Ivan Dimitrov (footballer)

{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer (1935–2019)}}

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{{family name hatnote|Milanov|Dimitrov|lang=Bulgarian}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ivan Dimitrov

| image = Ivan Dimitrov México 70.png

| caption = Dimitrov at the 1970 FIFA World Cup

| fullname = Ivan Milanov Dimitrov

| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|05|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|01|01|1935|05|14|df=y}}

| death_place = Sofia, Bulgaria

| height =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Akademik Sofia

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1953 | clubs1 = Stroitel Sofia | caps1 = |goals1 =

| years2 = 1954 | clubs2 = Torpedo Sofia | caps2 = |goals2 =

| years3 = 1955 | clubs3 = Zavod 12 Sofia | caps3 = |goals3 =

| years4 = 1956–1965 | clubs4 = Lokomotiv Sofia | caps4 = 215 |goals4 = 2

| years5 = 1965–1969 | clubs5 = Spartak Sofia | caps5 = |goals5 =

| years6 = 1969–1971 | clubs6 = Akademik Sofia | caps6 = 32 |goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1957–1970 | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria| nationalcaps1 = 70 | nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

Ivan Milanov Dimitrov ({{langx|bg|Иван Миланов Димитров}}; 14 May 1935 – 1 January 2019) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender for the Bulgaria national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/24286 |title=Ivan Dimitrov |work=Olympedia |access-date=10 December 2021}} At club level, he made 340 appearances in the Bulgarian League, playing for Stroitel Sofia, Torpedo Sofia, Zavod 12 Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia, Spartak Sofia and Akademik Sofia.{{Cite web |url=http://www.novsport.com/news3028931_1003.html |title=Тъжна вест! Почина една от емблемите на Локо (Сф) |publisher=novsport.com |language=bg |date=2 January 2019}}

Dimitrov was capped 70 times for the Bulgaria national football team. He appeared in the 1962 and 1970 FIFA World Cups.[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=21/teams/team=43936.html 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722134651/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D21/teams/team%3D43936.html |date=22 July 2011 }}. fifa.com{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bulg-idimitrov-intl.html | title = Ivan Milanov Dimitrov – International Appearances | first = Roberto | last = Mamrud | date = 1 September 2016 | access-date = 3 January 2019 | publisher = RSSSF}} He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/ivan-dimitrov-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053524/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/ivan-dimitrov-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Ivan Dimitrov Olympic Results |accessdate=14 October 2018}} He died on 1 January 2019 at the age of 83.{{Cite web |url=https://gong.bg/bg-football/vtora-liga/pochina-legendata-na-loko-sf-ivan-dimitrov-521576 |title=Почина легендата на Локо Сф Иван Димитров |publisher=gong.bg |language=bg |date=2 January 2019}}