Yordan Minev

Yordan Minev (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Йордан Минев; born 14 October 1980) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays for Vitosha Bistritsa as a defender.

Yordan Minev
Minev with CSKA in 2010
Personal information
Full name Yordan Milchev Minev
Date of birth (1980-10-14) 14 October 1980
Place of birth Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Right back / Left back
Club information
Current team
 Vitosha Bistritsa
Number 25
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 117 (1)
2015–2017 Ludogorets Razgrad II 6 (1)
2017–2018 Botev Plovdiv 47 (0)
2019 Tsarsko Selo 22 (0)
2020– Vitosha Bistritsa 2 (0)
National team
2008–2016 Bulgaria 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2020

Club career

Yordan Minev started his career in home town Pazardzhik for local team Hebar. Between 2001 and 2003, Minev played in PFC Belasitsa from Petrich. Then, from January 2004 until June 2004 he played in Rodopa from Smolyan. In 2005, he joined Botev Plovdiv.

CSKA Sofia

In January 2009, Minev signed with CSKA Sofia. He gradually established himself as the first choice right back in the team after Luboslav Penev's appointment as manager. On 23 May 2009, Minev received a second yellow card in the redmen's match against Lokomotiv Sofia.

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

Botev Plovdiv

On 29 June 2017 Yordan Minev made a debut after his return to Botev Plovdiv during the 3–1 away win over Partizani Tirana in the 1st qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.[5]

On 29 April 2018 Minev provided an assist and was sent off in the last minute of the dramatic 2–1 home win over CSKA Sofia.[6]

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 CSKA Sofia, 37 for Ludogorets Razgrad, and 6 for Botev Plovdiv.[7][8]

International career

Yordan Minev made his debut for the national side on 19 November 2008 in the 1–6 loss against Serbia in a friendly match, which was also Savo Milošević's farewell appearance. He played over the course of the last 20 minutes of the game, during which Bulgaria did not concede.[9]

In October 2011, Minev was recalled to the national team by caretaker manager Mihail Madanski for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales, but remained an unused substitute for the match. He played as a starter for the first time on 26 May 2012 (alongside his twin brother Veselin Minev), in the 2–1 away win over the Netherlands in an exhibition game.[10] He was an everpresent part of the Bulgarian defense during the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, appearing in 8 of the 10 matches.

Career statistics

International
Bulgaria national team
YearAppsGoals
200810
200900
201000
201100
201270
201370
201430
201560
Total240

Family

He has a twin brother, Veselin, who is also a footballer.

Honours

Club
Ludogorets

References
  1. "Профил на Йордан Милчев Минев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. "Лудогорец подписа с бивш защитник на ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 30 May 2011.
  3. "БФС: светкавичната ни намеса реши проблема" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. "Ludogorets 1-0 Basel: Minev snatches victory at the death against 10-man Swiss champions". goal.com. 22 October 2014.
  5. Страхотен мач за Ботев в Албания, "канарчетата" подчиниха Партизани с 3:1
  6. Драма в Пловдив, Ботев би ЦСКА и прати титлата в Разград
  7. "Близнака Минев до Пената, Панов и Аладжов, в Топ 20 е за мачове в Европа". topsport.bg. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  8. "Yordan Minev player profile and match log". soccerway.com. 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  9. "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.
  10. "Netherlands vs. Bulgaria matchcast" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 26 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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