Ivaylo Viktorov Andonov (; born 14 August 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
Football career
After beginning professionally with hometown's
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad, Andonov made a name for himself at
PFC CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First Professional Football League, First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ' ...
, constantly being one of the
first division topscorers, while also being instrumental in the club's 1992 league conquest.
Between 1994 and 1996, he had two unassuming spells abroad, in Spain and Germany (the latter being in the
2. Bundesliga. Returning subsequently to CSKA, Andonov netted 18 times in only 25 matches, for
another championship conquest. He retired in 2000 at the age of 33, after two seasons with neighbours
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia
FC Lokomotiv Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently plays in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football.
Founded as Railway Sports C ...
and another spell in Germany, with lowly
1. FC Union Berlin.
Andonov gained five caps for
Bulgaria
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and was picked for the squad at the
1994 FIFA World Cup
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, but did not leave the bench during the tournament in the United States as the national team finished in fourth position.
In 2001, he established his own children's academy near the village Pokrovnik.
Honours
CSKA Sofia
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Bulgarian League:
1991–92,
1996–97
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Bulgarian Cup
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The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...
:
1992–93,
1996–97
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1967 births
Living people
Bulgarian men's footballers
Bulgaria men's international footballers
1994 FIFA World Cup players
Men's association football forwards
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players
PFC CSKA Sofia players
FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
La Liga players
Albacete Balompié players
2. Bundesliga players
Arminia Bielefeld players
1. FC Union Berlin players
Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Macedonian Bulgarians
Footballers from Blagoevgrad
20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen