Daniel Bozhkov

Daniel Bozhkov

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Bozhkov
Date of birth	April 27, 1983 (1983-04-27) (age 28)
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Botev Plovdiv
Number	6
Youth career
	Botev
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2009	Botev Plovdiv	183	(1)
2009–2011	Widzew Łódź	2	(0)
2010–2011	→ Górnik Łęczna (loan)	19	(0)
2011–	Botev Plovdiv	0	(0)
National team
2005–2006	Bulgaria	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Daniel Bozhkov (Bulgarian: Даниел Божков) (born April 27, 1983 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian versatile defensive footballer currently playing for Botev Plovdiv.

Career

Club

Bozhkov has been raised in Botev Plovdiv's youth teams and now is the team's captain. He made his official debut in top division of Bulgarian football in a match against Slavia Sofia on 30 August 2002. Bozhkov played for 90 minutes. The result of the match was a 1:4 loss for Botev.

On 22 July 2009, Bozhkov signed a three-year contract with Widzew Łódź.^[1] In July 2011, he was loaned to Górnik Łęczna on one-year deal.^[2] He returned to Widzew one year later.

Statistics

Season	Team	Fotball Group	Maches	Goals
2002-03	Botev	A PFG	18	0
2003-04	Botev	A PFG	25	0
2004-05	Botev	B PFG	26	0
2005-06	Botev	A PFG	26	0
2006-07	Botev	A PFG	25	0
2007-08	Botev	A PFG	30	1
2008-09	Botev	A PFG	29	0
2009-10	Widzew	Polish League	2	0
2010-11	Górnik	Polish League	4	0

International career

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Bozhkov in the national team

In 2005 and 2006, while Hristo Stoichkov was manager of the Bulgaria national football team, Bozhkov played in 3 matches. Daniel made his official debut for Bulgaria in a match against Georgia national football team on 12 November 2005. He played for 90 minutes. The result of the match was a 6:2 win for Bulgaria.

Daniel Bozhkov: International Matches

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1.	12 November 2005	Sofia, Bulgaria	Georgia	6-2 (win)	Friendly
2.	16 November 2005	Houston, USA	Mexico	0-3 (win)	Friendly
3.	1 March 2006	Skopje, Macedonia	Macedonia	0-1 (win)	Friendly

References

1. ^ Bożkow w Widzewie 6.08.2009, ekstraklasa.net
2. ^ Danijel Bożkow i Dejan Miloseski w Górniku Łęczna 1.07.2010, lubelskapilka.net

External links

• Daniel Bozhkov at National-Football-Teams.com (English)
• Daniel Bozhkov at 90minut.pl (Polish)

Persondata
Name	Bozhkov, Daniel
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Short description
Date of birth	27 April 1983
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Date of death
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