Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ivan Georgiev Zafirov (born 30 December 1947 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a former Bulgarian football defender. After short spells at Sliven, it was with CSKA Sofia that he found his spiritual home in the 1970s. Zafirov, a right-back, played 340 times for the Reds, scoring 8 goals. Nine Bulgarian championships and five Bulgarian Cups tell the tale of how successful Zafirov was. Zafirov was on Bulgaria's roster for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He represented the Lions 50 times, scoring once. Zafirov won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.