Duo omitted from Bulgaria squad

Todor Yanchev and Martin Kamburov were the notable absentees when Bulgaria coach Plamen Markov named his squad for Euro 2004 today.

Yanchev, the captain of CSKA Sofia, was a regular member of the squad during the qualifying programme while Kamburov finished the domestic season as top scorer.

Charlton Athletic’s Radostin Kishishev was also omitted despite speculation he may come out of international retirement for the finals.

Lecce youngster Valeri Bojinov is the main beneficiary after impressing at Under-21 level.

The Bulgaria squad for Euro 2004:

Zdravko Zdravkov (Litex Lovech), Dimitar Ivankov (Levski Sofia), Stoyan Kolev (CSKA Sofia); Vladimir Ivanov (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), Rosen Kirilov (Litex Lovech), Kiril Kotev (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), Ivailo Petkov (Fenerbahce), Predrag Pazin (Shakhtar Donetsk), Ilian Stoyanov (Levski Sofia), Zlatomir Zagorcic (Litex Lovech); Daniel Borimirov (Levski Sofia), Velizar Dimitrov (CSKA Sofia), Marian Hristov (Kaiserslautern), Martin Petrov (Wolfsburg), Stilian Petrov (Celtic), Georgi Peev (Dynamo Kiev), Milen Petkov (AEK Athens); Dimitar Berbatov (Bayer Leverkusen), Valeri Bojinov (Lecce), Georgi Chilikov (Levski Sofia), Zoran Jankovic (Dalian Shide), Zdravko Lazarov (Gaziantepspor), Vladimir Manchev (Lille)