Plamen Dimov (; born 29 October 1990) is a Bulgarian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Bulgarian Second League The Bulgarian Second Professional Football League (), also known as Second League () or Vtora liga, is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system, below First League and above the Third League. Twenty teams take part in the league ...

club

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. His twin brother Galin Dimov is also a footballer. They are sons of the distinguished Bulgarian footballer Diyan Petkov.

Career

Dimov made his

A PFG The First Professional Football League (), commonly known as Parva Liga or Bulgarian First League (currently known as the efbet League for sponsorship reasons), is a professional association football league in Bulgaria and the highest level of t ...

debut for Chernomorets Burgas on 10 March 2012 in a game against

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Stadion Lokomotiv (Plovdiv), Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park and ha ...

. On 9 January 2013, Dimov signed with

Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...

. He was released from the team in late January 2015. Later that month he put pen to paper on a two-year contract with

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, ''Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy''), commonly referred to as the Kazakh Premier League or simply the Premier League, is a professional association football league in Kazakhstan and the highest level of the ...

club Kaisar. Quickly establishing himself as a starter, Dimov's season was cut short after making just two league appearances due to sustaining an

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during a training session.

Botev Plovdiv

In February 2017, Dimov signed with

Botev Plovdiv Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev AD, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv (, ), or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional Association football, football club based in Plovdiv. It competes in the First Professiona ...

but was unable to play until the 2017–18 season due to problems with the registration. On 29 June 2017, Dimov made his official debut for Botev Plovdiv during the 3–1 away win over Partizani Tirana in the first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League. On 20 July Dimov scored his first goal for Botev Plovdiv during the 4–0 win over Beitar Jerusalem in the second qualifying round of

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. Dimov left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Cherno More

In June 2018, Dimov signed with Cherno More. On 30 July, he made his official debut in a 2–2 away draw against

Spartak Varna

In August 2022, Dimov joined Spartak Varna.

Etar Veliko Tarnovo

In July 2023, he moved to newly promoted Etar Veliko Tarnovo.

Honours

Botev Plovdiv * Bulgarian Supercup:

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References

External links

Profile at LevskiSofia.info
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Player Profile at Sportal.bg
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimov, Plamen 1990 births Living people Bulgarian twins Bulgarian men's footballers Footballers from Burgas Men's association football central defenders Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Kazakhstan Premier League players Uzbekistan Super League players OFC Pomorie players PSFC Chernomorets Burgas players PFC Levski Sofia players FC Kaisar players FC Shakhter Karagandy players FC Altai players Botev Plovdiv players PFC Cherno More Varna players FC Spartak Varna players FC Okzhetpes players FC Andijon players SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen