Stoian Mladenov (first name more frequently

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as Stoyan) ( bg, Стоян Младенов) is a retired Bulgarian

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who played professionally in Europe and the United States.

Career

In 1993, Mladenov began his career with Lokomotiv Ruse before moving to

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in 1994 and

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in 1995. Mladenov left Bulgaria for Malta in 1996, signing with

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He was the 1996-1997 Best Foreign Player as Nadur won the

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championship. In 1997, Mladenov moved to the United States and joined the

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. He played for their U-23 team that season. He then moved to the

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early in the 1998 A-League season. He spent three seasons with the Thunder. In 2000, he was named to the First Team All League team. Mladenov also played part of the 1999-2000 National Professional Soccer League season with the

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. On 11 June 2001, the Thunder sent Mladenov to the

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as part of a three team trade which sent

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from the Rhinos to the

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and

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from the Silverbacks to the Thunder. Mladenov played for the Rhinos through the 2003 season. In 2001, he was again named First Team All League. In December 2003, Mladenov signed with

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of the second division

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.STOIAN, SIGNED A DEAL WITH AUSTRIA SECOND DIVISION TEAM (LASK).
/ref> He returned to the Rhinos for the 2005 season.

References

External links

StoianMladenov.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mladenov, Stoisn Living people 1975 births Bulgarian footballers Bulgarian expatriate footballers Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Cleveland Crunch players FC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players Expatriate footballers in Malta Long Island Rough Riders players Minnesota Thunder players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Rochester New York FC players A-League (1995–2004) players Association football midfielders