Velizar Dimitrov
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Velizar Dimitrov (born April 13, 1979) is a Bulgaria
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player who, as of 2008 was playing for FC Metalurh Donetsk
. He is a winger and his sharp dribling skills have made him an influential figure for PFC CSKA Sofia
.
He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, who exited in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase.
He joined CSKA Sofia in 2002, brought in the team by the manager Stoycho Mladenov
from Marek Dupnitza. He prefers playing at the right side of the attack. He is known for his diving and CSKA fans nicknamed dubious penalty kicks "Velizarka" because of how easily he obtains penalty kicks.
He has previously played for Minyor Pernik, PFC Litex Lovech
, Lokomotiv Sofia and Marek Dupnitza before joining CSKA in the summer of 2002.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who, as of 2008 was playing for FC Metalurh Donetsk
FC Metalurh Donetsk
FC Metalurh Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. The club currently plays in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Pre-history :...
. He is a winger and his sharp dribling skills have made him an influential figure for PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...
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He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, who exited in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase.
He joined CSKA Sofia in 2002, brought in the team by the manager Stoycho Mladenov
Stoycho Mladenov
Stoycho Mladenov is a Bulgarian former football player and as of recently the manager of ENPPI Club.-Career:...
from Marek Dupnitza. He prefers playing at the right side of the attack. He is known for his diving and CSKA fans nicknamed dubious penalty kicks "Velizarka" because of how easily he obtains penalty kicks.
He has previously played for Minyor Pernik, PFC Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...
, Lokomotiv Sofia and Marek Dupnitza before joining CSKA in the summer of 2002.
Honors
- Bulgarian A PFGBulgarian A Professional Football GroupThe Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...
: 3- 2003, 2005, 2008
- Bulgarian CupBulgarian CupThe Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
: 1- 2006
- Bulgarian Super Cup: 2
- 2006,2008