Ivan Kanchev

{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

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| name = Ivan Kanchev

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| fullname = Ivan Kanchev

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1933|12|22}}

| birth_place = Saranbei, Bulgaria

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|2|1|1933|12|22|df=yes}}

| death_place = Plovdiv, Bulgaria

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| position = Striker

| years1 = 1951–1953 | clubs1 = FC Zlatograd | caps1 = ? | goals1 = ?

| years2 = 1953–1956 | clubs2 = Spartak Sofia | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1956–1969 | clubs3 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv | caps3 = 212 | goals3 = 73

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0

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Ivan Kanchev ({{langx|bg|Иван Кънчев}}) (22 December 1933 – 1 February 2013) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker.{{cite news| url=https://www.marica.bg/sport/futbol/in-memoriam-otide-si-golemiq-ivan-kanchev | title= IN MEMORIAM Отиде си големия Иван Кънчев |language=bg |access-date=25 August 2022}} He is legendary player of Lokomotiv Plovdiv and have 212 appearances and 73 goals in A PFG for the club. Ivan Kanchev is also "Sportsman №1 of Bulgaria" for 1968 and "Master of Sports" since 1969.{{cite web|url=https://www.plovdiv24.bg/sport/837258.html |title=Да си спомним за легендата на Локо Иван Кънчев |language=bg |access-date=25 August 2022}} He has played 16 games and has scored 6 goals in the UEFA Cup for Lokomotiv Plovdiv.{{cite web|url=https://www.loko-pd.com/statistics/ |title=Локомотив Пловдив – Статистика |language=bg |access-date=25 August 2022}}

He has played in 3 games for the national team of Bulgaria.