player · international archive · 1989–1999
Hristo Stoichkov
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BulgariaArchive goals
28
for Bulgaria · 13 from the spot
Matches scored in
24
every one opens its match page below
Tournaments
4
most in the UEFA Euro qualification (12)
Career span
1989–1999
first 1989-10-11 · last 1999-03-31
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.
Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov is a Bulgarian former professional footballer and current football commentator for TUDN. A prolific forward, he is widely regarded as the greatest Bulgarian footballer of all time. He was the runner-up for the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 1992 and 1994 and received the Ballon d'Or in 1994. He was also named the BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year in 1994. In 2004, Stoichkov was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-25
In the line-ups
13 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1994–1998The archive holds 13 team sheets naming Hristo Stoichkov in Bulgaria's starting line-up, from 1994-06-21 to 1998-06-24.
13 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
28 goals across 24 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 1989–1999| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-03-31 |  Luxembourg | W2–0(a) | 18' | UEFA Euro qualification | Luxembourg |
| 1997-06-08 | Luxembourg | W4–0(h) | 43' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Burgas |
| 1996-06-18 |  France | L1–3(n) | 69' | UEFA Euro | Newcastle |
| 1996-06-13 |  Romania | W1–0(n) | 3' | UEFA Euro | Newcastle |
| 1996-06-09 |  Spain | D1–1(n) | 65' (pen) | UEFA Euro | Leeds |
| 1995-11-15 |  Germany | L1–3(a) | 47' | UEFA Euro qualification | Berlin |
| 1995-10-11 |  Georgia | L1–2(a) | 87' | UEFA Euro qualification | Tbilisi |
| 1995-09-06 |  Albania | D1–1(a) | 8' | UEFA Euro qualification | Tirana |
| 1995-06-07 | Germany | W3–2(h) | 45' (pen) 66' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Sofia |
| 1995-04-26 |  Moldova | W3–0(a) | 57' 67' | UEFA Euro qualification | Chișinău |
| 1994-12-14 |  Wales | W3–0(a) | 51' | UEFA Euro qualification | Cardiff |
| 1994-11-16 | Moldova | W4–1(h) | 43' 85' | UEFA Euro qualification | Sofia |
| 1994-07-13 |  Italy | L1–2(n) | 44' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | East Rutherford |
| 1994-07-10 | Germany | W2–1(n) | 75' | FIFA World Cup | East Rutherford |
| 1994-07-05 |  Mexico | D1–1(n) | 6' | FIFA World Cup | East Rutherford |
| 1994-06-30 |  Argentina | W2–0(n) | 61' | FIFA World Cup | Dallas |
| 1994-06-26 |  Greece | W4–0(n) | 5' (pen) 55' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Chicago |
| 1993-10-13 |  Austria | W4–1(h) | 33' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Sofia |
| 1993-09-08 |  Sweden | D1–1(h) | 21' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Sofia |
| 1993-05-12 |  Israel | D2–2(h) | 35' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Sofia |
| 1993-04-28 |  Finland | W2–0(h) | 15' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Sofia |
| 1992-09-09 | France | W2–0(h) | 21' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Sofia |
| 1991-10-16 |  San Marino | W4–0(h) | 31' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Sofia |
| 1989-10-11 | Greece | W4–0(h) | 88' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Varna |
Honours
38 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
FIFA World Cup
1994
Champions League
1991–92
All-Time The Only Football Player won Edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup and Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
Ballon d'Or
1994
La Liga×5
from 1990–91 to 1997–98
| Team honours38 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1994 | Bulgaria | |
| All-Time The Only Football Player won Edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup and Asian Cup Winners' Cup. | ×1 | |||
| Champions League | ×1 | 1991–92 | Barcelona | |
| La Liga | ×5 | 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98 | Barcelona | |
| Bulgarian Cup | ×4 | 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 | CSKA Sofia | |
| Soviet Army Cup | ×4 | 1984-85, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1989-90 | CSKA Sofia | |
| Supercopa de España | ×4 | 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996 | Barcelona | |
| A Group | ×3 | 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90 | CSKA Sofia | |
| Central Division | ×2 | 2000, 2001 | Chicago Fire | |
| Copa del Rey | ×2 | 1996–97, 1997–98 | Barcelona | |
| UEFA Super Cup | ×2 | 1992, 1997 | Barcelona | |
| All-Time FC Barcelona Player with Most Red Cards in the History (11 Red Cards). | ×1 | |||
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | ×1 | 1997–98 | Al-Nassr | |
| Bulgarian Supercup | ×1 | 1989 | CSKA Sofia | |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | ×1 | 1996–97 | Barcelona | |
| Intercontinental Cup | ×1 | 1992 | Barcelona | |
| J.League Cup | ×1 | 1999 | Kashiwa Reysol | |
| MLS Cup 2000 | ×1 | Chicago Fire | ||
| Supercoppa Italiana | ×1 | 1995 | Parma | |
| U.S. Open Cup | ×1 | 2000 | Chicago Fire | |
| Individual honours36 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 6 | ||||
| A Group Top Scorer(2) | ×2 | 1988–89, 1989–90 | ||
| European Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer | 1989 | |||
| European Golden Shoe | 1990 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe | 1994 | |||
| IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer | 1994 | |||
| Player of the year · 10 | ||||
| Bulgarian Footballer of the Year(5) | ×5 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 | ||
| Ballon d'Or | 1994 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball | 1994 | |||
| The Best FIFA Men's Player | ||||
| Onze d'Argent | 1994 | |||
| Onze d'Or | 1992 | |||
| Teams of the season · 3 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1994 | |||
| The Era of the 'Dream Team' (1988-1996) - Barcelona Legend | ||||
| UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament | 1996 | |||
| More honours · 17 | ||||
| ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season | ×2 | 1992, 1994 | ||
| BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year 1994 | ||||
| Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year | 1994 | |||
| Don Balón Award Best Foreign Player in La Liga | 1993-94 | |||
| FIFA 100 | 2004 | |||
| FourFourTwo - The 100 Best Football Players of All Time | 2022 | |||
| FourFourTwo - The 50 Greatest Barcelona Players of All Time | 2022 | |||
| Golden Foot | 2007 | |||
| Honorary doctorate | 2011 | |||
| IFFHS | 2019 | |||
| MLS Best XI | 2000 | |||
| Premier Soccer League | 2009 | |||
| Sport Movies & TV – Milano International FICTS Fest - FICTS "Hall of Fame" | 2013 | |||
| UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest Bulgarian Footballer of the Last 50 Years | 2004 | |||
| UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador - UNESCO Champion for Sport | 2016 | |||
| World Soccers 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century | 2000 | |||
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