Dimitar Ivanov (footballer, born 1970)

Dimitar Vladev Ivanov (Bulgarian: Димитър Владев Иванов) (born 7 October 1970) is a former Bulgarian footballer and currently manager.

Dimitar Ivanov

Personal information
Full name	Dimitar Vladev Ivanov
Date of birth	(1970-10-07) 7 October 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Elhovo, Bulgaria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Tundzha Yagoda (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1990	Elhovo	?	(?)
1990–1991	Chirpan	?	(?)
1991–1992	Rozova Dolina	?	(?)
1992–1996	Chirpan	?	(?)
1996–1997	CSKA Sofia	24	(4)
1998	Bucheon SK	3	(0)
1999	Qingdao ?	?	(?)
1999–2000	CSKA Sofia	27	(14)
2002–2003	Botev Plovdiv	?	(?)
2004–2006	Elhovo	?	(?)
International career
	Bulgaria	1	(0)
Managerial career
2002–2003	Botev Plovdiv (assistant)
2004–2006	Elhovo (coach)
2008	Vihren (assistant)
2008–2009	Metalik Sopot
2009–2010	Sliven 2000 (youth team coach)
2010–2013	Tundzha Yambol
2017–	Tundzha Yagoda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Ivanov spent the majority of his career in Bulgaria, most notably having two spells with Bulgarian powerhouse CSKA Sofia. He is perhaps best known for scoring the fastest ever goal in The Eternal Derby, netting after 36 seconds in the 30 October 1999 match, helping the "redmen" to a 1:0 win.^[1] In the late 1990s, Ivanov played for Jeju United then known as Bucheon SK in South Korean K League. A serious car accident essentially forced him to retire at the age of 30, though he did make a number of appearances for Botev Plovdiv and his hometown club Elhovo (in the latter case as a player-manager between 2004 and 2006).^[2]

Coaching career

In August 2017, Ivanov was appointed as manager of Tundzha Yagoda.^[3]

References

1. "Червеният октомври, "Левски" няма победа през новия век в 10-ия месец от годината, последната е с гол на Гонзо през 1997" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg (based on material from Tema sport). 22 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
2. Drumchev, Philip (2 December 2011). ""От скрина": пастир спасява живота на най-бързия голмайстор във Вечното дерби" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
3. "Бивш нападател на ЦСКА е новият старши треньор на Тунджа-Ягода" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 11 August 2017.

External links

• Dimitar Ivanov – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)