2024-04-19 00:47:00
More iconic names in Bulgarian football have confirmed their participation in the intriguing match between “Eter Stars” and “Bulgarian Stars”, which will be held on April 25 in honor of the 100th anniversary of PFC Eter Veliko Tarnovo.
After the coaches Georgi Vasilev and Dimitar Penev, after the legends Krasimir Balakov and Hristo Stoichkov, Etar announced the names of three more great football players – Emil Kostadinov, Tsanko Tsvetanov and Boncho Genchev.
“Emil Kostadinov is the author of some of the most important goals for that generation of the national team in the 90s – against Germany, Brazil, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Scotland… However, he will forever remain in history as the “Executioner of Roosters” His merciless shot sent Bulgaria to the World Cup, where our team won the bronze medals in 1998. Emil Kostadinov was the first Bulgarian to appear in the finals of the European tournament in 1995/96. , when he won the UEFA Cup with Bayern. He was a semi-finalist with Porto (1994) and for KNK with CSKA (1989). He also played in the quarter-finals for KESH (1990). Emo, we are waiting for you at “Ivaylo”. the club another participant in the jubilee match.
“Tsanko Tsvetanov played with the violet team for five seasons, in which he recorded 141 matches and 4 goals. Champion and winner of the BFS Cup with Eter in 1991, a two-time bronze medalist. And this is only the beginning of the successes in his rich career, the peak of which was the fourth place with the USA-94 national team! And last but not least – the coach under whose leadership the “Violets” entered Group A in 2012. Like Balakov, on April 25 Tsanko Tsvetanov will play one half time for the champion Ether and for the Peneva squad.
Boncho Genchev – the champion with Eter, who in 4 seasons scored 34 goals in 114 matches in A group with the violet team. His career continued at Sporting and from there at Ipswich. And he went down in history as the first Bulgarian in the Premier League of England! Not one and two are the famous goalkeepers and teams of the Island, for which Boncho scored goals. USA-94 bronze medalist, author of one of the goals in the elimination of Mexico on penalties. He was also the senior coach of Eter, and currently he is the chairman of the Zonal Council of the BFS – V. Tarnovo. “The springboard that sent me to world football is called Eter,” admits Boncho Genchev. On April 25, he will again wear both the purple and the national team, and why not once again show his merciless goal flair!?!”, added PFC Eter Veliko Tarnovo.