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Radoslav Dimitrov

{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Radoslav Dimitrov

| image = Radoslav Dimitrov.jpg

| upright =

| caption = Dimitrov playing for Slavia Sofia in 2010

| full_name = Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|8|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lovech, Bulgaria

| height = 1.75 m

| position = Right-back

| currentclub = Spartak Varna

| clubnumber = 88

| youthyears1= 1996–2007

| youthclubs1= Litex Lovech

| years1 = 2007–2008 | clubs1 = Litex Lovech | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2007–2008 | clubs2 =→ Montana (loan) | caps2 = 23 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2008 | clubs3 =→ Sportist Svoge (loan) | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2009–2014 | clubs4 = Slavia Sofia | caps4 = 134 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2010 | clubs5 =→ Montana (loan) | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = Levski Sofia | caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015 | clubs7 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv | caps7 = 9 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2015–2016 | clubs8 = Botoșani | caps8 = 48 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2017–2019 | clubs9 = Universitatea Craiova | caps9 = 44 | goals9 = 2

| years10= 2019–2023 | clubs10= Sepsi OSK | caps10= 114 | goals10= 1

| years11= 2023 | clubs11= Universitatea Cluj | caps11= 7 | goals11= 0

| years12= 2024 | clubs12= Botoșani | caps12= 3 | goals12= 0

| years13= 2024– | clubs13= Spartak Varna | caps13= 15 | goals13= 0

| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U21 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2013 | nationalteam2 = Bulgaria | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 1

| club-update = 20 December 2024

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov ({{langx|bg|Радослав Бончев Димитров}}; born 12 August 1988) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bulgarian First League club Spartak Varna.

Club 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.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}

In January 2009, Dimitrov joined Slavia Sofia.{{cite web|publisher=football24.bg|title=Славия взе Радослав Димитров|url=http://football24.bg/novina/15139|date=9 January 2009|language=Bulgarian}} 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.{{cite web|publisher=guardian.co.uk|title=Litex Lovech 0–1 Slavia Sofia|url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/?Lang=0&mTEID=340&mCPID=11&Season=2008%20-%202009&CTID=7&CPID=11&TEID=340&RFID=&PLID=205146&MAID=402789&ListType=8&pStr=Match_Details&t=2|date=9 March 2009}} Dimitrov's first start for Slavia came on 17 March in their 5–2 away victory over Belasitsa Petrich, playing 56 minutes.{{cite web|publisher=guardian.co.uk|title=Belasitsa Petrich 2–5 Slavia Sofia|url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/?Lang=0&mTEID=340&mCPID=11&Season=2008%20-%202009&CTID=7&CPID=11&TEID=340&RFID=&PLID=205146&MAID=402809&ListType=8&pStr=Match_Details&t=2|date=17 March 2009}}

In January 2010,{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} 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.{{cite web|publisher=soccerway.com|title=Etar 1924 0–1 Slavia|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/12/04/bulgaria/cup/pfc-etar-veliko-tarnovo/pfc-slavia-sofia/1051496/|date=4 December 2010}} 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.{{cite web|publisher=btv.bg|title=Славия открадна точка от Локо (Пловдив)|url=http://www.btv.bg/story/1906590663-Slaviya_otkradna_tochka_ot_Loko_(Plovdiv).html|date=2 April 2011|language=Bulgarian}}

After five years of playing for Slavia Dimitrov was released and in June 2014 he signed a two-year contract with Levski Sofia.{{Cite web|url=http://levski.gong.bg/bg-football/a-grupa/radi-dimitrov-podpisa-za-2-godini-s-levski-284553|publisher=gong.bg|title=Ради Димитров подписа за 2 години с Левски|accessdate=2014-06-24|language=Bulgarian}}

