Stuttgart official fan shop shirt from 2002/2003 season completed with printings for Krasimir Balakov. The former Bulgarian International attacking midfielder spent 8 seasons at "Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion" and went on to make 298 appearances for the club, scoring 73 goals. Balakov won the DFB Pokal in 1997, reached the final of Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 and said farewell to his career at Stuttgart as Bundesliga runner-up (2003). He made 92 appearances for Bulgaria between 1988 and 2003 (one of the best totals in national history) and scored 16 goals. Balakov is a bronze medalist from the 1994 FIFA World Cup and was voted to the World Cup All-Star team.