Apostol Popov
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Apostol Popov (born December 22, 1982 in Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...

) is a football defender from Bulgaria
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...

 currently playing 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...

. His height is 1,84m and his weight is 80 kg. He generally plays as a central defender or defensive midfielder.

Botev Plovdiv

Apostol Popov moved to Botev Plovdiv in January 2008. Popov was signed to replace Nikolay Domakinov
Nikolay Domakinov
Nikolay Domakinov is a football defender from Bulgaria who currently plays for Botev Plovdiv.-International career:Domakinov played in two matches on the Bulgaria national football team in 2005 - with Ecuador and Mexico. Then he participated in the tour of the Bulgaria national football team in...

 at Botev and added an extra dimension with his heading ability from set-pieces. He made his official debut in the A PFG with Botev Plovdiv in a match against Spartak Varna on March 1, 2008. He played for 90 minutes. The result of the match was a 2:0 win for Botev.

CSKA Sofia

On July 22, 2009, Popov signed with CSKA Sofia. He made his team debut one day later, in a friendly game against Inter Baku.
On February 26, 2011, Apostol Popov scored the 3rd goal for the away win against city rivals Levski Sofia. The final score was 1-3.

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