Aleksandar Trifonov Alekov ( bg, Александър Трифонов Алеков) (born 25 April 1985) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...

n public figure, a candidate for

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adop ...

at the 2014 elections, representing People's Voice. He was nominated second on the electoral list of People's Voice after participating in the first public casting held by a political party in Bulgaria. Alekov is a political scientist, holding degrees from

Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen (Hanze UAS, nl, Hanzehogeschool Groningen) is the largest technical & vocational university in the northern Netherlands and is located in Groningen. Hanze UAS offers various Bachelor and Master ...

and

City University London City, University of London, is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, and a member institution of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute, and became a university when The City Univ ...

. He specialises in studying manifestations of

nationalism Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the State (polity), state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a in-group and out-group, group of peo ...

and

populism Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term develope ...

in the

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. During a

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debate broadcast on the

Bulgarian National Television The Bulgarian National Television ( Bulgarian: Българска национална телевизия, ''Balgarska natsionalna televizia'') or BNT (БНТ), stylized as ·Б·Н·Т· since 2018, is a public television broadcaster of Bulgar ...

on 9 May 2014, in an outburst he openly expressed his disgust with Bulgarian political figures, accusing them of always fudging important issues. Alekov is

Ulcerative colitis Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a long-term condition that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum. The primary symptoms of active disease are abdominal pain and diarrhea mixed with blood ( hematochezia). Weight loss, fever, an ...

sufferer and criticizes GMO foods with promoting healthy eating habits being center of his social and political campaigning. In 2017 Alekov created the Bulgarian web portal http://AlportAl.net which deals with numerous topics, including promotion of youth sports, health advise and gastronomy.

Botev Vratsa Football Club

Alekov is a supporter of Bulgarian football club Botev Vratsa. In 2009 he initiated a change of the club logo and personally created the new one, adopted by the club the same year. In 2015 Alekov began working for the football academy of Botev Vratsa as a volunteer and dedicated his time to mentoring the children at the academy, involving them in numerous social initiatives around the city. He introduced English language lessons to the academy, which is considered a first in Bulgarian football and as representative of the Botev Vratsa fan club launched a campaign for raising funds for new sports equipment for all 120 children enrolled in the academy. In June 2016, he revived the children football tournament "The Days Of Botev", which was part of the national celebrations in Bulgaria commemorating 140 years since the death of

Hristo Botev Hristo Botev ( bg, Христо Ботев, ), born Hristo Botyov Petkov (Христо Ботьов Петков; – ), was a Bulgarian revolutionary and poet. Botev is considered by Bulgarians to be a symbolic historical figure and nation ...

. The tournament was organised solely by Alekov with support from the municipality and included teams such as

Beroe Stara Zagora Beroe ( bg, Берое) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded in 1916 under the name ''Vere ...

Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) 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 ...

and CSKA Sofia. Botev Vratsa participated with the team of children born in 2004 and finished in fourth place having defeated Levski 4:3 in the group stage and drawing 1:1 with Beroe. Champions were DIT Academy defeating FC National Sofia in the final by 4:0. The tournament was declared a major success by fans and participants alike.

ALPORTAL & Football agency

In 2021, ALPORTAL has been restructured into a football agency with Alekov becoming a FIFA Licensed intermediary as of February 1. One of his first clients included some of the most promising academy prospects of Botev Vratsa, whom he has been mentoring for years. ALPORTAL is the official representative of Miroslav Marinov, who is the youngest player to ever take part in a competitive match for FC Botev Vratsa.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alekov, Aleksandar 1985 births Living people Alumni of City, University of London Hanze University of Applied Sciences Bulgarian politicians