Background
He shares his birthdate with another legendary Bulgarian football player Dimitar Yakimov, who was born on 12 August 1941.
He shares his birthdate with another legendary Bulgarian football player Dimitar Yakimov, who was born on 12 August 1941.
Career Kostadinov started his career in. He played for Football Club from 1990 to 1994, winning the Portuguese league twice, and becoming popular among Portuguese fans. Player International Kostadinov played in the 1985 Fédération internationale de football association World Youth Championship scoring two goals.
He earned 70 caps in which he scored 26 goals.
Kostadinov gained international prominence after scoring two goals in the last matchday of the European 1994 World Cup qualification, against the French national team He scored his second goal in the last second of the match with a shot with his right foot from inside the French penalty area that sent the ball into the roof of the Netto.
That match-winning goal enabled to qualify for the 1994 World Cup finals at the expense of France. After helping qualify for the 1994 World Cup, he was a part of the squad that reached the semi-finals in the finals tournament, again in partnership with Hristo Stoichkov.
He played all seven games but did not score.
He also played at the Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup, both tournaments in which did not reach the second round. He scored one goal in the 1998 World Cup against Spain in the group stages.
He was a member of the Bulgaria national team from 1988 to 1998.