Aleksandar Aleksandrov (footballer, born April 1986)

Aleksandar Aleksandrov (Bulgarian: Александър Александров; born 13 April 1986 in Shumen) is a Bulgarian retired footballer who played as a defender.[2]

Aleksandar Aleksandrov
Aleksandrov playing for Cherno More in 2011
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Dragomirov Aleksandrov
Date of birth (1986-04-13) 13 April 1986
Place of birth Shumen, Bulgaria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Volov Shumen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Chernomorets Burgas 27 (0)
2005–2013 Cherno More 217 (5)
2014–2015 Ludogorets Razgrad 24 (0)
2015 Ludogorets Razgrad II 3 (0)
2016–2017 Levski Sofia 38 (1)
2017 Cherno More 14 (0)
Total 320 (5)
National team‡
2006–2007 Bulgaria U21 6 (1)
2013–2016 Bulgaria 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:12, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

Career

Aleksandrov's first club was Volov Shumen. In June 2003, while he was 17 years old, Aleksandrov signed with Chernomorets Burgas and made his debut in the A Group. In the summer of 2005, due to the big financial crisis at the club, he was released and several weeks later he accepted the offer from Cherno More Varna.

Cherno More

Aleksandrov made his league debut for Cherno More on 17 September 2005, appearing as a substitute in a 4–0 home win against Belasitsa Petrich. On 29 April 2006, he scored his first goal and the winner in Cherno More's away game at Pirin Blagoevgrad, a 1–0 win. In his first season playing for Cherno More, he made 21 appearances in the A PFG.

His second goal for the club came in a 2–1 win over Chernomorets Burgas on 20 October 2007, his first goal at Cherno More's Ticha stadium.

On 1 November 2008, Aleksandrov scored Cherno More's second goal in their 3–0 victory over Sliven 2000. On 29 November, he scored his second goal of the 2008–09 season in a 4–0 home win against Minyor Pernik.

On 5 April 2011, Aleksandrov was sent off against CSKA Sofia in a 2–0 defeat of the Bulgarian Cup, his first red card in a Cherno More shirt. Two weeks later, he signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Cherno More until 2013.[3]

Ludogorets Razgrad

Aleksandrov signed with Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad in January 2014[4] and made his first A Group appearance for the team on 30 March 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–1 home draw against Botev Plovdiv.[5]

Return to Cherno More

On 18 June 2017, Aleksandrov was announced as Cherno More's new signing.[6] On 28 July 2017, he made his second debut in a 1–0 home win over Dunav Ruse, coming on as substitute for Mariyan Ognyanov.[7] On 14 December 2017, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[8]

International career

Between 2006 and 2008 Aleksandrov played for the Bulgaria national under-21 football team. In March, 2008, the Bulgarian national coach Plamen Markov called Aleksandar in the Bulgaria national football team for the friendly match with Finland. Lyuboslav Penev gave him his debut on 30 May 2013 in an away friendly against Japan when Aleksandar came on as a substitute for the injured Iliya Milanov. On 7 February 2015, he played the full 90 minutes of the 0:0 draw with Romania in a non-official friendly match.[9] On 28 March 2015, he was a starter and remained on the pitch over the course of the entire match in the 2:2 tie with Italy in a Euro 2016 qualifier, which marked new manager Ivaylo Petev's official debut.[10]

Career statistics

As of 11 December 2017

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chernomorets Burgas 2003–04 13000–130
2004–05 14010–150
Total 2701000280
Cherno More 2005–06 21120–231
2006–07 26020–280
2007–08 2714010331
2008–09 2021050262
2009–10 2303040300
2010–11 23030–270
2011–12 29110–301
2012–13 30020–320
2013–14 18020–200
Total 21752001002475
Ludogorets Razgrad 2013–14 802000100
2014–15 1302050210
2015–16 30202060
Total 2406070370
Levski Sofia 2015–16 13000–130
2016–17 2500020270
Total 3800020400
Cherno More 2017–18 14000–140
Career totals 32052701903665

Honours

Club
Ludogorets

References
  1. "Състав на "Черно Море" за 2006/2007" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. "Stats Centre: Aleksandr Aleksandrov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
  3. "Александър Александров преподписа" (in Bulgarian). ole-bg.com. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  4. "Александров: на Лудогорец не се отказва, имаше варианти и за чужбина" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  5. "Ludogorets Razgrad vs. Botev Plovdiv". flashscore.com. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  6. "Александър Александров е седмото ново попълнение в Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 18 June 2017.
  7. "Cherno More vs. Dunav 2010 1–0". soccerway.com. 28 July 2017.
  8. "Александър Александров напусна Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 14 December 2017.
  9. "Romania vs. Bulgaria 0:0". flashscore.com. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  10. "Bulgaria vs. Italy MatchCast". topsport.bg. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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