Lyuboslav Penev

Retired
Last club: Loko Plovdiv Most games for: Valencia Retired since: Jul 1, 2003

Date of birth/Age: Aug 31, 1966 (57)
Place of birth: Dobrich
Citizenship: Bulgaria

Height: 1,93 m
Position: Centre-Forward

Former International: Bulgaria
Caps/Goals: 62 / 14

Currently working as:

Manager Club: Hebar P.

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	Bulgaria
-		Bulgaria	May 20, 1987	62	14	Hristo Mladenov	20 years 08 months 19 days
	Bulgaria U21
-		Bulgaria U21	May 9, 1986	7	2	Boris Angelov	19 years 08 months 08 days
	Bulgaria U20
-		Bulgaria U20	Aug 24, 1985	2	1	Boris Angelov	18 years 11 months 24 days
	Bulgaria
-		Bulgaria Olympic Team	May 26, 1987	2	1	Ivan Vutsov	20 years 08 months 25 days

Stats of Lyuboslav Penev

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			62	14	4	1	6	17	6	-	1	2	347'	4.856'
	International Friendlies	22	6	1	-	-	6	1	-	1	1	298'	1.788'
	European Qualifiers	18	4	2	-	2	5	2	-	-	1	347'	1.387'
	World Cup qualification	16	4	1	-	2	3	2	-	-	-	322'	1.287'
	EURO	3	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	240'
	World Cup	3	-	-	-	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	154'

