BulgariaCounted 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.
Krasimir Genchev Balakov is a former Bulgarian footballer and manager. A former attacking midfielder, he was a key member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He is considered as second only to Hristo Stoichkov among Bulgarian men's footballers of his generation. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
13 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1994–1998The archive holds 13 team sheets naming Krasimir Balakov 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
11 goals across 11 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1992–2002| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-10-16 |  Andorra | W2–1(h) | 58' | UEFA Euro qualification | Sofia |
| 2001-03-28 |  Northern Ireland | W4–3(h) | 7' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Sofia |
| 1997-06-08 |  Luxembourg | W4–0(h) | 50' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Burgas |
| 1996-12-14 |  Cyprus | W3–1(a) | 34' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Limassol |
| 1996-10-08 | Luxembourg | W2–1(a) | 14' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Luxembourg |
| 1996-09-01 |  Israel | L1–2(a) | 3' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Ramat Gan |
| 1995-04-26 |  Moldova | W3–0(a) | 30' | UEFA Euro qualification | Chișinău |
| 1995-03-29 |  Wales | W3–1(h) | 37' | UEFA Euro qualification | Sofia |
| 1994-11-16 | Moldova | W4–1(h) | 63' | UEFA Euro qualification | Sofia |
| 1992-09-09 |  France | W2–0(h) | 29' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Sofia |
| 1992-05-14 |  Finland | W3–0(a) | 62' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Helsinki |
Honours
9 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours9 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup fourth place | ×1 | 1994 | Bulgaria | |
| DFB-Ligapokal finalist | ×2 | 1997, 1998 | VfB Stuttgart | |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | ×2 | 2000, 2002 | VfB Stuttgart | |
| A Group | ×1 | 1990–91 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | |
| DFB-Pokal | ×1 | 1996–97 | VfB Stuttgart | |
| Portuguese Cup | ×1 | 1995 | Sporting CP | |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finalist | ×1 | 1997–98 | VfB Stuttgart | |
| Individual honours7 | ||||
| Player of the year · 2 | ||||
| Bulgarian Footballer of the Year | ×2 | 1995, 1997 | ||
| Teams of the season · 5 | ||||
| kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season | ×3 | 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98 | ||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1994 | |||
| World XI (Reserve) | 1996 | |||