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Ivan Ivanov (footballer)
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Ivan Ivanov is a Bulgaria
n footballer
, currently playing for Serbia
n club FK Partizan Belgrade. He is a centre-back who started his career playing as a left-back.
player. He moved to CSKA Sofia
in 2005. As a player of CSKA Sofia
he was a Bulgarian Cup
winner in 2006 and Bulgarian Super Cup
winner of the same year. In August 2007 he went on loan to Lokomotiv Plovdiv. In winter 2008 it was reported in the Bulgarian media that he was a target for English side Derby County F.C.
but problems with the work permit stopped the transfer.
in the match for the Supercup of Bulgaria
, which they won with 1:0. After the many sold players in the summer break in 2008, he had become an integral part together with Kiril Kotev
in the heart of CSKA Sofia’s defence, showing his great talent. On 19 September 2008, Ivanov scored his first goal for CSKA against Minyor Pernik
. He headed in a goal after a corner kick in the 67th minute. The result of the match was a 2:0 win for CSKA. On 18 March 2009, he scored his second goal for CSKA Sofia, helping the club from the Bulgarian capital to secure a 3:1 win against Ivanov's former club Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He continued his goalscoring run against Spartak Varna on 21 March 2009 to consolidate the 2:0 away win for the "redmen". On 11 April 2009, Ivanov scored the winning goal for the "armymen" in the away game against Minyor Pernik. Ivanov continued his scoring spree in the match against Vihren Sandanski on 22 April 2009, he scored the first goal of the match and CSKA won 4:1.
. On August 27, 2009, Ivanov scored the winning goal in the away game against FC Dynamo Moscow
in the UEFA Europa League play off round to help his team to a 2:1 aggregate win and an entry into the group stages of the tournament. On 1 November 2009, he was indefinitely banned from the first team, along with 8 other players, following a breach of discipline. On 20 November 2009, he was reinstated to the first team and a day later came on as a substitute for Aleksandar Branekov
in the 2:2 away draw with Lokomotiv Sofia.
on a four-year deal.
. On 13 July he made his competitive debut in a 4–0 home win over Škendija Tetovo in the second qualifying round of the Champions League
.
on a number of occasions. On 10 June 2009, Ivanov scored his only goal for the side in the 3:4 loss against Israel U21
. Ivanov made his debut for the senior team
in a match against Bosnia and Herzegovina
, played on 20 August 2008, where he entered the game as a substitute in the 67th minute. Bulgaria won the match 2:1. Ivanov also came on as a substitute for the naturalized Brazil
ian Lucio Wagner
in the World Cup qualifier
against Italy
(10 October 2008) in the 37th minute and impressed against the world champions. The match finished 0:0. He played the full 90 minutes in the World Cup qualifier against Georgia
5 days later, which also ended in a scoreless draw. On 10 October 2009, he earned his fourth cap in the 1:4 away loss against Cyprus
in a World Cup qualifier
, attracting some criticism from the media
for defensive mistakes. Nonetheless, his performances make it likely that he will be part of the national team for the future. He played in the next game against Georgia
four days later and put in a good performance. Ivanov has now firmly established himself as part of Bulgaria's starting line-up. On 6 September 2011, Ivanov netted his first goal for the national side, opening the scoring in the 1:3 away loss against Switzerland
in a Euro 2012 qualifier.
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...
n footballer
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...
, currently playing for Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n club FK Partizan Belgrade. He is a centre-back who started his career playing as a left-back.
Early career
Ivanov is an ex-Pirin 1922PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad was a Bulgarian professional football club based in Blagoevgrad.Club was founded in 1931 as Makedonska Slava . In 1948 the club joined the newly established FD Julius Dermendzhiev and cease its independent existence...
player. He moved to 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...
in 2005. As a player of 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...
he was a Bulgarian Cup
Bulgarian Cup
The 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....
winner in 2006 and Bulgarian Super Cup
Bulgarian Supercup
The Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup...
winner of the same year. In August 2007 he went on loan to Lokomotiv Plovdiv. In winter 2008 it was reported in the Bulgarian media that he was a target for English side Derby County F.C.
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
but problems with the work permit stopped the transfer.
2008–2009
He was in the starting line-up vs. Litex LovechPFC 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...
in the match for the Supercup of Bulgaria
2008 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2008 Bulgarian Supercup was the 6th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, CSKA Sofia, and the winner of Bulgarian Cup, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 3 August 2008 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia,...
, which they won with 1:0. After the many sold players in the summer break in 2008, he had become an integral part together with Kiril Kotev
Kiril Kotev
Kiril Kotev is a Bulgarian football player who currently plays for Dalian Aerbin.-Career:In his youth years, Kotev started to play football at FC Vihar Gorublyane. At the age of 16 he moved to Velbazhd Kyustendil. In 2002 Kotev signed with Lokomotiv Plovdiv, with whom became a Champion of...
in the heart of CSKA Sofia’s defence, showing his great talent. On 19 September 2008, Ivanov scored his first goal for CSKA against Minyor Pernik
PFC Minyor Pernik
PFC Minyor Pernik is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Pernik, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football. Their fans are known as the craziest and most loyal in Bulgaria because they always support the club...
