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{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer (1946–2025)}}
{{family name hatnote|Lozanov|Ivkov|lang=Bulgarian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kiril Ivkov
| image = Kiril Ivkov.jpg
| caption = Ivkov in 1974
| full_name = Kiril Lozanov Ivkov
| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|6|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Pernik]], [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|5|24|1946|6|21|df=y}}
| death_place = 
| height = 1.79 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| years1 = 1962–1965
| clubs1 = [[FC Metalurg Pernik|Metalurg Pernik]]
| years2 = 1965–1967
| clubs2 = [[FC Minyor Pernik|Minyor Pernik]]
| caps2 = 63
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1967–1978
| clubs3 = [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
| caps3 = 293
| goals3 = 9
| years4 = 1978–1979
| clubs4 = [[FC Etar (Veliko Tarnovo)|Etar Veliko Tarnovo]]
| nationalyears1 = 1968–1979
| nationalteam1 = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
| nationalcaps1 = 44
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 1980–1982
| managerclubs1 = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 1985–1986
| managerclubs2 = [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
| manageryears3 = 1988–1989
| managerclubs3 = [[PFC Litex Lovech|Osam Lovech]]
| manageryears4 = 1991–1992
| managerclubs4 = [[OFC Sliven 2000|Sliven]]
| manageryears5 = 1993
| managerclubs5 = [[FC Spartak Varna|Spartak Varna]]
| manageryears6 = 1998–1999
| managerclubs6 = [[FC Etar (Veliko Tarnovo)|Etar Veliko Tarnovo]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{BUL}}}}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] | [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}}
}}

'''Kiril Lozanov Ivkov''' ({{langx|bg|Кирил Лoзaнoв Ивков}}; 21 June 1946 – 24 May 2025) was a Bulgarian [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]], most notably for [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]. In 1974 and 1975 he was named [[Bulgarian Footballer of the Year]].<ref>[http://www.visittobulgaria.com/sport/dir.asp?d=0-1-Football_Player_of_the_year *** Bulgarian Sport *** – Footballers of the year]. visittobulgaria.com</ref>

Ivkov made his [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] debut in 1968, earning 44 caps and scoring one goal over an eleven-year international career.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=eu-football.info|title=Kiril Ivkov stats|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=9181}}</ref> He was part of the squad for the [[1968 Summer Olympics]], where Bulgaria won the silver medal. Ivkov captained his country 10 times and played in the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Kiril Ivkov Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/kiril-ivkov-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418083536/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/kiril-ivkov-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>

==Club career==
Born in [[Pernik]], Ivkov began his career at local club [[FC Metalurg Pernik|Metalurg]]. In 1966, he left to join [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|top league]] side [[FC Minyor Pernik|Minyor Pernik]]. After one season at Minyor, Ivkov joined [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] where he won four [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian League]] titles and four [[Bulgarian Cup]]s. He spent eleven years at Levski, scoring 15 goals in 375 appearances in all competitions.

==Death==
Ivkov died on 24 May 2025, at the age of 78.<ref>[https://blitz.bg/sport/bg-futbol/levski-skrbi-za-pokoyniya-kiril-ivkov_566498.html Левски скърби за покойния Кирил Ивков] {{in lang|bg}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Levski Sofia'''
* [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian League]]: [[1967–68 A Group|1967–68]], [[1969–70 A Group|1969–70]], [[1973–74 A Group|1973–74]], [[1976–77 A Group|1976–77]]
* [[Bulgarian Cup]]: [[1969–70 Bulgarian Cup|1969–70]], [[1970–71 Bulgarian Cup|1970–71]], [[1975–76 Bulgarian Cup|1975–76]], [[1976–77 Bulgarian Cup|1976–77]]

'''Bulgaria'''
* Silver Medal at the [[Summer Olympic Games]]: [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Bulgarian Footballer of the Year]]: 1974, 1975

===Manager===
'''Levski Sofia'''
* [[Bulgarian Cup]]: [[1985–86 Bulgarian Cup|1985–86]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://en.levskisofia.info/player/kiril-ivkov/ Player Profile] at LevskiSofia.info

{{Bulgaria Squad 1968 Summer Olympics}}
{{Bulgaria Squad 1974 World Cup}}
{{Bulgarian Footballer of the Year}}
{{PFC Levski Sofia managers}}

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[[Category:1946 births]]
[[Category:2025 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Bulgarian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Pernik]]
[[Category:Bulgaria men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:1974 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players]]
[[Category:FC Metalurg Pernik players]]
[[Category:FC Minyor Pernik players]]
[[Category:PFC Levski Sofia players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for Bulgaria]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in football]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Bulgarian football managers]]
[[Category:PFC Levski Sofia managers]]
[[Category:FC Sliven managers]]


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