Radoslav Dimitrov

Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Радослав Бончев Димитров; born 12 August 1988) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender.[1]

Radoslav Dimitrov
Dimitrov playing for Slavia Sofia in 2010
Personal information
Full name Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov
Date of birth (1988-08-12) 12 August 1988
Place of birth Lovech, Bulgaria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
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)
2015–2016 Botoșani 48 (1)
2017–2019 Universitatea Craiova 44 (2)
2019–2023 Sepsi OSK 114 (1)
2023 Universitatea Cluj 7 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Bulgaria U21 2 (0)
2013 Bulgaria 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023

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 match played 31 August 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montana (loan) 2007–08 B PFG 23000———230
Sportist Svoge (loan) 2008–09 B PFG 15000———150
Slavia Sofia 2008–09 A PFG 9000———90
2009–10 A PFG 10020———120
2010–11 A PFG 27151———322
2011–12 A PFG 27010———280
2012–13 A PFG 26141———302
2013–14 A PFG 35020———370
Total 1342142———1484
Montana (loan) 2009–10 A PFG 13000———130
Levski Sofia 2014–15 A PFG 2000———20
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2014–15 A PFG 9020———110
Botoșani 2015–16 Liga I 33110103[lower-alpha 3]0—381
2016–17 Liga I 1500000——150
Total 481101030—531
Universitatea Craiova 2016–17 Liga I 1403000——170
2017–18 Liga I 20250—2[lower-alpha 3]0—272
2018–19 Liga I 10041—001[lower-alpha 4]0151
Total 442121002010593
Sepsi OSK 2019–20 Liga I 27030———300
2020–21 Liga I 25110——1[lower-alpha 5]0271
2021–22 Liga I 35060—2[lower-alpha 6]0—430
2022–23 Liga I 27030—4[lower-alpha 6]01[lower-alpha 4]0350
Total 1141130—60201351
Universitatea Cluj 2023–24 Liga I 7010———80
Career total 409643310110304679
  1. Includes Bulgarian Cup, Cupa României
  2. Includes Cupa Ligii
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in Supercupa României
  5. appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International
As of match played 10 September 2013
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bulgaria 201341
Total41
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 September 2013Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta Malta1–02–1World Cup 2014 qualifying

Honours

Club

Slavia Sofia

Universitatea Craiova

Sepsi OSK

References
  1. "Radoslav Dimitrov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
  2. "Славия взе Радослав Димитров" (in Bulgarian). football24.bg. 9 January 2009.
  3. "Litex Lovech 0–1 Slavia Sofia". guardian.co.uk. 9 March 2009.
  4. "Belasitsa Petrich 2–5 Slavia Sofia". guardian.co.uk. 17 March 2009.
  5. "Etar 1924 0–1 Slavia". soccerway.com. 4 December 2010.
  6. "Славия открадна точка от Локо (Пловдив)" (in Bulgarian). btv.bg. 2 April 2011.
  7. "Ради Димитров подписа за 2 години с Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  8. "Coach Penev calls up 3 newcomers to Bulgaria squad". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
  9. "Unbeaten Bulgaria overwhelm Malta". UEFA. 22 March 2013.
  10. "R. Dimitrov". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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