. He headed in a goal after a corner kick in the 67th minute. The result of the match was a 2:0 win for CSKA. On 18 March 2009, he scored his second goal for CSKA Sofia, helping the club from the Bulgarian capital to secure a 3:1 win against Ivanov's former club Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He continued his goalscoring run against Spartak Varna on 21 March 2009 to consolidate the 2:0 away win for the "redmen". On 11 April 2009, Ivanov scored the winning goal for the "armymen" in the away game against Minyor Pernik. Ivanov continued his scoring spree in the match against Vihren Sandanski on 22 April 2009, he scored the first goal of the match and CSKA won 4:1.
2009–2010
Ivanov further consolidated his place as a first choice defender in the CSKA lineup. On 15 August 2009, Ivanov scored his first goal in the TBI A Football Group for the new season in the 3:0 home win against BeroeBeroe
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. On August 27, 2009, Ivanov scored the winning goal in the away game against FC Dynamo Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow
Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white...
in the UEFA Europa League play off round to help his team to a 2:1 aggregate win and an entry into the group stages of the tournament. On 1 November 2009, he was indefinitely banned from the first team, along with 8 other players, following a breach of discipline. On 20 November 2009, he was reinstated to the first team and a day later came on as a substitute for Aleksandar Branekov
Aleksandar Branekov
Aleksandar Branekov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo as a defender. He was raised in CSKA Sofia's youth teams....
in the 2:2 away draw with Lokomotiv Sofia.
Alania Vladikavkaz
On 25 February 2010 Alania Vladikavkaz signed the Bulgarian international from CSKA SofiaPFC 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...
on a four-year deal.
Partizan
On 17 June 2011 Ivanov signed a three-year deal with FK Partizan BelgradeFK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
. On 13 July he made his competitive debut in a 4–0 home win over Škendija Tetovo in the second qualifying round of the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
.
National team
In 2008, he captained the Bulgaria U21Bulgaria national under-21 football team
The Bulgaria national under-21 football team represents the under-21 football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years....
on a number of occasions. On 10 June 2009, Ivanov scored his only goal for the side in the 3:4 loss against Israel U21
Israel national under-21 football team
Israel's national Under-21 team , also known as Israel Under-21s or Israel U-21s, is considered to be the feeder team for the Israel national football team...
. Ivanov made his debut for the senior team
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
in a match against Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team is the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
, played on 20 August 2008, where he entered the game as a substitute in the 67th minute. Bulgaria won the match 2:1. Ivanov also came on as a substitute for the naturalized Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Lucio Wagner
Lucio Wagner
Lúcio Wagner Freitas de Souza, known simply as Lúcio Wagner , is a naturalized Bulgarian professional footballer, originally from Brazil. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Wagner spent eight seasons with Bulgarian side Levski Sofia...
in the World Cup qualifier
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...
against Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
(10 October 2008) in the 37th minute and impressed against the world champions. The match finished 0:0. He played the full 90 minutes in the World Cup qualifier against Georgia
Georgia national football team
The Georgia national football team is the national association football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major...
5 days later, which also ended in a scoreless draw. On 10 October 2009, he earned his fourth cap in the 1:4 away loss against Cyprus
Cyprus national football team
The Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is the GSP Stadium in Nicosia and the current coach is Nikos Nioplias...
in a World Cup qualifier
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...
, attracting some criticism from the media
News media
The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
for defensive mistakes. Nonetheless, his performances make it likely that he will be part of the national team for the future. He played in the next game against Georgia
Georgia national football team
The Georgia national football team is the national association football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major...
four days later and put in a good performance. Ivanov has now firmly established himself as part of Bulgaria's starting line-up. On 6 September 2011, Ivanov netted his first goal for the national side, opening the scoring in the 1:3 away loss against Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
in a Euro 2012 qualifier.
International goals
- Scores and results list. Bulgaria's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. September 6, 2011 St. Jakob Park, Basel BaselBasel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
1–0 1–3 Euro 2012 qualifier UEFA Euro 2012 qualifyingThe qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2012 is a series of parallel association football competitions held over 2010 and 2011 to decide the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and Ukraine...
Awards
- Bulgarian SupercupBulgarian SupercupThe Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup...
- 20062006 Bulgarian SupercupThe 2006 Bulgarian Supercup was the 4th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, Levski Sofia, and the winner of Bulgarian Cup, CSKA Sofia. The match was held on 30 July 2006 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia,...
,20082008 Bulgarian SupercupThe 2008 Bulgarian Supercup was the 6th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, CSKA Sofia, and the winner of Bulgarian Cup, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 3 August 2008 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia,...
(with CSKA Sofia) - 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....
- 20062006 Bulgarian Cup FinalThe 2006 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 83rd final of the Bulgarian Cup. The match took place on 25 May 2006 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. The match was contested by CSKA Sofia, who beat Naftex Burgas 4–1 in their semi-final, and Cherno More Varna who beat Volov Shumen 2–1 after extra...
(with CSKA Sofia)
External links
- Transfermarkt profile
- Ivan Ivanov Stats at Utakmica.rs