Daniel Dimov

Daniel Dimov (Bulgarian: Даниел Димов; born 21 January 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Cherno More Varna.[3]

Daniel Dimov
Personal information
Full name Daniel Svetoslavov Dimov
Date of birth (1989-01-21) 21 January 1989
Place of birth Dobrich, Bulgaria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cherno More
Number 27
Youth career
1999–2002 FC Shabla[2]
2002–2008 Cherno More
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)
2018–2019 Boluspor 21 (1)
2019– Cherno More 19 (1)
National team
2007 Bulgaria U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 July 2020

Club career

Cherno More
Dimov with Levski Sofia in 2011

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] On 23 February, he made his second debut in a 0–0 away draw against CSKA Sofia.[8]

Boluspor

On 7 August 2018, Dimov signed with Turkish club Boluspor for two years.[9]

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 4000–40
2007–08 601041111
2008–09 1100000110
2009–10 1723020222
2010–11 15120–171
Levski Sofia 2010–11 1100000110
2011–12 1422110173
2012–13 1917000261
2013–14 2956010365
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2014–15 28260–342
Denizlispor 2015–16 21100–211
Manisaspor 2016–17 27500–275
2017–18 13110–141
Cherno More 2017–18 161––161
2018–19 3000–30
Career totals 235212718127123

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.[10] However, he did not feature in any of these games.

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References
  1. "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2017/2018" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. "Даниел Димов, юноша на Черно море" (in Bulgarian). sport.varna24.bg. 29 February 2008.
  3. "Даниел Димов подписа с Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 27 August 2019.
  4. "Stats Centre: Daniel Dimov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  5. "Cherno More 3–0 Makedonija Gjorče Petrov". macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  6. "Левски" привлече Даниел Димов от "Черно море" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  7. "Даниел Димов подписа с Черно море" [Daniel Dimov signed with Cherno More] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 13 February 2018.
  8. "Слаб ЦСКА се провали на "Армията", рефер не даде дузпа за децата на Черно море" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 23 February 2018.
  9. "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.
  10. "Ще запали ли ПроМатеус огъня на националния, Лотар е свикнал на нападки по балкански" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
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