hiː hˈæzbiːn kˈæpt sˈɛvəntˌiːn tˈaɪmz fɚðə bʌlɡˈɛɹiə nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm, skˈoːɹɪŋ wˈʌn ɡˈoʊl, ænd plˈeɪd tˈuː ɡˈeɪmz æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt wˈɜːld kˈʌp, ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ɐ ɹˈɛd kˈɑːɹd ɪnðə fˈɜːst mˈætʃ ɐɡˈɛnst pˈæɹəɡwˌaɪ, wˌɪtʃ ˈɛndᵻd ɪn ɐ skˈoːɹləs dɹˈɔː.
He has been capped 17 times for the Bulgaria national team, scoring 1 goal, and played two games at the 1998 World Cup, receiving a red card in the first match against Paraguay, which ended in a scoreless draw.