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** MNH / 29.06.2001 - Sport: Legendary names of the 20th century - s/s
Georgi Asparuhov (Gundi ) - football players
Georgi Asparuhov - (sometimes spelled Asparoukhov), nicknamed Gundi (May 4, 1943 – June 30, 1971) was one of the greatest Bulgarian football players of all time. Asparuhov was a striker for Levski Sofia from 1960 to 1961 and 1964 to 1971, and for Botev Plovdiv from 1961 to 1963. He played 245 matches and scored 150 goals in the top Bulgarian division. The most famous clubs in Europe tried to get him so he could play for them. In European Cup 1965-66, Levski played against the famous and powerful Benfica (with Eusebio and others stars in the squad). When Benfica eliminated Levski after a very difficult 3:2 and 2:2 matches, Europe started to view interest in Gundi mostly because he scored the four goals for Levski in the two games. In fact, he is also the first player to score two goals in Benfica´s stadium[citation needed]. After this match, Levski became popular in Europe. The rich Portuguese club wanted to buy Asparuhov , but the communist government of Bulgaria did not allow them to do so. For the Bulgaria national football team, Asparuhov featured in 50 games and has 19 goals. He was the first Bulgarian to score a goal at Wembley against England. He also scored the only goal for Bulgaria in England ´66. Asparuhov died in a car crash in 1971 with his talented teammate, Nikola Kotkov. At his funeral, over 550,000 people went to Sofia to pay trubite and respect to his soil and to say "Farewell". His most famous line is: "There is a country named Bulgaria, and in this country there is a team named Levski. You maybe haven´t heard of it, but there I was born and there I shall die!" This is what he said to Milan scouts when they tried to persuade him to come to Milan.
Dan Kolov - famous Bulgarian wrestler
Dan Kolov (1892 - 1940), born Doncho Kolåv , was a famous Bulgarian wrestler. Born in the village of Sennik to modest peasant family, Kolov went to the USA at the age of 16 to work as a railroad construction worker. He quickly impressed with his extraordinary physical power and was therefore engaged as a wrestler in the Victoria Circus. His glory days were between 1918 and 1927 when he won all 1,500 matches that he fought, becoming the first wrestler to capture twice the heavyweight ´Diamond Belt´. On his return to Bulgaria as a Heavyweight World Champion he was celebrated by thousands as a national hero. Upon retiring Dan Kolov consecrated himself to charity. The first Bulgarian passenger airplanes were bought with Kolov´s financing. Kolov died in 1940 of tuberculosis. Nowadays, there is a major wrestling tournament in Bulgaria named after him.
General Krum Lekarski - Equestrian Sport HORSEMAN Horseriding
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Mi.No. 4519 - 4521 (Block 248) Bulgarien
2001, 29. Juni. Blockausgabe: Bekannte Sportler des 20. Jahrhunderts. Odr.; Papier fl.; gez. K 13
ghw) Georgi Asparuchov (1943-1971) Fussballspieler - Zierfeld
ghx) Dantscho Kolev (1892-1940), Freistilringer - Zierfeld
ghy) General Krum Lekarski (1898-1981), Pferdesportler - Zierfeld
Block 248 (123/113 mm) ghz
Gultig bis 14.4.2004
