Georgi Ivanov - Gonzo is the new president of the Bulgarian Football Union - BFU, BGNES reported. He won by 235 votes. Second in the vote is Dimitar Berbatov with 181 votes.
Gonzo won the vote in Plovdiv, Veliko Tarnovo and Varna, losing to Berbatov only in Sofia – 65-71 votes in favor of the former Manchester United striker.
The total number of delegates voting was 469. The number of invalid votes was 3. Gonzo avoided a runoff after needing 234 votes to win. The vice-president of the BFU, Mihail Kasabov, received 35 votes, and the other candidates - Manol Ivanov, Petyo Kostadinov, Georgi Zahariev and Georgi Gradev received a total of 15 votes.
"Now the more difficult part begins, I work for everyone. I will try to make it so that we change the whole environment in football - change the opinion about the BFU, work with the state and you know - you are the people who will tell me when things are not good. I promise honesty and work. Let's work with the kids, let's make sure we have strong football players and hopefully qualify for the 2026 World Cup in America," Gonzo said in his first speech as the new president.
Ivanov proposed that Atanas Furnadjiev, Nikolay Izov, Mikhail Statev, Lyubomir Penovski, Nikolay Andreev, Mila Hristova, Rumian Valkov, Atanas Karaivanov, Nikolay Lazarov, Daniel Panov, Kamen Kostadinov, Plamen Manolov, Teodor Todorov and one member of Berbatov's team should join his Executive Committee. /BGNES
