player · international archive · 1991–1998
BulgariaArchive goals
20
for Bulgaria
Matches scored in
15
every one opens its match page below
Tournaments
3
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (10)
Career span
1991–1998
first 1991-03-27 · last 1998-06-24
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Emil Lyubchov Kostadinov is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward and represented the Bulgaria national team at two World Cups. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-27
In the line-ups
11 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1994–1998The archive holds 11 team sheets naming Emil Kostadinov in Bulgaria's starting line-up, from 1994-06-21 to 1998-06-24.
11 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
20 goals across 15 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1991–1998| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-24 |  Spain | L1–6(n) | 58' | FIFA World Cup | Lens |
| 1997-10-11 |  Russia | L2–4(a) | 78' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Moscow |
| 1997-06-08 |  Luxembourg | W4–0(h) | 47' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Burgas |
| 1997-04-02 |  Cyprus | W4–1(h) | 35' 45' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Sofia |
| 1996-12-14 | Cyprus | W3–1(a) | 23' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Limassol |
| 1996-10-08 | Luxembourg | W2–1(a) | 37' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Luxembourg |
| 1995-10-07 |  Albania | W3–0(h) | 80' 82' | UEFA Euro qualification | Sofia |
| 1995-06-07 |  Germany | W3–2(h) | 69' | UEFA Euro qualification | Sofia |
| 1994-12-14 |  Wales | W3–0(a) | 16' | UEFA Euro qualification | Cardiff |
| 1994-11-16 |  Moldova | W4–1(h) | 87' | UEFA Euro qualification | Sofia |
| 1994-10-12 |  Georgia | W2–0(h) | 58' 63' | UEFA Euro qualification | Sofia |
| 1993-11-17 |  France | W2–1(a) | 37' 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Paris |
| 1992-05-14 |  Finland | W3–0(a) | 73' 87' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Helsinki |
| 1991-05-01 |  Switzerland | L2–3(h) | 12' | UEFA Euro qualification | Sofia |
| 1991-03-27 |  Scotland | D1–1(a) | 89' | UEFA Euro qualification | Glasgow |
Honours
21 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
FIFA World Cup
1994
| Team honours21 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1994 | Bulgaria | |
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | ×4 | 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 | Porto | |
| Bulgarian A PFG | ×3 | 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90 | CSKA Sofia | |
| Bulgarian Cup | ×3 | 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 | CSKA Sofia | |
| Cup of the Soviet Army | ×3 | 1985-86, 1988-89, 1989–90 | CSKA Sofia | |
| Primeira Liga | ×3 | 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95 | Porto | |
| Taça de Portugal | ×2 | 1990–91, 1993–94 | Porto | |
| Bulgarian Supercup | ×1 | 1989 | CSKA Sofia | |
| UEFA Cup | ×1 | 1995–96 | Bayern Munich | |
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