Robert Popov

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Robert Popov

| image = Robert Popov.jpg

| fullname = Robert Popov
Роберт Попов

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|4|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Strumica, SR Macedonia

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

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| position = Defender

| youthyears1= 1993–2000

| youthclubs1= Belasica

| nationalyears1= 2001–2009

| nationalteam1= Macedonia

| nationalcaps1= 17 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 1 June 2014

| ntupdate =

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Robert Popov ({{langx|mk|Роберт Попов}}; born 16 April 1982 in Strumica) is a retired footballer from North Macedonia.

Club career

Robert is a right defender or defensive midfielder. He started his career with FK Belasica. In 2003 Popov signed with Litex Lovech for a fee of 200.000 €.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2003/07/06/143694_liteks_izprevari_cska_i_levski_v_selekciiata_na/|title="Литекс" изпревари ЦСКА и "Левски" в селекцията на чуждестранни играчи|work=dnevnik.bg|date=6 July 2003|access-date=30 July 2020}} In May 2004 he helped them win the Bulgarian Cup. In January 2008 Robert Popov signed with AJ Auxerre. Popov had a serious injury while at Auxerre but when he recovered, he did not play much so both Popov and the club mutually agreed to terminate his contract in the summer of 2010.

International career

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a July 2001 friendly match against Qatar and has earned a total of 17 caps, scoring no goals.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fyrom-recintlp.html Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team] – RSSSF His final international was a November 2009 friendly against Iran.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=24655|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|access-date=2020-03-03}}