951, 1954, 1955, 1961

International

Bulgaria

• Olympic Bronze Medal: 1956^[4]

References

1. 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile
2. "80 години от рождението на Панайот Панайотов - Гацо" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 30 December 2010.
3. "Панайот Панайотов - "Обичам красотата във футбола."" (in Bulgarian). cska-forever.com.
4. "Panayot Panayotov". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

External links

• FIFA profile