International career

On 15 March 2013, Dimitrov received his first call-up to play for the Bulgaria national team for 2014 World Cup Qualifiers against Malta and Denmark.{{cite news|publisher=sportsillustrated.cnn.com|title=Coach Penev calls up 3 newcomers to Bulgaria squad|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/soccer/wires/03/15/2080.ap.soc.bulgaria.squad.1st.ld.writethru.211/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410171356/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/soccer/wires/03/15/2080.ap.soc.bulgaria.squad.1st.ld.writethru.211/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 April 2013|date=15 March 2013}} On 22 March, he made his debut in a 6–0 win over Malta, coming on as a substitute for Yordan Minev.{{cite web|publisher=UEFA|title=Unbeaten Bulgaria overwhelm Malta|url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008553/postmatch/report/index.html#bulgaria+overwhelm+malta|date=22 March 2013}}

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=

{{updated|match played 16 August 2024|{{cite web |title=R. Dimitrov |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/radoslav-dimitrov/89198/ |work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=22 December 2020}}}}

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Bulgarian Cup, Cupa României}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Cupa Ligii}}

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montana (loan)

|2007–08

|B PFG

|23

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—230
Sportist Svoge (loan)

|2008–09

|B PFG

|15

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—150
rowspan="7"|Slavia Sofia

|2008–09

|A PFG

|9

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—90
2009–10

|A PFG

|10

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—120
2010–11

|A PFG

|27

151colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—322
2011–12

|A PFG

|27

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—280
2012–13

|A PFG

|26

141colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—302
2013–14

|A PFG

|35

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—370
colspan="2"|Total

!134||2||14||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||148||4

Montana (loan)

|2009–10

|A PFG

|13

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—130
Levski Sofia

|2014–15

|A PFG

|2

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—20
Lokomotiv Plovdiv

|2014–15

|A PFG

|9

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—110
rowspan="3"|Botoșani

|2015–16

|Liga I

|33

110103{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—381
2016–17

|Liga I

|15

00000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—150
colspan="2"|Total

!48||1||1||0||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—|||53||1

rowspan="4"|Universitatea Craiova

|2016–17

|Liga I

|14

03000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—170
2017–18

|Liga I

|20

250colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—272
2018–19

|Liga I

|10

041colspan="2"|—001{{efn|name=SCR|Appearances in Supercupa României}}0151
colspan="2"|Total

!44||2||12||1||0||0||2||0||1||0|||59||3

rowspan="5"|Sepsi OSK

|2019–20

|Liga I

|27

030colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—300
2020–21

|Liga I

|25

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—1{{efn|appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League}}0271
2021–22

|Liga I

|35

060colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name=UEC|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}0colspan="2"|—430
2022–23

|Liga I

|27

030colspan="2"|—4{{efn|name=UEC|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}01{{efn|name=SCR|Appearances in Supercupa României}}0350
colspan="2"|Total

!114||1||13||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0||2||0||135||1

Universitatea Cluj

|2023–24

|Liga I

|7

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—80
Botoșani

|2023–24

|Liga I

|3

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—30
Spartak Varna

|2024–25

|Bulgarian First League

|5

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—50
colspan="3"|Career total

!417||6||43||3||1||0||11||0||3||0||475||9

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=International=

{{updated|match played 10 September 2013}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
Bulgaria

|2013

41
colspan="2"|Total||4||1

:Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.

class="wikitable"
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 September 2013Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta{{fb|MLT}}align=center|1–0align=center| 2–1World Cup 2014 qualifying

Honours

Slavia Sofia

Universitatea Craiova

Sepsi OSK

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{RomanianSoccer|4241/radoslav-bonchev-dimitrov}}
  • {{Soccerway|radoslav-dimitrov/89198}}
  • {{NFT player|51884}}
  • {{WorldFootball.net|radoslav-dimitrov}}
  • [http://en.levskisofia.info/player/radoslav-dimitrov/ Profile at LevskiSofia.info]

{{PFC Spartak Varna squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimitrov, Radoslav}}

Category:1988 births

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Category:Men's association football fullbacks

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Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players

Category:Liga I players

Category:FC Lovech players

Category:FC Sportist Svoge players

Category:PFC Slavia Sofia players

Category:FC Montana players

Category:PFC Levski Sofia players

Category:PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players

Category:FC Botoșani players

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