Radoslav Dimitrov
Bulgarian footballer
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Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Радослав Бончев Димитров; born 12 August 1988) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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Dimitrov playing for Slavia Sofia in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Lovech, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2007 | Litex Lovech | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Litex Lovech | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Montana (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Sportist Svoge (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Slavia Sofia | 134 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Montana (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | Levski Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Botoșani | 48 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Universitatea Craiova | 44 | (2) |
| 2019–2023 | Sepsi OSK | 114 | (1) |
| 2023 | Universitatea Cluj | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | Botoșani | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Spartak Varna | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 427 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Bulgaria U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Bulgaria | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 December 2024 | |||
Club career
Dimitrov began his football career at the Litex Lovech's Youth Academy. He failed to break into the first team, and went out on loan to Montana and then Sportist Svoge.[citation needed]
In January 2009, Dimitrov joined Slavia Sofia.[1] He made his league debut on 9 March 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute during the 1–0 away win over Litex Lovech.[2] Dimitrov's first start for Slavia came on 17 March in their 5–2 away victory over Belasitsa Petrich, playing 56 minutes.[3]
In January 2010,[citation needed] Dimitrov was loaned out to fellow A PFG club Montana for the rest of the season. He returned to Slavia at the end of the season having made 13 appearances in Montana's successful battle against relegation.
Dimitrov became a regular starter for Slavia during the 2010–11 A PFG season. On 4 December 2010, he tallied his first goal to give Slavia a 1–0 win against Etar 1924 for Bulgarian Cup.[4] He netted his first league goal against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 2 April 2011, scoring the equalizing goal as the game ended in a 1–1 draw.[5]
After five years of playing for Slavia Dimitrov was released and in June 2014 he signed a two-year contract with Levski Sofia.[6]
International career
On 15 March 2013, Dimitrov received his first call-up to play for the Bulgaria national team for 2014 World Cup Qualifiers against Malta and Denmark.[7] On 22 March, he made his debut in a 6–0 win over Malta, coming on as a substitute for Yordan Minev.[8]
On 10 September, Dimitrov started as a first-team choice in the qualification game against Malta. He scored the opening goal of the game managing to score his first international goal. The game ended with a 2–1 victory for Bulgaria.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 December 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montana (loan) | 2007–08 | B PFG | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Sportist Svoge (loan) | 2008–09 | B PFG | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Slavia Sofia | 2008–09 | A PFG | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | A PFG | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | A PFG | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2011–12 | A PFG | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | A PFG | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2013–14 | A PFG | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 134 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 148 | 4 | |||||
| Montana (loan) | 2009–10 | A PFG | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Levski Sofia | 2014–15 | A PFG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2014–15 | A PFG | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Botoșani | 2015–16 | Liga I | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Liga I | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 53 | 1 | |||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2016–17 | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Liga I | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | Liga I | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 44 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 3 | ||
| Sepsi OSK | 2019–20 | Liga I | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[f] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Total | 114 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 1 | |||
| Universitatea Cluj | 2023–24 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Botoșani | 2023–24 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Spartak Varna | 2024–25 | Bulgarian First League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 427 | 6 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 486 | 9 | ||
- Includes Bulgarian Cup, Cupa României
- Includes Cupa Ligii
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Supercupa României
- appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2013 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dimitrov goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 2013 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta |  Malta | 1–0 | 2–1 | World Cup 2014 qualifying |
Honours
Slavia Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2010–11
Universitatea Craiova
- Cupa României: 2017–18
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2018
Sepsi OSK