1941 - 2021
Aleksandar Stefanov Shalamanov (Bulgarian: Александър Cтефанов Шаламанов; 4 September 1941 – 25 October 2021) was a football player and professional alpine skier and is known as the only Bulgarian who has participated in the Winter Olympics (as an alpine skier in 1960) and in the FIFA World Cup. The 1964 Summer Olympics saw him as a reserve player of the volleyball team, but he did not play in a match. Shalamanov began his career as a defender with CSKA Sofia in 1960–61, but moved to Slavia Sofia in 1961 to remain there until 1974, when he retired after 263 matches in the Bulgarian Championship, three Bulgarian Cup trophies (1963, 1964 and 1966) and a Cup Winners' Cup semi-final in 1967.Shalamanov has twice been selected Best Bulgarian Footballer, in 1963 and 1966, and twice Best Bulgarian Sportsman, in 1967 and 1973. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aleksandar Shalamanov has received more than 35,935 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Aleksandar Shalamanov is the 1,015th most popular soccer player, the 123rd most popular biography from Bulgaria and the 9th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Aleksandar Shalamanov ranks 1,015 out of 16,880. Before him are Dragan Pantelić, Zoltán Halmay, Emilio Recoba, Erik Nilsson, Michael Rummenigge, and Ion Andoni Goikoetxea. After him are Virgil van Dijk, Pál Csernai, Carlos Vidal, Bengt Gustavsson, Anton Ondruš, and Bafétimbi Gomis.
1951 - 2021
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 1,009
1881 - 1956
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 1,010
1904 - 1992
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 1,011
1916 - 1995
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 1,012
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 1,013
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 1,014
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 1,015
1991 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 1,016
1932 - 2013
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 1,017
1902 - 1982
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 1,018
1928 - 2017
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 1,019
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 1,020
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 1,021
Among people born in 1941, Aleksandar Shalamanov ranks 230. Before him are Walid Muallem, John Henry Schwarz, Amir Pnueli, Richie Havens, Stephen J. Cannell, and Salvador Sadurní. After him are Vyacheslav Vedenin, Daniel Schmid, Miriam Margolyes, Yevhen Marchuk, Andrea de Adamich, and Prince William of Gloucester. Among people deceased in 2021, Aleksandar Shalamanov ranks 283. Before him are Jean-Marc Vallée, Fayez Tarawneh, Orlando Martínez, Pavol Molnár, Dragan Pantelić, and Lee Evans. After him are Vyacheslav Vedenin, Benoît Sokal, Justo Tejada, Marc Ferro, Almudena Grandes, and Jim Steinman.
1941 - 2020
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 224
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 225
1941 - 2009
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 226
1941 - 2013
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 227
1941 - 2010
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 228
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 229
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 230
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 231
1941 - 2006
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 232
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 233
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 234
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 235
1941 - 1972
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 236
1963 - 2021
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 277
1949 - 2021
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 278
1944 - 2021
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 279
1936 - 2021
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 280
1951 - 2021
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 281
1947 - 2021
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 282
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 283
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 284
1954 - 2021
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 285
1933 - 2021
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 286
1924 - 2021
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 287
1960 - 2021
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 288
1947 - 2021
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 289
Among people born in Bulgaria, Aleksandar Shalamanov ranks 123 out of 372. Before him are Emil Kostadinov (1967), Malamir of Bulgaria (810), Krasimir Balakov (1966), Stamen Grigorov (1878), Ahmed Cevdet Pasha (1822), and Vasil Radoslavov (1854). After him are Petar Stoyanov (1952), Rosen Plevneliev (1964), John XIV of Constantinople (1282), Cniva (200), Philipp Kirkorov (1967), and Georgi Lozanov (1926).
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 117
810 - 836
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 118
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 119
1878 - 1945
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 120
1822 - 1895
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 121
1854 - 1929
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 122
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 123
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 124
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 125
1282 - 1347
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 126
200 - 300
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 127
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 128
1926 - 2012
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 129
Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Aleksandar Shalamanov ranks 9. Before him are Georgi Asparuhov (1943), Dimitar Berbatov (1981), Dimitar Penev (1945), Petar Zhekov (1944), Emil Kostadinov (1967), and Krasimir Balakov (1966). After him are Yordan Letchkov (1967), Hristo Bonev (1947), Lyuboslav Penev (1966), Ivan Dimitrov (1935), Ivan Kolev (1930), and Stefan Bozhkov (1923).
1943 - 1971
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 3
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 4
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 5
1944 - 2023
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 6
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 7
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 8
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 9
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 11
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 12
1935 - 2019
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 13
1930 - 2005
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 14
1923 - 2014
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 15