Radoslav Dimitrov
Radoslav Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Радослав Димитров; born 12 August 1988) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for Romanian side Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe.[1] He normally plays as a defender in a right-back position, but can also play as a left-back and on the right side of midfield.
 Dimitrov playing for Slavia Sofia in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Lovech, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | ||
| 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) |
| 2015–2017 | Botoșani | 48 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Universitatea Craiova | 44 | (2) |
| 2019– | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | 27 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Bulgaria U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Bulgaria | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2013 | |||
Career
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.
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, 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
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
Club
- As of 6 June 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Super Cup | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
| Montana | 2007–08 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Sportist Svoge | 2008–09 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Slavia Sofia | 2008–09 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2009–10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Montana (loan) | 2009–10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Slavia Sofia | 2010–11 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 2 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 2 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 37 | 0 | ||||||
| Slavia total | 134 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 4 | ||||||
| Career total | 185 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 4 | ||||||
National team
| Bulgaria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 |
Honours
Universitatea Craiova
- Cupa României: 2017–18
- Supercupa României: Runner-up 2018
References
- "Radoslav Dimitrov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
- "Славия взе Радослав Димитров" (in Bulgarian). football24.bg. 9 January 2009.
- "Litex Lovech 0–1 Slavia Sofia". guardian.co.uk. 9 March 2009.
- "Belasitsa Petrich 2–5 Slavia Sofia". guardian.co.uk. 17 March 2009.
- "Etar 1924 0–1 Slavia". soccerway.com. 4 December 2010.
- "Славия открадна точка от Локо (Пловдив)" (in Bulgarian). btv.bg. 2 April 2011.
- "Ради Димитров подписа за 2 години с Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- "Coach Penev calls up 3 newcomers to Bulgaria squad". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
- "Unbeaten Bulgaria overwhelm Malta". uefa.com. 22 March 2013.
External links
- Radoslav Dimitrov at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Radoslav Dimitrov at Soccerway
- Radoslav Dimitrov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Radoslav Dimitrov at WorldFootball.net
- Radoslav Dimitrov at FootballDatabase.eu
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info