Bojinov Out of Valenciana Match

Sports | December 24, 2004, Friday // 00:00
Bojinov Out of Valenciana Match Bulgarian footballer Dimitar Rangelov will replace teenage star Valeri valeri Bojinov for a friendly with Valenciana on December 28, sport officials announced Friday. Photo by bfunion.bg

Bulgaria's teenage football star Valeri Bojinov will stay out of the full side for a friendly with Valenciana, it was announced Friday.

Young Dimitar Rangelov (Slavia) will replace the Lecce striker, the Bulgarian Football Union said.

Bojinov's Italian Serie A squad, Lecce, had refused to let him play for Bulgaria because they wanted him well rested for January's game against Milan. That news infuriated Bulgarian coach Hristo Stoitchkov, who even threatened to kick out talented Bojinov out of the national team.

Meanwhile it has emerged that captain Stilian Petrov will also miss the friendly. Martin O'Neill, the manager of Celtic, banned Stan from taking part.

The Bulgarian players who will travel for Valenciana after Christmas are Zdravko Zdravkov, Stoyan Kolev, Georgi Markov, Chavdar Yankov, Blagoy Georgiev, Martin Petrov, Vladimir Manchev, Emil Gargorov, Georgi Iliev, Dimitar Telkiiski, Zdravko Lazarov, Dimitar Berbatov, Stoyko Sakaliev, Dimitar Rangelov, Mihail Venkov, Iliyan Stoyanov and Assen Karaslavov.

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