Nikola Kovachev

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	Bulgaria
-		Bulgaria	Aug 26, 1956	36	1	Stoyan Ormandzhiev	22 years 02 months 22 days
	Bulgaria
-		Bulgaria Olympic Team	Nov 30, 1956	6	1	Stoyan Ormandzhiev	22 years 05 months 26 days

Stats of Nikola Kovachev

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			36	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	1	-	3.052'	3.052'
	International Friendlies	22	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	1.882'	1.882'
	World Cup qualification	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	630'
	European Qualifiers	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	270'
	World Cup	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	270'

International FriendliesWorld Cup qualificationEuropean QualifiersWorld Cup

Detailed stats

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	Matchday	Club	Venue	Date	Home team		Away team		Result	Pos.
	International Friendlies
				Aug 26, 1956		Poland		Bulgaria	1:2										90'
			Sofia	Sep 10, 1956		Bulgaria		Romania	2:0										90'
			Sofia	Oct 14, 1956		Bulgaria		East Germany	3:1										90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 3		Oslo	May 22, 1957		Norway		Bulgaria	1:2										90'
	International Friendlies
			København Ø.	May 26, 1957		Denmark		Bulgaria	1:1		1								90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 3			Jun 23, 1957		Hungary		Bulgaria	4:1										90'
	International Friendlies
			Sofia	Jul 21, 1957		Bulgaria		USSR	0:4									46'	45'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 3		Sofia	Sep 15, 1957		Bulgaria		Hungary	1:2										90'
	International Friendlies
			Sofia	Sep 29, 1957		Bulgaria		Poland	1:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 3		Sofia	Nov 3, 1957		Bulgaria		Norway	7:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Paris	Dec 25, 1957		France		Bulgaria	2:2										90'
			Rio de Janeiro	May 14, 1958		Brazil		Bulgaria	4:0										90'
			Sao Paulo	May 18, 1958		Brazil		Bulgaria	3:1								-		90'
			Berlin	Oct 5, 1958		East Germany		Bulgaria	1:1										90'
			Vitkovice	Oct 12, 1958		ČSR		Bulgaria	0:1										90'
			Ankara	Dec 7, 1958		Türkiye		Bulgaria	0:0										90'
			Augsburg	Dec 21, 1958		Germany		Bulgaria	3:0										90'
			Sofia	May 13, 1959		Bulgaria		Netherlands	3:2	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	First Round 1st leg		Belgrad	May 31, 1959		Yugoslavia		Bulgaria	2:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Sofia	Oct 11, 1959		Bulgaria		France	1:0										90'
	European Qualifiers
	First Round 2nd leg		Sofia	Oct 25, 1959		Bulgaria		Yugoslavia	1:1							✔			90'
	International Friendlies
			Sofia	Dec 6, 1959		Bulgaria		Denmark	2:1	Not in squad
			Amsterdam	Apr 3, 1960		Netherlands		Bulgaria	4:2										90'
			Sofia	May 22, 1960		Bulgaria		Belgium	4:1										90'
			Chorzow	Jun 26, 1960		Poland		Bulgaria	4:0									38'	38'
			Sofia	Jul 10, 1960		Bulgaria		East Germany	2:0	Not in squad
			Sofia	Nov 23, 1960		Bulgaria		Germany	2:1										90'
			Sofia	Nov 27, 1960		Bulgaria		Türkiye	2:1										90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 2		Saint Denis	Dec 11, 1960		France		Bulgaria	3:0										90'
	Group 2		Helsinki	Jun 16, 1961		Finland		Bulgaria	0:2										90'
	Group 2		Sofia	Oct 29, 1961		Bulgaria		Finland	3:1	Not in squad
	Group 2		Sofia	Nov 12, 1961		Bulgaria		France	1:0										90'
	qualification round deciders		Milano	Dec 16, 1961		Bulgaria		France	1:0										90'
	International Friendlies
				Dec 24, 1961		Belgium		Bulgaria	4:0										90'
			Wien	May 6, 1962		Austria		Bulgaria	2:0										90'
	World Cup 1962
	Group 4		Rancagua	May 30, 1962		Argentina		Bulgaria	1:0										90'
	Group 4		Rancagua	Jun 3, 1962		Hungary		Bulgaria	6:1										90'
	Group 4		Rancagua	Jun 7, 1962		England		Bulgaria	0:0										90'
	International Friendlies
			Sofia	Sep 30, 1962		Bulgaria		Poland	2:1	Not in squad
			Kielce	Sep 30, 1962		Polen B		Bulgaria	2:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	First Round 1st leg		Sofia	Nov 7, 1962		Bulgaria		Portugal	3:1										90'
	International Friendlies
			Sofia	Nov 25, 1962		Bulgaria		Austria	1:1										90'
	European Qualifiers
	First Round 2nd leg		Oeiras	Dec 16, 1962		Portugal		Bulgaria	3:1										90'
	International Friendlies
			Mohamed Belouizdad	Jan 6, 1963		Algeria		Bulgaria	2:1										90'
	European Qualifiers
	First Round Replay		Roma	Jan 23, 1963		Bulgaria		Portugal	1:0										90'
Squad: 36, Starting eleven: 35, Substituted in: 1, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0,