Samet Ashimov
Bulgarian footballer
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Samet Ashimov (Bulgarian: Самет Ашимов; born 16 May 1979) is a Bulgarian former footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Sevlievo, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vidima-Rakovski | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Vidima-Rakovski | ? | (?) |
| 2001 | CSKA Sofia | 4 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 33 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Vidima-Rakovski | 73 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Minyor Pernik | 49 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Vidima-Rakovski | 39 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Strumska Slava | ? | (?) |
| 2014 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Strumska Slava | ? | (?) |
| 2017 | Strumska Slava | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Bulgaria U21 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2017 | |||
He was raised in Vidima-Rakovski's youth academy. Ashimov is a former member of the Bulgaria U21 national side.[2] He has two children - a daughter and a son.[3]
Ashimov retired from football in 2015 but made a surprising return, joining his last club Strumska Slava Radomir in September 2017.[4] He made a single appearance for the club in the Second League and was released in December.[5]