Martin Kamburov

Martin Kamburov

Personal information
Date of birth	October 13, 1980 (1980-10-13) (age 31)
Place of birth	Svilengrad, Bulgaria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Dalian Shide
Youth career
1990–1998	Botev Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–1999	Botev Plovdiv	12	(2)
2000	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	4	(0)
2000–2001	Svilengrad	19	(7)
2001	Botev Plovdiv	9	(1)
2001–2002	Spartak Pleven	31	(6)
2002–2006	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	91	(73)
2006–2007	Al-Ahli Dubai	33	(16)
2007	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	11	(5)
2007–2008	Asteras Tripolis	10	(0)
2009–2010	Lokomotiv Sofia	44	(33)
2010-	Dalian Shide	25	(10)
National team‡
2004–	Bulgaria	15	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 August 2011

Martin Kamburov (Bulgarian: Мартин Камбуров), (born October 13, 1980) is a Bulgarian footballer and current international, currently playing as a striker for Dalian Shide.

Career

Plovdiv teams

Born in Svilengrad, Kamburov began his career with Botev Plovdiv but then switched to local rivals Lokomotiv Plovdiv, with whom he won the top Bulgarian league, A PFG, in 2004, and the bronze medals in 2005. Kamburov was also the top scorer in these two seasons with 26 and 27 goals respectively.

Al-Ahli

In December 2005, Kamburov was transferred to the UAE in Al-Ahli (Dubai) side for €2 million and signed a five-year contract.^[1] He capped 33 times and scored 16 goals. In 2007 he returned to his former club – Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

Asteras

In July, 2007, Martin left for Greek side Asteras Tripolis. He spent there 1 year, but however he failed to impress the coaching staff and at the end of the season he was released from the club.

Lokomotiv Sofia

Lokomotiv Sofia signed Martin Kamburov on January 9, 2009 to a three-year deal. He was given the number 19 shirt. Kamburov had an excellent start to the season, netting 10 goals in just 6 games, including a spectacular hat-trick in Loko Sofia's away game against Levski Sofia on April 11, 2009 to help the team from the Nadezhda district to secure a historic 3:0 win. Kamburov became the top scorer in the 2008/2009 season in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, managing 17 goals in total, a remarkable achievement given that he only played in half of the season's games.^[2] In the winter of 2009, Kamburov won the best forward of A PFG award once again. At the same time, he was again called-up for the Bulgarian national football team, with his choice receiving positive acclaim by the Bulgarian fans. Kamburov ended the 2009/2010 season with 29 matches and 16 goals.

Dalian Shide

Kamburov transferred to Dalian Shide in July 2010.^[3] He made his debut for Dalian on 28 July and scored his first CSL goal on 1 August.

Awards

• Champion of Bulgaria 2004 (with Lokomotiv Plovdiv)
• Bulgarian Supercup 2004 (with Lokomotiv Plovdiv)

References

1. ^ "Kamburov signed with Al-Ahli". footballbulgaria.gol.bg. http://footballbulgaria.gol.bg/article.php?id=494. Retrieved December 7, 2005. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Kamburov honoured as Bulgaria's best". uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=836867.html. Retrieved June 8, 2009. 
3. ^ 保超最佳射手加盟实德 哥斯达黎加两外援走人(Chinese)

External links

• Kamburov Profile at transfermarkt.co.uk
• National Football Teams

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Name	Kamburov, Martin
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Date of birth	October 13, 1980
Place of birth	Svilengrad, Bulgaria
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