Lachezar Baltanov (born 7 November 1988) is a 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...

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...

, who currently plays as a midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 for Levski Sofia

PFC Levski Sofia

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.

Levski Sofia

He raised through PFC Levski Sofia youth ranks and finally graduated to the first team. Baltanov later became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009. Baltanov scored his first goal for Levski on 20 April 2010 in a match against Lokomotiv Mezdra.

On 10.05.2011 was returned to Levski

PFC Levski Sofia

"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...

 from Kaliakra

PFC Kaliakra Kavarna

PFC Kaliakra Kavarna is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Kavarna, which currently participates in the A PFG, the top division of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1922 as Kaliakra Sport Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur football before making a rapid ascent to the...

 through injury

Under 21

On 4 September 2009, Baltanov scored his first goals for the Bulgaria U21

Bulgaria national under-21 football team

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, netting a brace in the 3:0 home win against Kazakhstan U21

Kazakhstan national under-21 football team

The Kazakhstan national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Kazakhstan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan...

 in a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

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 qualifier. Baltanov was the captain of the team.

Career Stats

As of 31 December 2010.

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Levski Sofia	2004–05	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2005–06	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2006–07	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	2007–08	9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	2008–09	15	0	2	0	1	0	18	0
	2009–10 2009–10 A PFG The 2009-10 season of the Bulgarian A PFG was the 86th season of top-tier football in Bulgaria. It began on 7 August 2009 with the game between Beroe and Lokomotiv Sofia. The last round took place on 30 May 2010...	11	1	0	0	3	0	14	1
	2010–11 2010–11 A PFG The 2010–11 A PFG is the 87th season of the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, Bulgaria's premier football league. The season commenced on 31 July 2010 and will end with the last games on 28 May 2011. The winter break will be in effect between weekends around 29 November 2010 and 26 February...	3	0	2	0	6	0	11	0
Kaliakra Kavarna	2010–11 2010–11 A PFG The 2010–11 A PFG is the 87th season of the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, Bulgaria's premier football league. The season commenced on 31 July 2010 and will end with the last games on 28 May 2011. The winter break will be in effect between weekends around 29 November 2010 and 26 February...	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Levski Sofia	2011–12 2011–12 A PFG The 2011/2012 A PFG is the 88th season of the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group - the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The season began on 6 August 2011 and will end with the last games in May 2012 and the promotion/relegation play-offs in June 2012...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career totals		43	1	6	0	11	0	60	1

External links

• Baltanov at Levski's Official Site