Dimitar Telkiyski

Dimitar Telkiyski
Димитър Телкийски

Personal information
Date of birth	5 May 1977 (1977-05-05) (age 34)
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Lokomotiv Sofia
Number	31
Youth career
1990–1996	Botev Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1999	Botev Plovdiv	62	(16)
1999–2008	Levski Sofia	198	(56)
2008–2009	Hapoel Tel Aviv	49	(8)
2009	Amkar Perm	4	(0)
2009–2010	Levski Sofia	21	(0)
2010–2011	Hapoel Ramat Gan	22	(5)
2011–	Lokomotiv Sofia	0	(0)
National team‡
2004–2009	Bulgaria	22	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 1, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 31, 2010

Dimitar Telkiyski (Bulgarian: Димитър Телкийски) (born May 5, 1977 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian football player who currently plays for Lokomotiv Sofia. His nickname is Mecho (Bulgarian: Мечо) or in English: 'Teddybear', was given to him by the Botev Plovdiv supporters.

Career

Botev Plovdiv

Telkiyski grew his abilities in Botev Plovdiv's Youth Academy between 1990 and 1996. After that, he played three years for the seniors.

Levski Sofia

He joined Levski in 1999 and won three consecutive titles. However, at this time he was used mainly as a substitute. He became a first team regular in 2003. In May 2006, Telkiyski won the Bulgarian championship with Levski for the fourth time. With Levski Sofia he reached 1/4 finals of UEFA Cup in 2005-06. Next season, Levski Sofia with Telkiyski, reached the group-stage of UEFA Champions League, becoming the first Bulgarian team that reached the groups.

Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.

On 3 January 2008 PFC Levski and Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. agreed on the transfers of Elin Topuzakov and Dimitar Telkiyski. The two players went to Israel. They signed their official contacts with Hapoel on 7 January 2007. Telkiyski chose to play with kit number 31. Both Topuzakov and Telkiyski made their debut for Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. on 12 January 2008 against Hapoel Kfar Saba. Hapoel Tel Aviv lost the match 2-1. Telkiyski scored his first goal for Hapoel against Maccabi Herzliya, in a 3-2 win. In 2008 he won the Fan's player of the year award with his teammate Elin Topuzakov.

Amkar Perm

On 18 July 2009, Telkiyski arrived in Perm, to join FC Amkar on an 18-month deal. On 9 August 2009, he made his debut for the Russian side in the 1:0 away defeat against CSKA Moscow, coming on as a substitute for Nikolai Zhilyaev in the 83rd minute.

Levski Sofia 2nd Period

On 13 October 2009, Telkiyski returned to Bulgaria to sign a contract as a free agent with his former club Levski Sofia. He took the number 32. Mecho immediately started to help his team, assisting 3 goals for 4 matches.

Dimitar ended the season with 16 appearances and 6 assistances. After couple of bad games and results, Levski however achieved qualifying for UEFA Europa League becoming 3rd in the final ranking.

On 31 May 2010, Dimitar's contract was extended to summer of 2012. For the next 10/11 season, Dimitar changed his kit number to 8.

Hapoel Ramat Gan Giv'atayim F.C.

On August 10, 2010, Telkiyski along with his teammate Elin Topuzakov went to Israel, to join Hapoel Ramat Gan.

Playing style

Telkiyski plays as a winger or as a central midfielder. He is famous with his free-kicks and penalty kicks. His strong foot is the right one. Mecho is a fast player, who can dribble very well, which often makes him hard for marking. He makes a lot of assists.

Awards

• Bulgarian League Champion - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007
• Bulgarian Cup - 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007
• Bulgarian Supercup - 2005, 2007
• UEFA Cup 2005-06: 1/4 finals
• UEFA Champions League 2006-07: Group-stage
• Fan's player of the year award - 2008
• Goal of the year - 1st and 2nd places - 2008

External links

• Career Stat

Persondata
Name	Telkiyski, Dimitar
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Short description
Date of birth	5 May 1977
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Date of death
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