Emil Kostadinov

Emil Kostadinov, born August 12, 1967 in Sofia, is yet another Bulgarian football striker. Kostadinov is best known for scoring two goals in a 1994 World Cup qualifier against France and thus eliminating the French national team. Emil Kostadinov's main skills are his extroardinary sprinting ability coupled with a perfect handling of the ball and a great goal-instinct. Kostadinov was always good for a goal and he really gave the defenders some hard work Kostadinov scored 26 goals in 70 games.

Kostadinov formed a great duo with Hristo Stoitchkov for the Bulgarian national team throughout the 90's, which lead the team to fourth place finish at the 1994 World Cup. Emil Kostadinov is still hated by the French for his humiliating last-minute goal on November 17, 1993 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. The 2:1 defeat robbed France of a place in the championship held in the USA. Kostadinov also played in Euro 96 and 1998 World Cup. On the club level, Kostadinov played for CSKA Sofia, Deportivo de La Coruña, FC Porto, Bayern Munich, Fenerbahçe, FSV Mainz, and UANL Tigres. Emil Kostadinov’s career achievements include a Portuguese Championship title and the UEFA-Cup title with Bayern.