 Ivan Mokanov made his debut for the National team on 21 May 1933 in Madrid against Spain and made his last appearance for the team on 6 June 1940 in Sofia against Slovakia.As senior team coach, Mokanov was known for his talent-spotting ability.He developed players like Nedko Nedev, Ivan Derventski, Spas Kirov, Stefan Bogomilov, Bozhil Kolev, Stefan Yanev, Damyan Georgiev.