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	Matchday	Venue	Date			Result	Pos.
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Sofia	May 20, 1987	Bulgaria	Luxembourg	3:0								64'	64'
	Group 7	Sofia	Sep 23, 1987	Bulgaria	Belgium	2:0	Not in squad
	Group 7	Dublin	Oct 14, 1987	Ireland	Bulgaria	2:0	Not in squad
	Group 7	Sofia	Nov 11, 1987	Bulgaria	Scotland	0:1							88'		2'
	International Friendlies
		Doha	Jan 21, 1988	Qatar	Bulgaria	2:3								80'	80'
		Dubai	Jan 23, 1988	U. A. E.	Bulgaria	0:3									90'
		Dubai	Jan 27, 1988	U. A. E.	Bulgaria	1:3	Not in squad
		al-Qāhirah, Kairo	Jan 29, 1988	Egypt	Bulgaria	1:0									90'
		Sofia	Mar 23, 1988	Bulgaria	ČSR	2:0		1							90'
			Apr 13, 1988	Bulgaria	East Germany	1:1									90'
		Rotterdam	May 24, 1988	Netherlands	Bulgaria	1:2		1							90'
			Aug 4, 1988	Finland	Bulgaria	1:1								65'	65'
		Reykjavík	Aug 7, 1988	Iceland	Bulgaria	2:3		1							90'
		Oslo	Aug 9, 1988	Norway	Bulgaria	1:1								60'	60'
		Warszawa	Aug 24, 1988	Poland	Bulgaria	3:2		1							90'
		Sofia	Sep 21, 1988	Bulgaria	Soviet Union B	2:2		1							90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 1	Sofia	Oct 19, 1988	Bulgaria	Romania	1:3	RW								90'
	Group 1	København Ø.	Nov 2, 1988	Denmark	Bulgaria	1:1	CF				72'				90'
	International Friendlies
		Sharjah	Dec 24, 1988	U. A. E.	Bulgaria	0:1								75'	75'
		Sofia	Feb 21, 1989	Bulgaria	USSR	1:2					✔				90'
		Sofia	Mar 22, 1989	Bulgaria	Germany	1:2	CF								90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 1	Sofia	Apr 26, 1989	Bulgaria	Denmark	0:2	Not in squad
	Group 1	Bucuresti	May 17, 1989	Romania	Bulgaria	1:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Erfurt	Aug 23, 1989	East Germany	Bulgaria	1:1	Not in squad
		Cesena	Sep 20, 1989	Italy	Bulgaria	4:0									90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 1	Varna	Oct 11, 1989	Bulgaria	Greece	4:0							64'		26'
	Group 1	Athen	Nov 15, 1989	Greece	Bulgaria	1:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Campinas	May 5, 1990	Brazil	Bulgaria	2:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 2	Genf	Sep 12, 1990	Switzerland	Bulgaria	2:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Solna, Stockholm	Sep 26, 1990	Sweden	Bulgaria	2:0	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 2	Bucuresti	Oct 17, 1990	Romania	Bulgaria	0:3	Not in squad
	Group 2	Sofia	Nov 14, 1990	Bulgaria	Scotland	1:1									90'
	Group 2	Glasgow	Mar 27, 1991	Scotland	Bulgaria	1:1									90'
	International Friendlies
			Apr 9, 1991	Denmark	Bulgaria	1:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 2	Sofia	May 1, 1991	Bulgaria	Switzerland	2:3					68'				90'
	Group 2	Serravalle	May 22, 1991	San Marino	Bulgaria	0:3		1							90'
	International Friendlies
			May 28, 1991	Brazil	Bulgaria	3:0	Not in squad
		Stara Zagora	Aug 21, 1991	Bulgaria	Türkiye	0:0	Not in squad
		Sofia	Sep 25, 1991	Bulgaria	Italy	2:1			1			11'			11'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 2	Sofia	Oct 16, 1991	Bulgaria	San Marino	4:0		1							90'
	Group 2	Sofia	Nov 20, 1991	Bulgaria	Romania	1:1									90'
	International Friendlies
			Apr 28, 1992	Switzerland	Bulgaria	0:2									90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 6	Helsinki	May 14, 1992	Finland	Bulgaria	0:3								82'	82'
	International Friendlies
		Sofia	Aug 19, 1992	Bulgaria	Mexico	1:1	Not in squad
		Trabzon	Aug 26, 1992	Türkiye	Bulgaria	3:2	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 6	Sofia	Sep 9, 1992	Bulgaria	France	2:0								78'	78'
	Group 6	Solna, Stockholm	Oct 7, 1992	Sweden	Bulgaria	2:0									90'
	International Friendlies
		Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis	Nov 11, 1992	Portugal	Bulgaria	2:1									90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 6	Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv	Dec 2, 1992	Israel	Bulgaria	0:2		1							90'
	International Friendlies
		Beja	Jan 10, 1993	Tunisia	Bulgaria	3:0	Not in squad
		Abu Dhabi	Feb 18, 1993	U. A. E.	Bulgaria	1:0	Not in squad
		Abu Dhabi	Feb 20, 1993	U. A. E.	Bulgaria	1:3	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 6	Wien	Apr 14, 1993	Austria	Bulgaria	3:1									90'
	Group 6	Sofia	Apr 28, 1993	Bulgaria	Finland	2:0									90'
