Daniel Dimov ( bg, Даниел Димов; born 21 January 1989) is a
Bulgarian
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* Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria
* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
* Bulgarian alphabet
* A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria
* Bul ...
professional
footballer
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who plays for
Cherno More Varna
Cherno More ( bg, Черно Море) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's primary football competition, the First League. Founded on March 3, 1913, as an assoc ...
, where he is also club captain. Originally a
defensive midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, in the last years he has been used mostly as a
centre back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Dimov came through the academy system at Cherno More and made over 60 appearances for the first team before signing with
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 b ...
in December 2010. He then made the move to Israel to sign for
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, מכבי פתח תקווה) (Full name: "Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva F.C., ) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi World Union for international Jewish spo ...
in July 2014. After success there, Dimov joined Turkish club
Denizlispor
Denizlispor, due to current sponsorship Altaş Denizlispor, is a Turkish sports club based in Denizli. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, and gymnastics. ...
a year later. In July 2016, after one season at Denizlispor, he signed with
Manisaspor
Manisaspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Manisa. Originally formed in 1931 as Sakaryaspor, the club changed its name to Manisaspor on 15 June 1965.Boluspor
Boluspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Bolu. The clubs plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1965.
Dimov began his career at
Cherno More Varna
Cherno More ( bg, Черно Море) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's primary football competition, the First League. Founded on March 3, 1913, as an assoc ...
, progressing through the club's youth system. He made his debut during the 2006–07 season, in a 6–0 away win over Chernomorets Burgas Sofia on 15 September 2006, coming on as a substitute for
Slavi Zhekov
Slavi Zhekov ( bg, Слави Жеков; born 21 August 1976) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Honours
Club
* Cherno More
** Bulgarian Cup:
*** Runner-up: 2005-06
* Beroe
** Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup ( bg ...
.
On 14 July 2007, Dimov scored his first goal for a 3-0 home win against Makedonija Gjorče Petrov in the second round of the
Intertoto Cup
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.
In the
2009–10 A Group
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season he earned 17 appearances in the league. On 1 March 2010, Dimov scored his first league goal in a 2–0 home win against
Chernomorets Burgas
PSFC Chernomorets Burgas ( bg, ПСФК Черноморец Бургас) or simply Chernomorets ( bg, Черноморец) was a Bulgarian football club from the city of Burgas. The club never won any major competition, its most notable achie ...
. On 4 April, Dimov hit his second goal of the season against Sportist Svoge in a 3–0 win.
On 2 October 2010, Dimov scored his third goal for Cherno More, netting in the 40th minute of their 1–3 away loss against
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 ...
. On 23 October, he made his 50th appearance for the team in the
A Group
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 ...
in a 0–4 loss against
Montana
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.
Levski Sofia
After weeks of speculation, the transfer saga of Dimov finally ended on 26 December 2010 when
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 b ...
announced on the official website that Cherno More and Levski had reached an agreement for the transfer of Dimov. In Sofia, Daniel signed a three-a-half-year contract with Levski, keeping him there until 30 June 2014.
In June 2014 Dimov refused to renew his contract with Levski and decided to leave after 3 years of playing in which he played in 73 appearances and scored 8 goals in total.
Return to Cherno More
Having played years abroad, on 13 February 2018 Dimov returned to his first club Cherno More, signing a short-term contract. On 23 February, he made his second debut in a 0–0 away draw against
CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...
.
Boluspor
On 7 August 2018, Dimov signed with Turkish club
Boluspor
Boluspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Bolu. The clubs plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1965.Bulgaria national team for the Euro 2012 qualifying match against
Wales
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and the friendly match against
Saudi Arabia
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from
Lothar Matthäus
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. However, he did not feature in any of these games. He made his debut on 25 March 2021 in a
World Cup qualifier
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Qualifying tournaments are hel ...