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Emil Kostadinov

エミル・コスタディノフ　/　えみる・こすたでぃのふ

Association football player from Bulgaria

August 12, 1967 (age 58)　・　Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria

Sofia City
association football player

My Take

Emil Kostadinov belongs to that golden Bulgarian generation that genuinely surprised the world, and I find that era irresistible. A forward from Sofia who represented Bulgaria at two World Cups, he was part of a national team that punched far above its weight in the mid-1990s. There's something I love about footballers who carry a whole country's hopes on relatively modest individual fame, and Kostadinov fits that mold. The data here is sparse, but I'd note the tagline mistakenly calls him American when he is clearly Bulgarian. To me he represents a particular kind of underdog national pride that bigger footballing nations rarely understand.

Overview

Emil Lyubchov Kostadinov (Bulgarian: Емил Любчов Костадинов; born 12 August 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward and represented the Bulgaria national team at two World Cups.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Emil Kostadinov
Name (Japanese): エミル・コスタディノフ
Reading: えみる・こすたでぃのふ
Born: August 12, 1967 (age 58)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Goat
Origin: Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria
Blood type: Private
Height: 177 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8E%E3%83%95

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