Trifon Marinov Ivanov (Bulgarian : Трифон Маринов Иванов ; 27 July 1965 – 13 February 2016)[ 1] was a Bulgarian international footballer . He played as a defender .
Ivanov played his first game for Bulgaria in 1988. He earned 76 caps and scored 6 goals over a ten-year international career. He played in the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups , as well as the 1996 UEFA European Championship .
Ivanov died of a heart attack on 13 February 2016 in Samovodene , Bulgaria. He was aged 50.[ 2]
Career statistics
International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[ 3] [ 4]
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Bulgaria
1988
9
1
1989
7
1
1990
4
0
1991
6
1
1992
6
0
1993
5
1
1994
12
1
1995
8
0
1996
9
0
1997
5
1
1998
5
0
Total
76
6
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ivanov goal. [ 3]
List of international goals scored by Trifon Ivanov
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
13 April 1988
Chernomorets Stadium , Burgas , Bulgaria
East Germany
1–1
1–1
Friendly
2
11 October 1989
Yuri Gagarin Stadium , Varna, Bulgaria
Greece
1–0
4–0
1990 World Cup Qualifier
3
22 May 1991
Stadio Olimpico , Serravalle , San Marino
San Marino
1–0
3–0
Euro 1992 Qualifier
4
14 April 1993
Ernst-Happel-Stadion , Vienna, Austria
Austria
1–2
1–3
1994 World Cup Qualifier
5
14 December 1994
Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff , Wales
Wales
1–0
3–0
Euro 1996 Qualifier
6
10 September 1997
Vasil Levski Stadium , Sofia , Bulgaria
Russia
1–0
1–0
1998 World Cup Qualifier
Honours
CSKA Sofia
Rapid Wien
Bulgaria
References