Tsvetan Krastev

Tsvetan Krastev

Krastev in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-12-03) 3 December 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Varna, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Sokol Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2003	Litex Lovech	7	(0)
2002	→ Spartak Varna (loan)	1	(0)
2004	Botev Plovdiv	12	(0)
2004–2005	Rodopa Smolyan	8	(0)
Refereeing career Domestic Years League Role 2010–2013 B Group Referee 2011–2016 A Group Referee International Years League Role 2014–2016 FIFA listed Referee
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tsvetan Krastev (Bulgarian: Цветан Кръстев; born 3 December 1978) is a Bulgarian retired football defender and referee in Bulgarian A Group, B Group and Bulgarian Cup.

Referee career

Since season 2010 he is a football referee in B Group.[1] In 2011, he made his debut in A Group as Referee. He referred 2013 Bulgarian Cup Final.[2] He retired on 18 April 2016 due to an injury.[3]

Football career

Krastev is youth player of Sokol Plovdiv. He has played for Litex Lovech, Spartak Varna, Botev Plovdiv and Rodopa Smolyan[4][5]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	Division	League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Litex Lovech	2000–01	Premier Professional League	2	0	0	0	–	–	2	0
	2001–02		0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Spartak Varna (loan)	2001–02		1	0	0	0	–	–	1	0
Litex Lovech	2002–03		5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
Botev Plovdiv	2003–04	A Group	12	0	0	0	–	–	12	0
Rodopa Smolyan	2004–05		8	0	0	0	–	–	8	0
Career total			28	0	0	0	2	0	30	0

References

1. Tsvetan Krastev referee seasons
2. Финалът в Ловеч ще ръководи Цветан Кръстев
3. Един от най-добрите ни футболни съдии изненадващо сложи край на кариерата си
4. Гробар в Холивуд свири на Берое и „Левски“
5. Krastev Stats