Diyan Donchev
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diyan Donchev Donchev | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–2000 | Spartak Varna | 117 | (12) |
| 1995 | → Cherno More (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | AEK Athens | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Spartak Varna | 31 | (2) |
| 2001 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | Spartak Varna | 25 | (0) |
| 2003 | Cherno More | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 112 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Spartak Varna | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Sportist Svoge | 15 | (0) |
| 2010 | Dorostol 2003 | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Spartak Varna | 27 | (0) |
| Total | 377 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Diyan Donchev (Bulgarian: Диян Дончев; born 8 January 1974 in Varna) is a former Bulgarian footballer. As a player, he was a defender and midfielder from 1992 to 2012. He was capped once for the Bulgarian team in 1999.
Donchev started his career in 1992 at Spartak Varna. In 1992 he was loaned to Cherno More. On 13 July 2000 he was transferred to the Greek side AEK Athens for a fee of 200 million drachmas.[1] He failed to establish in the club of Athens and on 19 January 2001 his contract was terminated,[2] which resulted in his return to Spartak Varna. Afterwards he moved to Lokomotiv Sofia for a short period before retirning to Spartak in 2002. He continuted his career with another spell at Cherno More and Lokomotiv Sofia. In 2008 he signed for Sportist Svoge for a season and then for Dorostol Silistra for another. He finished his career at Spartak Varna in 2012.
