He captained the Bulgarian national team from 2006 to 2010 .
Is team 's all - time leading goalscorer ; he has also won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year a record seven times , surpassing the number of wins by Hristo Stoichkov .
He captained the Bulgarian national team from 2006 to 2010 , and is its all - time leading goalscorer ; he has also won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year a record seven times , surpassing the number of wins by Hristo Stoichkov .