Kiril Kotev
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kiril Hristov Kotev | ||
Date of birth | 18 April 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Vihar Gorublyane | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2002 |
Velbazhd Kyustendil | 1 | (0) |
2001–2002 | → Vidima-Rakovski (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2002–2005 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 79 | (7) |
2005–2010 | CSKA Sofia | 83 | (6) |
2010 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 16 | (0) |
2011 |
Dalian Aerbin | 23 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 22 | (2) |
2013–2015 | Cherno More | 60 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 57 | (3) |
2017–2018 | CSKA 1948 | 29 | (7) |
Total | 388 | (31) | |
International career | |||
2004–2009 | Bulgaria | 6 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2018–2021 | CSKA 1948 (sporting director) | ||
2022–2024 | CSKA 1948 (sports director) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kiril Kotev (Bulgarian: Кирил Котев; born 18 April 1982) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
In his youth years, Kotev started to play football at Vihar Gorublyane.[
In January 2005, CSKA Sofia signed Kotev to a four-year deal for €100,000. After the departure of Aleksandar Tunchev and Valentin Iliev in the summer of 2008, he started to play a lot more regularly showing his great abilities, great sense for marking and also scoring some important goals for the club.
On 5 June 2013, Kotev signed with
On 24 June 2015, Kotev signed a 1-year contract with his old club Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[5] He was released on 15 June 2017[6] and publicly expressed his disappointment regarding the late announcement of the club's decision.[7]
On 7 July 2017 he joined CSKA 1948 in the Bulgarian Third League.[8]
On 12 June 2018, Kotev was appointed as sporting director of CSKA 1948 which marked his retirement as footballer.[9]
International career
He was part of the Bulgarian
Chinese League career statistics
(Correct as of 1 March 2012)
Season | Club | League | League | FA Cup | CSL Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
2011 | Dalian Aerbin
|
China League One | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 1 |
Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
Honours
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv
- A Group: 2003–04
- Bulgarian Supercup: 2004
- CSKA Sofia
- A Group: 2007–08
- Bulgarian Cup: 2005–06
- Bulgarian Supercup (2): 2006, 2008
References
- ^ "Профил на Кирил Котев" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Селекцията в "Черно море" върви по план" (in Bulgarian). PFC Cherno More. 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Кирил Котев официално е новият капитан на Черно море" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Черно море се разделя с Котев, Бакари подписва днес" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Котев и Бакалов вече са част от Локомотив Пловдив" (in Bulgarian). PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv. 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Войн Войнов: Градим отбор, който да радва феновете ни" (in Bulgarian). PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv. 15 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Потвърди се новина на PlovdivDerby.com: Котев вече не е футболист на Локо Пд" (in Bulgarian). plovdivderby.com. 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Кирил Котев: Аз съм футболист на ЦСКА!" (in Bulgarian). cska1948.bg. 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Кирил Котев е новият спортен директор на ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska1948.bg. 12 June 2018.
- ^ "И Кирил Котев в националния, защитникът на ЦСКА извикан заради несигурността в защита" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 9 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "CHINA LEAGUE ONE > 2011". soccerway.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
External links
- Kiril Kotev at National-Football-Teams.com