player · international archive · 1965–1968
BulgariaArchive goals
6
for Bulgaria · 1 from the spot
Matches scored in
4
every one opens its match page below
Tournaments
2
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (4)
Career span
1965–1968
first 1965-06-13 · last 1968-04-06
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.
Nikola Todorov Kotkov, nicknamed Koteto was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-14
In the line-ups
1 appearance in recorded line-ups · 1966The archive holds 1 team sheet naming Nikola Kotkov in Bulgaria's starting line-up, on 1966-07-20.
1 appearance 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
6 goals across 4 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1965–1968
Italy
Sweden
Belgium
IsraelHonours
4 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours4 | |||
| Champion of Bulgaria — 2 times, 1964 with Lokomotiv and 1970 with Levski | ×1 | ||
| Deserved Master of Sports | ×1 | ||
| Holder of the National Cup — 2 times 1970, 1971 (posthumously) with Levski | ×1 | ||
| UEFA Euro Under-19 Champion with Bulgaria — 1959 | ×1 | ||
| Individual honours2 | |||
| Player of the year · 2 | |||
| Ballon d'Or 25th place — 1967 | |||
| Bulgarian Footballer of the Year — 1964 | |||
| Orders & distinctions1 | |||
| Holder of an Order of Labour — 1970 | |||
The Stands
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