Yordan Minev
 Minev with CSKA in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yordan Milchev Minev | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rilski Sportist | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hebar Pazardzhik | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Hebar Pazardzhik | 5 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 |
Belasitsa Petrich | 43 | (1) |
| 2004 |
Rodopa Smolyan | 10 | (0) |
| 2004 |
Hebar Pazardzhik | 15 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 |
Botev Plovdiv | 105 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | CSKA Sofia | 42 | (1) |
| 2011 |
Botev Plovdiv | 10 | (1) |
| 2011–2017 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 122 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 |
Botev Plovdiv | 47 | (0) |
| 2019 | Tsarsko Selo | 13 | (0) |
| 2020 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Hebar Pazardzhik II | 20 | (4) |
| 2022 | Vihren Sandanski | 7 | (2) |
| 2023 | Rilski Sportist | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Bulgaria | 24 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2023 | CSKA 1948 III | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:14, 9 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Yordan Minev (
Club career
Yordan Minev started his career in home town
CSKA Sofia
In January 2009, Minev signed with
Minev was released from CSKA in March 2011, as he was unable to stake a claim to first choice defender status under head coach Milen Radukanov.
Ludogorets Razgrad
On 30 May 2011, Minev signed a contract with newly promoted Ludogorets Razgrad.[3] He made his competitive debut for Ludogorets on 6 August, in a 0–0 home league draw against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. In his first season playing for Ludogorets, Minev made 28 appearances in the A group and ended the season winning his first league golden medal.
On 26 September 2013, he was alleged to have failed a doping test by FIFA (in reality the medical substances had been legally administered by a doctor due to a shoulder injury of the player and there had been a misunderstanding with regard to the terminology used), but was almost immediately cleared of any wrongdoing.[4]
On 22 October 2014, Minev scored his first goal for Ludogorets, scoring a crucial last-minute winning goal in a 1–0 home win over Basel in the group stage of the Champions League.[5]
Botev Plovdiv
On 29 June 2017 Yordan Minev made a debut after his return to
On 29 April 2018 Minev provided an assist and was sent off in the last minute of the dramatic 2–1 home win over
Notable accomplishments
Minev is currently in the "top 20 footballer" club when it comes to the number of matches played for Bulgarian clubs in European competitions. As of 3 August 2017, he has appeared in 56 games in total – 13 for
International career
Yordan Minev made his debut for the national side on 19 November 2008 in the 1–6 loss against
In October 2011, Minev was recalled to the national team by caretaker manager Mihail Madanski for the
Career statistics
International
| Bulgaria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 0 |
Family
He has a twin brother, Veselin, who is also a footballer.
Honours
Club
- Ludogorets
- 2016–17
- 2013–14
- Bulgarian Supercup (2): 2012, 2014
References
- ^ "Профил на Йордан Милчев Минев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Официално: Йордан Минев и Апостол Попов поеха третия отбор на ФК ЦСКА 1948". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Лудогорец подписа с бивш защитник на ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 30 May 2011.
- ^ "БФС: светкавичната ни намеса реши проблема" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Ludogorets 1-0 Basel: Minev snatches victory at the death against 10-man Swiss champions". goal.com. 22 October 2014.
- ^ Страхотен мач за Ботев в Албания, "канарчетата" подчиниха Партизани с 3:1
- ^ Драма в Пловдив, Ботев би ЦСКА и прати титлата в Разград
- ^ "Близнака Минев до Пената, Панов и Аладжов, в Топ 20 е за мачове в Европа". topsport.bg. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Yordan Minev player profile and match log". soccerway.com. 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Сърбия ни разцепи с 6:1, Бербо напусна, Данчев вдига луд скандал по Канал 1" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Netherlands vs. Bulgaria matchcast" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 26 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
External links
- Yordan Minev at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yordan Minev at Soccerway
- Yordan Minev at Soccerbase
- Yordan Minev at FootballDatabase.eu
