1966 - Today
Krasimir Genchev Balakov (Bulgarian: Красимир Генчев Балъков, pronounced [krɐsiˈmir bɐˈɫɤkof]; born 29 March 1966) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player who is the head coach of Bulgarian club Septemvri Sofia. A former attacking midfielder, he was a key member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Krasimir Balakov has received more than 301,679 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Krasimir Balakov is the 945th most popular soccer player (up from 1,045th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 111th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Krasimir Balakov ranks 945 out of 16,880. Before him are Ivica Horvat, Karol Dobiaš, Herbert Chapman, Domènec Balmanya, Juan Rodríguez Vega, and Julio César Romero. After him are Francesco Morini, Ferran Olivella, Bojan Krkić, Maicon Sisenando, Preguinho, and Felice Borel.
1926 - 2012
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 939
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 940
1878 - 1934
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 941
1914 - 2002
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 942
1944 - 2021
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 943
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 944
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 945
1944 - 2021
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 946
1936 - 2023
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 947
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 948
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 949
1905 - 1979
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 950
1914 - 1993
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 951
Among people born in 1966, Krasimir Balakov ranks 87. Before him are Jan Železný, Michael K. Williams, Didier Queloz, Miguel Ángel Nadal, James Gunn, and Mazinho. After him are Irène Jacob, Toby Jones, Olivier Panis, Kaliopi, Thomas Häßler, and Enrico Letta.
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 81
1966 - 2021
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 82
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 83
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 84
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 85
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 86
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 87
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 88
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 89
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 90
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 91
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 92
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 93
Among people born in Bulgaria, Krasimir Balakov ranks 119 out of 372. Before him are Mitso Asen of Bulgaria (1300), Petar Zhekov (1944), John Vitéz (1408), Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean (1960), Emil Kostadinov (1967), and Malamir of Bulgaria (810). After him are Stamen Grigorov (1878), Ahmed Cevdet Pasha (1822), Vasil Radoslavov (1854), Aleksandar Shalamanov (1941), Petar Stoyanov (1952), and Rosen Plevneliev (1964).
1300 - 1300
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 113
1944 - 2023
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 114
1408 - 1472
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 115
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 116
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
Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Krasimir Balakov ranks 8. Before him are Trifon Ivanov (1965), Georgi Asparuhov (1943), Dimitar Berbatov (1981), Dimitar Penev (1945), Petar Zhekov (1944), and Emil Kostadinov (1967). After him are Aleksandar Shalamanov (1941), Yordan Letchkov (1967), Hristo Bonev (1947), Lyuboslav Penev (1966), Ivan Dimitrov (1935), and Ivan Kolev (1930).
1965 - 2016
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 2
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