Dimitar Yakimov

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dimitar Yakimov

| fullname = Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov

| image = Dimitar Yakimov México 70.png

| caption = Yakimov at the 1970 FIFA World Cup

| height = 1.84 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1941|8|12}}

| birth_place = Šlegovo, Kingdom of Bulgaria (now North Macedonia)

| position = Attacking midfielder, forward

| years1 = 1958–1960

| clubs1 = Septemvri Sofia

| caps1 = 21

| goals1 = 10

| years2 = 1960–1974

| clubs2 = CSKA Sofia

| caps2 = 287

| goals2 = 141

| totalcaps = 308

| totalgoals = 151

| nationalyears1 = 1959–1973

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria

| nationalcaps1 = 67[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=23134 player stats] EU Football. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

| nationalgoals1 = 9

}}

Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov ({{langx|bg|Димитър Николов Якимов}}; born 12 August 1941) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. He represented Septemvri Sofia and CSKA Sofia at club level, and the Bulgaria national team internationally.

International career

Yakimov was part of the Bulgaria under-18 team that won the 1959 UEFA European Under-18 Championship. On 11 October 1959, he first played for the Bulgarian senior squad, in a match versus France.{{cite web|publisher=eu-football.info|title=Bulgaria 1–0 France 11.10.1959|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=15059}} Yakimov played for Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Dimitar Yakimov Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/dimitar-yakimov-1.html|access-date=26 October 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023165432/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/dimitar-yakimov-1.html|archive-date=23 October 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/24298 |title=Dimitar Yakimov |work=Olympedia |access-date=10 December 2021}}

Honours

Septemvri Sofia

Bulgarian Cup: 1959–60

CSKA Sofia

Bulgarian League (7): 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73
Bulgarian Cup: 1960–61, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1971–72

Individual

Bulgarian League top scorer: 1970–71
World XI: 1966, 1967{{cite web |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/04/29/eric-battys-world-xis-the-sixties/ |website=Beyond The Last Man |date=29 April 2013 |title=Eric Batty's World XI – The Sixties |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=22 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622220354/https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/04/29/eric-battys-world-xis-the-sixties/ |url-status=live }}