Daniel Dimov
 Dimov with Levski Sofia in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Svetoslavov Dimov | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Dobrich, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Boluspor | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Cherno More | 54 | (3) |
| 2011–2014 | Levski Sofia | 73 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 28 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Denizlispor | 21 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Manisaspor | 40 | (6) |
| 2018 | Cherno More | 19 | (1) |
| 2018– | Boluspor | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Bulgaria U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 August 2018 | |||
Daniel Dimov (Bulgarian: Даниел Димов; born 21 January 1989 in Dobrich) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Turkish club Boluspor.[2]
Club career
Cherno More
Dimov made his debut during the 2006–07 season on 15 September 2006, in the 6–0 away win against Chernomorets Burgas Sofia, coming on as a substitute for Slavi Zhekov.[3] On 14 July 2007, Dimov scored his first goal for a 3-0 home win against Makedonija Gjorče Petrov in the second round of the Intertoto Cup.[4]
In the 2009–10 A Group season he earned 17 appearances in the league. On 1 March 2010, Dimov scored his first league goal in a 2–0 home win against Chernomorets Burgas. On 4 April, Dimov hit his second goal of the season against Sportist Svoge in a 3–0 win.
On 2 October 2010, Dimov scored his third goal for Cherno More, netting in the 40th minute of their 1–3 away loss against Litex Lovech. On 23 October, he made his 50th appearance for the team in A PFG in a 0–4 loss against Montana.
Levski Sofia
After weeks of speculation, the transfer saga of Dimov finally ended on 26 December 2010 when Levski Sofia announced on the official website that Cherno More and Levski had reached an agreement for the transfer of Dimov. In Sofia, Daniel signed a three-a-half-year contract with Levski, keeping him there until 30 June 2014.[5]
In June 2014 Dimov refused to renew his contract with Levski and decided to leave after 3 years of playing in which he played in 73 appearances and scored 8 goals in total.
Return to Cherno More
Having played 3 1⁄2 years abroad, on 13 February 2018 Dimov returned to his first club Cherno More, signing a short-term contract.[6] On 23 February, he made his second debut in a 0–0 away draw against CSKA Sofia.[7]
Boluspor
On 7 August 2018, Dimov signed with Turkish club Boluspor for two years.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 4 August 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cherno More | 2006–07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2010–11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2012–13 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2014–15 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | 34 | 2 | |
| Denizlispor | 2015–16 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |
| Manisaspor | 2016–17 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 5 | |
| 2017–18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| Cherno More | 2017–18 | 16 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 235 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 271 | 23 | |
International career
On 1 October 2010, Dimov received his first call-up to the Bulgaria national team for the Euro 2012 qualifying match against Wales and the friendly match against Saudi Arabia from Lothar Matthäus.[9] However, he did not feature in any of these games.
References
- ↑ "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2017/2018" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ Parasını alamayan Daniel Dimov Manisaspor'dan ayrıldı‚ manisadabugun.com, 14 December 2017
- ↑ "Stats Centre: Daniel Dimov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ↑ "Cherno More 3–0 Makedonija Gjorče Petrov". macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ↑ "Левски" привлече Даниел Димов от "Черно море" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ↑ "Даниел Димов подписа с Черно море" [Daniel Dimov signed with Cherno More] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 13 February 2018.
- ↑ "Слаб ЦСКА се провали на „Армията", рефер не даде дузпа за децата на Черно море" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 23 February 2018.
- ↑ "Daniel Dimov ve Ufuk Budak ile 2 yıllık sözleşme imzalandı" [Daniel Dimov and Ufuk Budak signed a 2-year contract] (in Turkish). boluspor.org.tr. 7 August 2018.
- ↑ "Ще запали ли ПроМатеус огъня на националния, Лотар е свикнал на нападки по балкански" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
External links
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info
- Daniel Dimov at Soccerway