	Group 6	Sofia	May 12, 1993	Bulgaria	Israel	2:2					36'				90'
	Group 6	Sofia	Sep 8, 1993	Bulgaria	Sweden	1:1	Not in squad
	Group 6	Sofia	Oct 13, 1993	Bulgaria	Austria	4:1		2							90'
	Group 6	Paris	Nov 17, 1993	France	Bulgaria	1:2	CF		1						90'
	International Friendlies
			Jan 19, 1994	Mexico	Bulgaria	1:1	Not in squad
		Muscat	Apr 15, 1994	Oman	Bulgaria	1:1	Not in squad
		Kaifan	Apr 28, 1994	Kuwait	Bulgaria	2:2	Not in squad
		Sofia	Jun 3, 1994	Bulgaria	Ukraine	1:1	Not in squad
	World Cup 1994
	Group D	Dallas	Jun 21, 1994	Nigeria	Bulgaria	3:0	Not in squad
	Group D	Chicago, Illinois	Jun 26, 1994	Bulgaria	Greece	4:0	Not in squad
	Group D	Dallas	Jun 30, 1994	Argentina	Bulgaria	0:2	Not in squad
	Round of 16	East Rutherford, New Jersey	Jul 5, 1994	Mexico	Bulgaria	2:4 on pens	Not in squad
	Quarter-Finals	East Rutherford, New Jersey	Jul 10, 1994	Bulgaria	Germany	2:1	Not in squad
	Semi-Finals	East Rutherford, New Jersey	Jul 13, 1994	Bulgaria	Italy	1:2	Not in squad
	Third Place Play-Off	Pasadena, Kalifornien	Jul 16, 1994	Sweden	Bulgaria	4:0	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Sofia	Oct 12, 1994	Bulgaria	Georgia	2:0							67'		23'
	Group 7	Sofia	Nov 16, 1994	Bulgaria	Moldova	4:1								80'	80'
	Group 7	Cardiff	Dec 14, 1994	Wales	Bulgaria	0:3			1					74'	74'
	International Friendlies
		Buenos Aires	Feb 14, 1995	Argentina	Bulgaria	4:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Sofia	Mar 29, 1995	Bulgaria	Wales	3:1	CF	2			82'				90'
	International Friendlies
		Skopje	Apr 12, 1995	Macedonia	Bulgaria	0:0	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Chisinau	Apr 26, 1995	Moldova	Bulgaria	0:3									90'
	Group 7	Sofia	Jun 7, 1995	Bulgaria	Germany	3:2	CF								90'
	International Friendlies
			Jul 20, 1995	Uzbekistan	Bulgaria	0:0	Not in squad
			Jul 22, 1995	Hungary	Bulgaria	0:0	Not in squad
			Jul 25, 1995	Iraq	Bulgaria	1:0	Not in squad
			Jul 29, 1995	Malaysia	Bulgaria	0:2	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Tirana	Sep 6, 1995	Albania	Bulgaria	1:1			1					76'	76'
	Group 7	Sofia	Oct 7, 1995	Bulgaria	Albania	3:0									90'
	Group 7	Tbilisi	Oct 11, 1995	Georgia	Bulgaria	2:1	CF								90'
	Group 7	Berlin	Nov 15, 1995	Germany	Bulgaria	3:1	CF							78'	78'
	International Friendlies
		London	Mar 27, 1996	England	Bulgaria	1:0								86'	86'
		Trnava	Apr 24, 1996	Slovakia	Bulgaria	0:0	Not in squad
		Sofia	May 28, 1996	Bulgaria	Macedonia	3:0	Not in squad
		Sofia	Jun 2, 1996	Bulgaria	U. A. E.	4:1	Not in squad
	EURO 1996
	Group B	Leeds	Jun 9, 1996	Spain	Bulgaria	1:1	CF							78'	78'
	Group B	Newcastle upon Tyne	Jun 13, 1996	Bulgaria	Romania	1:0	CF							72'	72'
	Group B	Newcastle upon Tyne	Jun 18, 1996	France	Bulgaria	3:1	CF			1					90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 5	Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv	Sep 1, 1996	Israel	Bulgaria	2:1	Not in squad
	Group 5	Luxemburg	Oct 8, 1996	Luxembourg	Bulgaria	1:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Riad	Nov 6, 1996	Saudi Arabia	Bulgaria	1:0	Not in squad
		Bangkok	Nov 8, 1996	Thailand	Bulgaria	0:4	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 5	Limassol	Dec 14, 1996	Cyprus	Bulgaria	1:3	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Sofia	Mar 11, 1997	Bulgaria	Slovakia	0:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 5	Sofia	Apr 2, 1997	Bulgaria	Cyprus	4:1	Not in squad
	Group 5	Burgas	Jun 8, 1997	Bulgaria	Luxembourg	4:0								67'	67'
	Group 5	Sofia	Aug 20, 1997	Bulgaria	Israel	1:0		1					46'		45'
	Group 5	Sofia	Sep 10, 1997	Bulgaria	Russia	1:0	CF								90'
	Group 5	Moskau	Oct 11, 1997	Russia	Bulgaria	4:2	CF								90'
	International Friendlies
		Buenos Aires	Mar 10, 1998	Argentina	Bulgaria	2:0	CF								90'
		Skopje	Mar 25, 1998	Macedonia	Bulgaria	1:0									90'
		Sofia	Apr 22, 1998	Bulgaria	Morocco	2:1		1						61'	61'
		Sofia	Jun 5, 1998	Bulgaria	Algeria	2:0	Not in squad
	World Cup 1998
	Group D	Montpellier	Jun 12, 1998	Paraguay	Bulgaria	0:0	CF							68'	68'
	Group D	Paris	Jun 19, 1998	Nigeria	Bulgaria	1:0							66'		24'
	Group D	Lens	Jun 24, 1998	Spain	Bulgaria	6:1					45'		28'		62'
Squad: 62, Starting eleven: 56, Substituted in: 6, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0,