pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə bʌlɡˈɛɹiə nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ fˈiːfə wˈɜːld kˈʌp æz ɪt fˈɪnɪʃt fˈoːɹθ, hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɪmpˈoːɹtənt fˈʊtbɔːlɚz ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ lˈɛvski sˈoʊfiə ɪn fˈoːɹ sˈɛpɹət spˈɛlz.
Part of the Bulgaria national team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup as it finished fourth, he was one of the most important footballers in the country in the 1980s and 1990s, representing Levski Sofia in four separate spells.