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Stoichkov won the World Cup Golden Boot in 1994, sharing the award with Russia's Oleg Salenko after both players scored six goals at the tournament. He also received the World Cup Bronze Ball as the third-best player, finishing behind Romario and Roberto Baggio.
Stoichkov won the Ballon d'Or in 1994, was twice runner-up for the FIFA World Player of the Year award, and led Bulgaria to fourth place at the 1994 World Cup. Pele included him in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players in 2004, and UEFA's Jubilee Awards named him the greatest Bulgarian footballer of the previous fifty years.
Stoichkov was nicknamed The Dagger, known in Bulgarian as Kamata. He was also given the Spanish nickname El Pistolero, meaning the Gunslinger, by the press during his time at Barcelona.
Stoichkov won four consecutive La Liga titles from 1991 to 1994 and the European Cup in 1992 with Barcelona, defeating Sampdoria in the final. He also won the Copa del Rey and multiple Supercopa de Espana titles during his time at the club.
On the 12th of October 2006, team captain Stiliyan Petrov announced he would not play for Bulgaria while Stoichkov was manager, becoming the third player and second captain to leave the squad due to personal conflicts with him. A private conversation on the 17th of March 2007 resolved their differences and led to Petrov's return to the national team.
Stoichkov retired from international football in 1999 with 37 goals in 83 appearances for Bulgaria. His final international match was a 1-1 draw against England in UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying, in which he assisted Georgi Markov's equalizer and was substituted for Martin Petrov.