is , ▁he ▁spent ▁time ▁out ▁on ▁loan ▁at ▁his ▁previous ▁clubs ▁Et ar ▁and ▁C SK A , ▁before ▁joining ▁Swiss ▁club ▁Ne uch ât el ▁X am ax ▁on ▁a ▁permanent ▁basis ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Ivan ov ▁signed ▁with ▁Rap id ▁Wien , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁losing ▁final ist ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 9 6 ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁W inners ' ▁Cup . ▁With ▁Rap id ▁he ▁won ▁one ▁Aust rian ▁Bundes liga - title . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁Ivan ov ' s ▁international ▁dist in ctions ▁included ▁being ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bulg aria ▁national ▁football ▁team ▁that ▁reached ▁the ▁fourth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Euro ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁England . ▁Ivan ov ' s ▁goal ▁against ▁Russia ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁in ▁the ▁qual ifiers ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁France , ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁cl inch ed ▁Bulgar ian ▁qual ification . ▁Ivan ov ▁scored ▁ 6 ▁goals ▁in ▁ 7 6 ▁caps ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁side . ▁ ▁Ivan ov ▁was ▁famous ▁for ▁his ▁long - range ▁sh ots ▁and ▁free - k icks ▁at ▁goal . ▁In ▁Euro ▁ 9 6 ▁particularly , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁number