Ivan Kolev (footballer, born 1930)

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Representing Bulgaria

Ivan Kolev
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Petkov Kolev
Date of birth	1 November 1930
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Date of death	1 July 2005 (aged 74)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1945–1948	Sportist Sofia
1949–1950	VVS Sofia
1957–1967	CSKA Sofia
1967–1968	Sliven
International career
1950–1966	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivan Petkov Kolev (Bulgarian: Иван Петков Колев) (Plovdiv 1 November 1930 – 1 July 2005) was a Bulgarian football player and coach.

He represented Bulgaria at both the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup,^[1] He also played for the Bulgarian Olympic team and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Kolev played for Sportist Sofia from 1945 to 1948, VVS Sofia from 1949 to 1950, CSKA from 1950 to 1967 (304 matches, 90 goals in A PFG) and Sliven in 1967/68 season. He was the first Bulgarian nominated for the Golden Ball. He holds the record for the most league appearances in The Eternal Derby of Bulgaria – 27.^[3]