Diyan Donchev (; born 8 January 1974 in

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) is a former

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. As a player, he was a defender and

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from 1992 to 2012. He played for

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and

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, having also had spells with Greek side

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, Cherno More, Sportist Svoge and Dorostol Silistra. He was capped once for the Bulgarian team in 1999.

International career

In March 1999 the Bulgarian national coach Dimitar Dimitrov called Donchev in

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for friendly match against

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. Diyan made his debut, but the result of the match was a 0:1 loss for Bulgaria.

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* 1974 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Super League Greece players FC Spartak Varna players AEK Athens F.C. players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players PFC Cherno More Varna players FC Sportist Svoge players Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Men's association football defenders Footballers from Varna, Bulgaria 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-defender-stub