Radoslav Dimitrov

Radoslav Dimitrov
Personal information
Full name Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov
Date of birth (1988-08-12) 12 August 1988
Place of birth Lovech, Bulgaria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Right-back
Club information
Current team
Botoșani
Number 88
Youth career
Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Litex Lovech 0 (0)
2007–2008Montana (loan) 23 (0)
2008Sportist Svoge (loan) 15 (0)
2009–2014 Slavia Sofia 134 (2)
2010Montana (loan) 13 (0)
2014 Levski Sofia 2 (0)
2015 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 9 (0)
2015– Botoșani 21 (1)
National team
2009 Bulgaria U21
2013– Bulgaria 4 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:55, 14 February 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2013

Radoslav Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Радослав Димитров; born 12 August 1988) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for Romanian side Botoșani.[1] He normally plays as a defender in a right-back position, but can also play as a left-back and on the right side of midfield.

Career

Dimitrov began his football career at the Litex Lovech's Youth Academy. He failed to break into the first team, and went out on loan to Montana and then Sportist Svoge.

In January 2009, Dimitrov joined Slavia Sofia.[2] He made his league debut on 9 March 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute during the 1–0 away win over Litex Lovech.[3] Dimitrov's first start for Slavia came on 17 March in their 5–2 away victory over Belasitsa Petrich, playing 56 minutes.[4]

In January 2010, Dimitrov was loaned out to fellow A PFG club Montana for the rest of the season. He returned to Slavia at the end of the season having made 13 appearances in Montana's successful battle against relegation.

Dimitrov became a regular starter for Slavia during the 2010–11 A PFG season. On 4 December 2010, he tallied his first goal to give Slavia a 1–0 win against Etar 1924 for Bulgarian Cup.[5] He netted his first league goal against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 2 April 2011, scoring the equalizing goal as the game ended in a 1–1 draw.[6]

After 5 years of playing for Slavia Dimitrov was released and in June 2014 he signed a 2-year contract with Levski Sofia.[7]

International career

On 15 March 2013, Dimitrov received his first call-up to play for the Bulgarian national team for 2014 World Cup Qualifiers against Malta and Denmark.[8] On 22 March, he made his debut in a 6–0 win over Malta, coming on as a substitute for Yordan Minev.[9]

On 10 September, Dimitrov started as a first-team choice in the qualification game against Malta. He scored the opening goal of the game managing to score his first international goal. The game ended with a 2–1 victory for Bulgaria.

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 June 2014
Club Season League Cup Continental Super Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montana 2007–08 23000230
Sportist Svoge 2008–09 15000150
Slavia Sofia 2008–09 900090
2009–10 10020120
Montana (loan) 2009–10 13000130
Slavia Sofia 2010–11 27151322
2011–12 27010280
2012–13 26141302
2013–14 35020370
Slavia total 134214200001484
Career total 185212200001974

National team

Bulgaria national team
YearAppsGoals
201341
Total41

References

  1. "Radoslav Dimitrov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
  2. "Славия взе Радослав Димитров" (in Bulgarian). football24.bg. 9 January 2009.
  3. "Litex Lovech 0–1 Slavia Sofia". guardian.co.uk. 9 March 2009.
  4. "Belasitsa Petrich 2–5 Slavia Sofia". guardian.co.uk. 17 March 2009.
  5. "Etar 1924 0–1 Slavia". soccerway.com. 4 December 2010.
  6. "Славия открадна точка от Локо (Пловдив)" (in Bulgarian). btv.bg. 2 April 2011.
  7. "Ради Димитров подписа за 2 години с Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  8. "Coach Penev calls up 3 newcomers to Bulgaria squad". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 15 March 2013.
  9. "Unbeaten Bulgaria overwhelm Malta". uefa.com. 22 March 2013.

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