Person in history
Valeri Bojinov
Valeri Bojinov, Bulgarian footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1986 · February 15
- Age this year
- 40No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 40th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Biography Born in Gorna Oryahovitsa , Bulgaria, Bojinov moved to Malta at the age of 12 with his mother Pepa, a former Bulgaria women's national football team player, and stepfather Sasho Angelov , who had played for the Bulgaria national football team during the 1990s. [ 1 ] Bojinov was discovered at the age of 14 by Lecce sports director Pantaleo Corvino while playing for Pietà Hotspurs , and signed for just 30,000,000 ITL (around €15,000). [ citation needed ] ^ "Che cazzo Valeri?!" .
Valeri Emilov Bojinov is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for eighteen different clubs during his various spells in Italy, as well as in England, Portugal, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, China and Switzerland. At international level, he also played for the Bulgaria national team. His surname is sometimes transliterated as Bozhinov.
Why this date
Valeri Bojinov appears on our February 15 calendar for 1986 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1986.
- April 26Chernobyl disaster
- February 25People Power Revolution
- September 131986 Kalamata earthquake
- February 7Haiti
- December 4Port of Savannah
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1986Emily VanCampMay 12
- 1986LaToya SandersSeptember 11
- 1986Sean DoolittleSeptember 26
- 1986Edewin FaniniMay 25
- 1986Nodiko TatishviliNovember 5
- 1986Hajime IsayamaAugust 29
- 1986Ibor BakarOctober 26
- 1986Alfie AllenSeptember 12
Sources
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“Valeri Bojinov”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/valeri-bojinov, accessed October 29, 2026.
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Questions about Valeri Bojinov
When was Valeri Bojinov born?
February 15 1986.
How old would Valeri Bojinov be today?
40 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on February 15?
Mark Canha, Ravi (rapper), Rich Swann and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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