Kiril Rakarov

{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer (1932–2006)}}

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{{family name hatnote|Manolov|Rakarov|lang=Bulgarian}}

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| name = Kiril Rakarov

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| fullname = Kiril Manolov Rakarov

| birth_date = 24 May 1932

| birth_place = Pavlikeni, Bulgaria

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2006|8|25|1932|5|24}}

| death_place = Sofia, Bulgaria

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| position = Defender

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| years1 = 1949–1951 | clubs1 = Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1952–1964 | clubs2 = CSKA Sofia | caps2 = 190 | goals2 = 17

| nationalyears1 = 1953–1962

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria

| nationalcaps1 = 58

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 1974–1975 | managerclubs1 = CSKA Sofia (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 1976–1977 | managerclubs2 = Cherno More

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{{MedalSport | Men's Football}}

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{{MedalBronze| 1956 Melbourne |Team Competition}}

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Kiril Manolov Rakarov ({{langx|bg|Кирил Манолов Ракаров}}, 24 May 1932 – 25 August 2006) was a Bulgarian football player who played as a defender.[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 }} He represented Bulgaria at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1962 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/24325 |title=Kiril Rakarov |work=Olympedia |access-date=1 December 2021}} For 13 seasons he made 190 league appearances and scored 17 league goals for CSKA Sofia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.blitz.bg/article/26573|publisher=blitz.bg|title=Преди 5 години си отиде Кирил Ракаров|date=26 August 2011|language=Bulgarian}}