Todor Timonov
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Todor Timonov (born September 3, 1986 in Plovdiv
) is a football midfielder from Bulgaria
currently playing for Botev Plovdiv
.
. In the summer of 2008, Timonov returned to his first club. A year later, he signed a 3 year contract as a free agent with CSKA Sofia.
On February 6, 2010, CSKA Sofia sold Timonov to Russian Anzhi Makhachkala for a reported transfer fee of $ 500,000.
On 20 March 2010, he made his official debut for his new team in the 0:1 away loss against Amkar Perm in a Russian Premier League
game after coming on as a substitute for Nicolae Josan
in the 84th minute of the match.
On November 6, 2010 he was giving a half-time interview to a sideline reporter during a league game on live TV and said "If we score a penalty, everything will be fucking great." Anzhi manager Gadzhi Gadzhiev
said that Timonov probably didn't quite know that what he was saying was a swear word, but he will be fined by the club for the incident nevertheless.
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 midfielder 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 Botev Plovdiv
PFC Botev Plovdiv
PFC Botev Plovdiv , is the oldest Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which currently competes in Bulgaria's second football league, the B PFG....
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Career
Todor Timonov was raised in Botev Plovdiv's youth teams. In 2002 Timonov agreed the conditions of his first professional contract with the club which will be effective for five years. He made his official debut in top division of Bulgarian football as a 17-years old in a match against Lokomotiv Sofia on 29 November 2003. Todor substituted Stoyan Seymenski in second half and played for 5 minutes. The result of the match was a 0:1 loss for Botev. For four years the young midfielder played in 48 matches for Botev (29 in first division and 15 in second division) and scored 4 goals (1 in first division and 3 in second division). In December 2007 he was loaned for six months in PFC NesebarPFC Nesebar
PFC Nesebar is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Nesebar, currently playing in the East B PFG, the second division of Bulgarian football.-History:...
. In the summer of 2008, Timonov returned to his first club. A year later, he signed a 3 year contract as a free agent with CSKA Sofia.
On February 6, 2010, CSKA Sofia sold Timonov to Russian Anzhi Makhachkala for a reported transfer fee of $ 500,000.
On 20 March 2010, he made his official debut for his new team in the 0:1 away loss against Amkar Perm in a Russian Premier League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
game after coming on as a substitute for Nicolae Josan
Nicolae Josan
Nicolae Josan is a Moldovan footballer. He is currently unattached. He also has Russian citizenship.-External links: -International goals:...
in the 84th minute of the match.
On November 6, 2010 he was giving a half-time interview to a sideline reporter during a league game on live TV and said "If we score a penalty, everything will be fucking great." Anzhi manager Gadzhi Gadzhiev
Gadzhi Gadzhiev
Gadzhi Muslimovich Gadzhiyev is a Russian football manager.He was assistant coach to the Soviet Union side which won gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and an assistant coach of the USSR national football team in 1990–1992...
said that Timonov probably didn't quite know that what he was saying was a swear word, but he will be fined by the club for the incident nevertheless.