Dimitar Makriev

Dimitar Makriev

Personal information
Full name	Dimitar Ivanov Makriev
Date of birth	January 7, 1984 (1984-01-07) (age 27)
Place of birth	Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Krylia Sovetov
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2002	Levski Sofia	2	(0)
2002	CSKA Sofia	0	(0)
2002–2005	Internazionale	0	(0)
2003	→ AC Bellinzona (loan)	14	(4)
2003–2004	→ Górnik Zabrze (loan)	22	(2)
2004–2005	→ Chiasso (loan)	18	(5)
2005–2006	Dijon	6	(0)
2006–2007	Maribor	48	(23)
2008–2011	Ashdod	110	(44)
2011–	Krylia Sovetov	5	(0)
National team‡
2009–	Bulgaria	8	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:12, 16 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 May 2011

Dimitar Ivanov Makriev (Bulgarian: Димитър Макриев) (born January 7, 1984) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for the Russian side Krylia Sovetov.

Career

Youth career

Makriev was raised in Levski Sofia's youth teams. In 2002 he signed a contract with Levski's rival CSKA Sofia.

Inter Milan

Few days after signing Makriev, CSKA Sofia have sold him to Internazionale. However he spend the first part of 2002/2003 season in CSKA, because Italian Federation froze transfers of foreigners from outside the European Union. After that he played on loan for Swiss AC Bellinzona, Polish Górnik Zabrze and Swiss FC Chiasso. In season 2005/06,he was a part of French Dijon FCO.

NK Maribor

In 2006, Makriev signed with NK Maribor. For two seasons, Makriev earned 48 appearances playing in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, scoring 23 goals.

F.C. Ashdod

In January 2008, Ashdod signed Makriev on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He was given the number 7 shirt. Makriev helped the team save themselves from relegation to the second league in Israel. In 18 games, he scored 11 goals. During 2008/2009 season, Makriev scored 11 goals.

Krylia Sovetov

On 19 May 2011, Ashdod accepted an offer for Makriev from Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara. On the next day, he passed his medical and signed a three year deal that will keep him with the club until 2014.^[1]

Club career statistics

Season	Team	Country	Division	Apps	Goals
2010-11	F.C. Ashdod	Israel	1	27	9
2009-10	F.C. Ashdod	Israel	1	34	13
2008-09	F.C. Ashdod	Israel	1	31	11
2007-08	F.C. Ashdod	Israel	1	18	11
2007-08	NK Maribor	Slovenia	1	19	10
2006–07	NK Maribor	Slovenia	1	29	13
2005–06	Dijon FCO	France	2	13	3
2004–05	FC Chiasso	Switzerland	2	18	5
2003–04	Górnik Zabrze	Poland	1	22	2
2002–03	AC Bellinzona	Switzerland	2	14	4
2002–03	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	1	0	0
2001–02	PFC Levski Sofia	Bulgaria	1	1	0
2000–01	PFC Levski Sofia	Bulgaria	1	1	0

Last update: 20 May 2011

International career

On March 28, 2009 Makriev received his first call-up to the Bulgarian national team for a World Cup 2010 qualifier against Ireland. A few days later, on April 1, he scored his first goal for Bulgaria against Cyprus.

Dimitar Makriev: International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	April 1, 2009	Sofia, Bulgaria	Cyprus	2-0	2-0	World Cup 2010 Qual.

References

1. ^ "Крылья Советов подписали нападающего сборной Болгарии" (in Russian). kc-camapa.ru. http://kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/newsprn.cgi?5591. Retrieved 2011-05-20. 

External links

• Profile of Dimitar Makriev on playerhistory.com
• Profile at 90 Minut (Polish)
• Compilation video

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Name	Makriev, Dimitar
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Date of birth	January 7, 1984
Place of birth	Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria
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