Tomislav Pavlov (born 10 June 1991 in Pernik

Pernik

Pernik is a city in western Bulgaria with a population of 81,052 . It is the main city of Pernik Province and lies on both banks of the Struma River in the Pernik Valley between the Viskyar, Vitosha and Golo Bardo mountains.Originally the site of a Thracian fortress founded in the 4th century BC,...

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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...

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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...

 who plays for PFC 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...

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Early career

Pavlov began his career at CSKA Sofia. At the age of 15 he was scouted by Scottish

Scotland

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Celtic F.C.

Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

 who he signed for in March 2007 after a trial. After spending two years of his career in Celtic youth team, on 2 August 2009, he returned to his old club, despite an offer from the Glasgow side. Pavlov played six months for the reserve squad of CSKA, before moving to Minyor Pernik in January 2010.

Minyor Pernik

In January 2010 Pavlov was invited by Minyor Pernik to join for a trial period. He made his team debut a few days later in an 1–0 friendly win against Pirin Gotse Delchev

PFC Pirin Gotse Delchev

PFC Pirin Gotse Delchev is a Bulgarian football club.The club, hailing from the town of Gotse Delchev, were founded in 1925 as Pirin Nevrokop and currently playing in the West B PFG, the second division of Bulgarian football...

. After the match Pavlov signed a 2 and a half year contract with the club.