Aleksandar Konov ( bg, Александър Конов; born 3 September 1993) is a Bulgarian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Konov joined

Litex Lovech Litex ( bg, Литекс) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Lovech, which currently competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Sports Club. The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...

at academy level. He has been named on the Litex substitute bench for their fixture against

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on 21 October 2012. On 13 January 2013, Litex agreed for Konov to spend the rest of the season on loan to Vidima-Rakovski. He was first-choice goalkeeper during his loan-spell. In July 2013, Konov was loaned to Dobrudzha Dobrich for 2013–14 season. Konov returned to Litex at the end of the season as second choice behind

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. He was named on the bench for Litex's first seven games of the campaign and finally made his debut in the

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on 14 September 2014, keeping a clean sheet against Haskovo at Lovech Stadium.

Dunav Ruse

On 12 June 2017 he left CSKA Sofia to join the other

Bulgarian First League The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

team of

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Lori

On 10 August 2018, Konov signed for newly promoted

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club

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on a contract until the end of the year. On 11 December 2018, Konov extended his contract with Lori until the end of the 2018–19 season. On 9 March 2019, Konov announced his retirement from football due to injury.

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* 1993 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC CSKA Sofia players FC Lovech players PFC Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo players FC Dobrudzha Dobrich players FC Dunav Ruse players FC Oborishte Panagyurishte players Men's association football goalkeepers Lori FC players Sportspeople from Ruse, Bulgaria {{Bulgaria-footy-goalkeeper-stub