Doncho Donev

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Doncho Donev

| caption = Donev in 2011

| image =Doncho_donev.jpg

| fullname = Doncho Roychev Donev

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|01|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1985–1987 | clubs1 = Dimitrovgrad

| years2 = 1987–1991 | clubs2 = CSKA Sofia

| years3 = 1991–1993 | clubs3 = Lokomotiv Sofia

| years4 = 1993–1994 | clubs4 = Botev Plovdiv

| years5 = 1994–1995 | clubs5 = Lokomotiv Sofia

| years6 = 1996 | clubs6 = Levski Sofia

| years7 = 1996–1997 | clubs7 = Sarıyer

| years8 = 1997 | clubs8 = Vanspor

| years9 = 1998 | clubs9 = Levski Sofia

| years10 = 1998–1999 | clubs10 = Çanakkale Dardanelspor

| years11 = 1999–2000 | clubs11 = Denizlispor

| years12 = 2001–2002 | clubs12 = Lokomotiv Sofia

| years13 = 2002–2003 | clubs13 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv

| years14 = 2003–2005 | clubs14 = Lokomotiv Sofia

| caps1 = 26

| caps2 = 66

| caps3 = 57

| caps4 = 23

| caps5 = 25

| caps6 = 14

| caps7 = 32

| caps8 = 10

| caps9 = 25

| caps10 = 21

| caps11 = 53

| caps12 = 47

| caps13 = 18

| caps14 = 48

| goals1 = 2

| goals2 = 9

| goals3 = 13

| goals4 = 5

| goals5 = 5

| goals6 = 5

| goals7 = 9

| goals8 = 2

| goals9 = 15

| goals10 = 10

| goals11 = 15

| goals12 = 11

| goals13 = 9

| goals14 = 15

| nationalyears1 = 1992–1998

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Doncho Roychev Donev (Bulgarian: Дончо Ройчев Донев; born 24 January 1967) is a retired Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a forward for several clubs and the Bulgarian national team. Donev is the current president of the Bulgarian Football Players' Association.{{cite news|author=Krasimirov, Angel|work=Reuters UK|title=Soccer-Foreigners are stifling local talent, says Donev|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/UK_WORLDFOOTBALL/idUKL1872527020080118|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720083041/http://uk.reuters.com/article/UK_WORLDFOOTBALL/idUKL1872527020080118|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 20, 2012|date=2008-01-18}}

Career

Donev began his career playing for FC Dimitrovgrad, before spells with CSKA Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia and Levski Sofia.{{NFT player|pid=10162}} In August 1996, he moved to Turkey to play for Sarıyer G.K., Vanspor, Çanakkale Dardanelspor and Denizlispor in the Süper Lig.[http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=27578 Profile at TFF.org]

Donev received three caps for the Bulgaria national football team, first appearing in a friendly against Turkey on 26 August 1992.[https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1992e2.html International Matches 1992 - Europe, July - December]