Dimitar Nikolaev Popov ( bg, Димитър Николаев Попов; born 27 February 1970) is a former Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

In his career Popov played for Levski Sofia,

Botev Plovdiv Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv ( bg, „Ботев“ Пловдив, ) or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, that competes ...

, Spartak Plovdiv, CSKA Sofia, Maritsa Plovdiv, Lokomotiv Sofia, Spartak Varna and

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. For the

Bulgaria national football team The Bulgaria national football team ( bg, Български национален отбор по футбол, Bǎlgarski natsionalen otbor po futbol) represents Bulgaria in men's international Association football, football and is administere ...

, he participated at Euro 1996. Popov had 14 caps for the

in the period 1993-1997. In April 2000, he signed with the

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References

1970 births Living people Bulgarian footballers Association football goalkeepers PFC Levski Sofia players Botev Plovdiv players FC Spartak Plovdiv players PFC CSKA Sofia players FC Maritsa Plovdiv players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players PFC Spartak Varna players El Paso Patriots players UEFA Euro 1996 players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Bulgaria international footballers Bulgarian expatriate footballers USL League Two players A-League (1995–2004) players Bulgarian emigrants to the United States {{Bulgaria-footy-goalkeeper-stub