Daniel Dimov

Daniel Dimov

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Svetoslavov Dimov
Date of birth	21 January 1989 (1989-01-21) (age 22)
Place of birth	Dobrich, Bulgaria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Levski Sofia
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2010	Cherno More	54	(3)
2011–	Levski Sofia	11	(0)
National team
2007	Bulgaria U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Daniel Dimov (Bulgarian: Даниел Димов; born January 21, 1989 in Shabla) is a Bulgarian football midfielder, who currently plays for Levski Sofia.

Career

Cherno More

Dimov made his debut during the 2006–07 season on September 15, 2006, in the 6–0 away win against Chernomorets Burgas Sofia, coming on as a substitute for Slavi Zhekov.^[1] On 14 July 2007, Dimov scored his first goal for a 3-0 home win against Makedonija Gjorče Petrov in the second round of the Intertoto Cup.^[2]

In the 2009–10 A PFG season he earned 17 appearances in the A PFG. On 1 March 2010 Dimov scored his first A PFG goal for the Sailors in the 2–0 home win against Chernomorets Burgas. On 4 April, Dimov hit his second goal of the season against Sportist Svoge in a 3–0 win.

On October 2, 2010, Dimov scored his third goal for Cherno More, netting in the 40th minute of their 1–3 away loss against Litex Lovech. On 23 October, he made his 50th appearance for the team in A PFG in a 0–4 loss against Montana.

Levski Sofia

After weeks of speculation, the transfer saga of Dimov finally ended on 26 December 2010 when Levski Sofia announced on the official website that Cherno More and Levski had reached an agreement for the transfer of Dimov. In Sofia, Daniel signed a three-a-half-year contract with Levski, keeping him there until 30 June 2014.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 12 June 2011

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cherno More	2006–07	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2007–08	6	0	1	0	4	1	11	1
	2008–09	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2009–10	17	2	3	0	2	0	22	2
	2010–11	15	1	2	0	0	0	17	1
Levski Sofia	2010–11	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Career totals		62	3	6	0	6	1	74	4

International career

On October 1, 2010, Dimov received his first call-up to the Bulgaria national team for the Euro 2012 qualifying match against Wales and the friendly match against Saudi Arabia from Lothar Matthäus. However, he did not feature in any of these games.

References

1. ^ "Stats Centre: Daniel Dimov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=7&CPID=11&TEID=6439&PLID=185424&pStr=Player. Retrieved 2010-01-07. 
2. ^ "Cherno More 3–0 Makedonija Gjorče Petrov". macedonianfootball.com. http://macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73%3Amakedonija-gp-eliminated&catid=14%3Anews&Itemid=161. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
3. ^ "Левски привлече Даниел Димов от Черно море" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=643701. Retrieved 2010-12-26. 

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Name	Dimov, Daniel
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Date of birth	21 January 1989
Place of birth	Shabla, Bulgaria
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