Orlin Orlinov

Orlin Orlinov

Personal information
Full name	Orlin Marinov Orlinov
Date of birth	8 August 1988 (1988-08-08) (age 23)
Place of birth	Teteven, Bulgaria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Chavdar Byala Slatina
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005	Botev Debelets
2005–2006	Litex Lovech	1	(0)
2006–2009	Slavia Sofia	30	(3)
2009	→ Spartak Varna (loan)	10	(1)
2009–2010	CSKA Sofia	3	(0)
2010	Akhisar Belediyespor
2011	Zagorets Nova Zagora
2011–	Chavdar Byala Slatina
National team
	Bulgaria U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 3, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Orlin Orlinov (Bulgarian: Орлин Орлинов) (born 8 August 1988 in Teteven) is a Bulgarian football striker who currently plays for Chavdar Byala Slatina.

Career

Orlinov started his professional career at Litex Lovech, for which made his debut in A PFG in season 2005/06 at the age of 17. In June 2006, he joined Slavia Sofia. He was loaned to Spartak Varna in the opening days of the 2009 January transfer market. To the end of the season Orlinov played 10 matches for Spartak and scored one goal against his previously club Slavia Sofia.

On 3 July 2009, Orlinov signed a one year contract with the option for extension for another two with CSKA Sofia. His time with CSKA has been marred by some disciplinary issues. In March 2010 he was arrested for kidnapping model, reality TV star and television reporter Katrin Vacheva and assaulting her for several hours. She was left with a broken nose, concussion and brain injuries.^[1] She said to police that, "He dragged me for a few metres, there was a trail of blood. He said – you are a beautiful woman, and all beautiful women deserve to be beaten.^[2]"

Orlinov accepted Akhisar Belediyespor's offer and is going to sign his contract with the team on 5 July 2010.^[3] He joined the Turkish club as a free agent.

References

1. ^ "CSKA Sofia Striker Arrested for Attacking Bulgarian Model". Novinite.com. http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=114517. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
2. ^ "Are CSKA Sofia the most dysfunctional club in Europe?". Thespoiler.co.uk. http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2010/03/26/are-cska-sofia-the-most-dysfunctional-club-in-europe. Retrieved 2010-03-26. 
3. ^ "Орлин Орлинов преминава в турски тим" (in Bulgarian). Gong.bg. 2 July 2010. http://gong.bg/view_article.php?article_id=143771. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 

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Name	Orlinov, Orlin
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Date of birth	8 August 1988
Place of birth	Teteven, Bulgaria
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