Daniel Dimov

Daniel Dimov
Personal information
Full name Daniel Svetoslavov Dimov
Date of birth (1989-01-21) 21 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Dobrich, Bulgaria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cherno More
Number 27
Youth career
1999–2002 FC Shabla[2]
2002–2008 Cherno More
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Cherno More 54 (3)
2011–2014 Levski Sofia 73 (8)
2014–2015 Maccabi Petah Tikva 28 (2)
2015–2016 Denizlispor 21 (1)
2016–2017 Manisaspor 40 (6)
2018 Cherno More 18 (1)
2018–2019 Boluspor 21 (1)
2019– Cherno More 125 (6)
International career‡
2007 Bulgaria U21 1 (0)
2021– Bulgaria 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2021

Daniel Dimov (Bulgarian: Даниел Димов; born 21 January 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Cherno More Varna, where he is also club captain.[3] Originally a defensive midfielder, in the last years he has been used mostly as a centre back.

Dimov came through the academy system at Cherno More and made over 60 appearances for the first team before signing with Levski Sofia in December 2010. He then made the move to Israel to sign for Maccabi Petah Tikva in July 2014. After success there, Dimov joined Turkish club Denizlispor a year later. In July 2016, after one season at Denizlispor, he signed with Manisaspor. In February 2018 returned to Cherno More, spending six months there. In August 2018 he moved to Boluspor, before returning again to his first club a year later.

Club career

Cherno More

Dimov with Levski Sofia in 2011

Dimov began his career at Cherno More Varna, progressing through the club's youth system. He made his debut during the 2006–07 season, in a 6–0 away win over Chernomorets Burgas Sofia on 15 September 2006, coming on as a substitute for Slavi Zhekov.[4] 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.[5]

In the 2009–10 A Group season he earned 17 appearances in the league. On 1 March 2010, Dimov scored his first league goal in a 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 2 October 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 the A Group 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.[6]

In June 2014 Dimov refused to renew his contract with Levski and decided to leave after 3 years of playing in which he played in 73 appearances and scored 8 goals in total.

Return to Cherno More

Having played 3+1⁄2 years abroad, on 13 February 2018 Dimov returned to his first club Cherno More, signing a short-term contract.[7] On 23 February, he made his second debut in a 0–0 away draw against CSKA Sofia.[8]

Boluspor

On 7 August 2018, Dimov signed with Turkish club Boluspor for two years.[9]

Career statistics

As of 15 September 2020
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cherno More 2006–07 4 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 – 17 1
Levski Sofia 2010–11 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2011–12 14 2 2 1 1 0 17 3
2012–13 19 1 7 0 0 0 26 1
2013–14 29 5 6 0 1 0 36 5
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2014–15 28 2 6 0 – 34 2
Denizlispor 2015–16 21 1 0 0 – 21 1
Manisaspor 2016–17 27 5 0 0 – 27 5
2017–18 13 1 1 0 – 14 1
Cherno More 2017–18 16 1 – – 16 1
2018–19 3 0 0 0 – 3 0
Boluspor 2018–19 21 1 2 0 – 23 1
Cherno More 2019–20 19 1 1 0 – 20 1
2020–21 5 0 0 0 – 5 0
Career totals 280 23 30 1 8 1 319 25

International career

On 1 October 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.[10] However, he did not feature in any of these games. He made his debut on 25 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Switzerland.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2017/2018" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Даниел Димов, юноша на Черно море" (in Bulgarian). sport.varna24.bg. 29 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Даниел Димов подписа с Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Stats Centre: Daniel Dimov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Cherno More 3–0 Makedonija Gjorče Petrov". macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  6. ^ "Левски" привлече Даниел Димов от "Черно море" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Даниел Димов подписа с Черно море" [Daniel Dimov signed with Cherno More] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 13 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Слаб ЦСКА се провали на "Армията", рефер не даде дузпа за децата на Черно море" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 23 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Daniel Dimov ve Ufuk Budak ile 2 yıllık sözleşme imzalandı" [Daniel Dimov and Ufuk Budak signed a 2-year contract] (in Turkish). boluspor.org.tr. 7 August 2018. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Ще запали ли ПроМатеус огъня на националния, Лотар е свикнал на нападки по балкански" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Bulgaria v Switzerland game report". FIFA. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021.