Radoslav Dimitrov

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 36)
Place of birth Lovech, Bulgaria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Spartak Varna
Number 88
Youth career
1996–2007 Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Litex Lovech 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Montana (loan) 23 (0)
2008 → Sportist 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)
2024– Spartak Varna 5 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Bulgaria U21 2 (0)
2013 Bulgaria 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2024

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

Career

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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.[citation needed]

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,[citation needed] 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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 16 August 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
Spartak Varna 2024–25 Bulgarian First League 5 0 0 0 — — — 5 0
Career total 417 6 43 3 1 0 11 0 3 0 475 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. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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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

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Club

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Slavia Sofia

Universitatea Craiova

Sepsi OSK

References

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  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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