Krum Yanev
Bulgarian footballer
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Krum Ivanov Yanev (Bulgarian: Крум Иванов Янев) (9 January 1929 – 24 August 2012) was a Bulgarian footballer who played at both professional and international levels, as a forward.[1]
Full name
Krum Ivanov Yanev
Date of birth
9 January 1929
Place of birth
Plovdiv, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Date of death
24 August 2012 (aged 83)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Krum Ivanov Yanev | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Kingdom of Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 24 August 2012 (aged 83) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1948 | Spartak Plovdiv | ||
| 1948–1949 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 4 | (4) |
| 1949–1950 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 1950–1960 | CDNA Sofia | 157 | (50) |
| 1960–1961 | Spartak Sofia | ||
| International career | |||
| 1952–1959 | Bulgaria | 31 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Yanev started his career with Spartak Plovdiv.[2] In 1948–49 season he scored four goals in four matches for Lokomotiv Plovdiv[3] and then joined Botev Plovdiv.
In 1950 Yanev joined CDNA Sofia. For the club he played 157 matches, scoring 50 goals.[4] With CSKA Sofia, he won eight A Group titles and two Bulgarian Cups.[5]
He earned 31 caps for Bulgaria, earning a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics;[5] he also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[6][7]
