Radoslav Dimitrov

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Radoslav Dimitrov
Dimitrov playing for Slavia Sofia in 2010
Personal information
Full name Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov
Date of birth (1988-08-12) 12 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Lovech, Bulgaria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Botoșani
Number 24
Youth career
1996–2007 Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Litex Lovech 0 (0)
2007–2008
Montana
(loan)
23 (0)
2008Sportist Svoge (loan) 15 (0)
2009–2014 Slavia Sofia 134 (2)
2010
Montana
(loan)
13 (0)
2014 Levski Sofia 2 (0)
2015 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 9 (0)
2015–2016 Botoșani 48 (1)
2017–2019 Universitatea Craiova 44 (2)
2019–2023 Sepsi OSK 114 (1)
2023 Universitatea Cluj 7 (0)
2024– Botoșani 3 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Bulgaria U21 2 (0)
2013 Bulgaria 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024

Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Радослав Бончев Димитров; born 12 August 1988) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Botoșani.[1]

Career

Dimitrov began his football career at the

]

In January 2009, Dimitrov joined

Belasitsa Petrich, playing 56 minutes.[4]

In January 2010,[

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

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 match played 3 March 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Montana
(loan)
2007–08
B PFG
23 0 0 0 23 0
Sportist Svoge (loan) 2008–09 B PFG 15 0 0 0 15 0
Slavia Sofia
2008–09
A PFG
9 0 0 0 9 0
2009–10
A PFG 10 0 2 0 12 0
2010–11
A PFG 27 1 5 1 32 2
2011–12
A PFG 27 0 1 0 28 0
2012–13
A PFG 26 1 4 1 30 2
2013–14
A PFG 35 0 2 0 37 0
Total 134 2 14 2 148 4
Montana
(loan)
2009–10
A PFG 13 0 0 0 13 0
Levski Sofia
2014–15
A PFG 2 0 0 0 2 0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2014–15
A PFG 9 0 2 0 11 0
Botoșani 2015–16 Liga I 33 1 1 0 1 0 3[c] 0 38 1
2016–17 Liga I 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Total 48 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 53 1
Universitatea Craiova 2016–17 Liga I 14 0 3 0 0 0 17 0
2017–18 Liga I 20 2 5 0 2[c] 0 27 2
2018–19 Liga I 10 0 4 1 0 0 1[d] 0 15 1
Total 44 2 12 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 59 3
Sepsi OSK 2019–20 Liga I 27 0 3 0 30 0
2020–21 Liga I 25 1 1 0 1[e] 0 27 1
2021–22 Liga I 35 0 6 0 2[f] 0 43 0
2022–23 Liga I 27 0 3 0 4[f] 0 1[d] 0 35 0
Total 114 1 13 0 6 0 2 0 135 1
Universitatea Cluj 2023–24 Liga I 7 0 1 0 8 0
Botoșani 2023–24 Liga I 3 0 3 0
Career total 412 6 43 3 1 0 11 0 3 0 470 9
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Cupa României
  2. ^ Includes Cupa Ligii
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in Supercupa României
  5. ^ appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^
    UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 10 September 2013
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 2013 4 1
Total 4 1
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 September 2013
Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard
, Malta
 Malta 1–0 2–1 World Cup 2014 qualifying

Honours

Club

Slavia Sofia

Universitatea Craiova

Sepsi OSK

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 24 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Coach Penev calls up 3 newcomers to Bulgaria squad". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Unbeaten Bulgaria overwhelm Malta". UEFA. 22 March 2013.
  10. ^ "R. Dimitrov". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

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