Bulgarian football folklore has always been riddled with mythic characters with larger than life personas. In order to match this the fans have come up with some crazy nicknames for their footballing heroes. Here are strangest ones and the explanation behind their origins.
Aleksandar Aleksandrov - Crooked - Bad shooting ability
Antoni Zdravkov - Dry - Liked to drink a lot
Nikolay Mitov - The Thirst - Also liked to drink a lot
Asen Karaslavov - Pencil - A little thin guy
Borislav Mihaylov - Wig - Guy wears a wig
Nikolay Mikaylov - Little Wig - His father wears the big wig
Stanke Mihaylov - Stanko The Killer - Had the record for the most powerfull shot at one point
Ivan Stoychev - The Doftor - Guy couldn't say the word "doctor" for a reason
Georgi Markov - Borner Slicer and Grater - Used to kick people a lot
Iliyan Simeonov - The Bellpeper - Used to get red when the crowd booed him
Kiril Andreev - The Egg - Guy had a big head
Krasimir Kapitanski - Honda - Loved his Honda bike more than his wife
Anton Bachev - Camil - Guy had a hump
Emil Gargorov - Almond - Small and expensive
Trifon Ivanov - Wolfman - Big hairy guy with heart of gold
Lyuboslav Penev - Uncle's Favourite - Guy was his uncle Dimitar Penev's favourite
Nikolay Rusev - Jangger - ?
Ivan Rusev - Little Jangger - His dad was Jangger
Hristo Yanev - The Dwarf - Similar play style as Ozil and short
Georgi Ivanov - Gonzo - Looked like muppets character
Hristo Yovov - Jeweler - Scored a beauty vs Olympique Marseille
Nikolay Dimitrov - Hicho - Had a Hitler haircut and mustache in his youth
Blagoy Georgiev - The Jesus - Guy has over 30 tattoos of crosses on him
Emil Todorov - Cabbage - Used to smile a lot
Lilcho Arsov - Hamburger - Guy was fat
Iliyan Stoyanov - Kolovati - Means his legs were as far away as goalposts
Yordan Todorov - Dancho the Throw in - Had a Rory Delap technique for throw ins
Georgi Iliev - Michael - Shut down an English striker with that name so hard they used to say he ate him and took his name
Hristo Stoichkov - The Dagger - His left foot was lethal and he would use it to pierce the net like an assassin with melee weapon
