Diyan Donchev

Diyan Donchev

Personal information
Full name	Diyan Donchev Donchev
Date of birth	8 January 1974 (1974-01-08) (age 37)
Place of birth	Varna, Bulgaria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Spartak Varna
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992–2000	Spartak Varna	117	(12)
1995	→ Cherno More (loan)	12	(3)
2000	AEK Athens	1	(0)
2001	Spartak Varna	31	(2)
2001	Lokomotiv Sofia	7	(0)
2002	Spartak Varna	25	(0)
2003	Cherno More	4	(0)
2003–2008	Lokomotiv Sofia	112	(0)
2008–2009	Spartak Varna	12	(0)
2009–2010	Sportist Svoge	15	(0)
2010	Dorostol 2003	14	(0)
2011–	Spartak Varna	10	(0)
National team
1999	Bulgaria	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 25, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Diyan Donchev (Bulgarian: Диян Дончев) (born 8 January 1974) is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Spartak Varna as a defender.

Career

Donchev started his career in home town Varna in local team Spartak. He made his debut in A PFG in a match against Dobrudzha Dobrich on 15 August 1992. Donchev played for 21 minutes. The result of the match was a 2:3 loss for Spartak. With The falcons Diyan have 173 caps and scored 14 goals. In 1999 for six months he played in Greek club AEK. Between 2003 and 2008 Donchev played in 112 caps for Lokomotiv Sofia. In August 2008 he returned in his home team Spartak Varna and signed contract for one year.

International career

In march 1999 the Bulgarian national coach Dimitar Dimitrov called Donchev in Bulgaria national football team for friendly match against Ukraine. Diyan made his debut, but the result of the match was a 0:1 loss for Bulgaria.

External links

• (Bulgarian) Spartak Varna profile
• Diyan Donchev at National-Football-Teams.com

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Name	Donchev, Diyan
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Date of birth	8 January 1974
Place of birth	Varna, Bulgaria
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