Aleksandar Aleksandrov (footballer, born 1975)
Bulgarian footballer
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Aleksandar Aleksandrov (Bulgarian: Александър Александров; born 19 January 1975) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Aleksandar Yordanov Aleksandrov | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 87 | (33) |
| 1997–2000 | Levski Sofia | 79 | (24) |
| 2001–2002 | Kocaelispor | 62 | (10) |
| 2002–2005 | İstanbulspor | 79 | (15) |
| 2005–2006 | Kayserispor | 31 | (6) |
| 2006 | Konyaspor | 14 | (2) |
| 2007 | Ankaragücü | 12 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Cherno More | 58 | (15) |
| 2010–2011 | Levski Sofia | 27 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Botev Plovdiv | 24 | (9) |
| Total | 473 | (120) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2003 | Bulgaria | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Aleksandrov was honoured as Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1999 and Footballer of the Year of Varna for 2007 and for 2008.
Club career
Aleksandrov was born in Plovdiv and began his career in his hometown with Maritsa Plovdiv and played there until 1997.
Then his career lead him to Sofia, as Levski Sofia were interested and bought him. He spent four years with The Blues, winning the 1997–98 Bulgarian Cup and in 2000, the double of Bulgarian Championship and Bulgarian Cup. He won "The Best Bulgarian Footballer" award in 1999.
Turkish teams
With Kocaelispor he won the Turkish Cup in 2002. After two years in Kocaelispor, he changed teams and moved to Istanbulspor AS. After İstanbulspor he played in Kayserispor and Konyaspor, then signed with Ankaragucu (2006–2007).
Cherno More Varna
In July 2007, Aleksandrov returned to Bulgaria and signed a three years contract with Cherno More Varna. The following 2007–08 season in the Bulgarian championship, he was honoured as the most valuable player in the Bulgarian A PFG.
On 28 September 2009, he terminated his contract with the Sailors, due to family difficulties and problems with the owners of the club.
Return to Levski
After 10 years, Aleksandrov returned to Levski Sofia on 5 January 2010.[2] He signed a one-a-half-year contract with the club and was given the number 7 shirt. Aleksandrov made his re-debut for Levski on 7 March 2010 against Minyor Pernik. The result of the match was 3:1 for Levski.
In the first friendly match for 2010–11 season, Aleksandrov played with his nickname Alex, as he did in Cherno More Varna.
Botev Plovdiv
In June 2011, Aleksandrov joined Botev Plovdiv,[3] where he would eventually retire.
International career
Between 1999 and 2003 Aleksandrov played in Bulgaria national team. He earned his first cap with Bulgaria in a 3–0 victory over Luxembourg on 10 October 1999. He was capped 10 times.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levski Sofia | 1997–98 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 15 |
| 1998–99 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 10 | |
| 1999–2000 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 7 | |
| 2000–01 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2009–10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010–11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Career total | 107 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 148 | 39 | |
Honours
Levski Sofia
- Bulgarian A Professional Football Group: 2000
- Bulgarian Cup: 1998, 2000
Kocaelispor
- Turkish Cup: 2002
Individual
- Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 1999
- Footballer of the Year of Varna: 2007, 2008