Spas Delev
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Spas Borislavov Delev | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Klyuch, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Mersin Idmanyurdu | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belasitsa Petrich | |||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 26 | (11) |
| 2009–2010 | → CSKA Sofia (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | CSKA Sofia | 39 | (16) |
| 2012– | Mersin Idmanyurdu | 3 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Bulgaria U21 | ||
| 2011– | Bulgaria | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Spas Borislavov Delev (Bulgarian: Спас Делев) (born 22 September 1989) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Mersin Idmanyurdu and the Bulgarian national football team as a striker.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Youth career
Born in Klyuch, part of Petrich municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Delev started to play football in Pirin.[1] During the season 2007-08 he played for the team in the Bulgarian amateur division. Pirin took first place and were promoted to the "B" professional football group. On 9 August 2008 Delev made his debut in professional football in a match against Botev Krivodol. In this match he scored his first goal in B PFG. In the first half of 2008-09 season Delev scored 8 goals in 16 matches.
[edit] New Pirin
After the union of the two Pirin clubs from Blagoevgrad in December 2008, Delev joined the part of the team, which plays in the top division. On 4 March 2009 he scored a goal in a match against CSKA Sofia for the Bulgarian Cup and Pirin eliminated their opponent. In the semi-final of that tournament against Levski, Delev had a tragic accident. Аfter spasm of the lungs he remained to lie on the grass, and later was sent to emergency hospital.[2] It was later found out that he had played with a flu. Delev made his debut in "A" professional football group on 8 March, in a match against Cherno More Varna. On 5 April Delev scored twice against Belasitsa Petrich. Those were his first goals in A PFG. On 11 June 2009, Delev was named the Best Young Footballer of the 2008-09 season in Bulgaria. Just 19, Delev's goals helped Pirin to reach the Bulgarian Cup final.
[edit] CSKA Sofia
On 27 June 2009, Delev joined CSKA on one-year loan for 2009–10 and later signed a three-year contract. He scored his first goal for CSKA in the second-leg of the UEFA Europa League play-off of against FC Dynamo Moscow on 27 August 2009, bringing the score to 1-1 with a header.[3]
Delev netted the third goal in the victory over The New Saints in the UEFA Europa League play-off. On 16 December 2010, he found the net in a 1–3 away loss to F.C. Porto in the Europa League group stage. He also scored the winning goal against Slavia Sofia in the Bulgarian Cup final on 26 May 2011. During the 2010-11 season he scored 13 goals in the Bulgarian A Group.
[edit] Mersin Idmanyurdu
On 12 January 2012, Delev signed a 3,5 year contract with the Turkish side Mersin Idmanyurdu.[4] Delev's debut came on 15 January 2012, in the 0:2 home loss against Antalyaspor in a Süper Lig match, during which he appeared as a second half substitute.[5] On 24 January 2012, Delev netted his first goal for the team, opening the scoring in the 1:2 home loss against Kayserispor.[6]
[edit] International career
In October 2008, the Bulgarian under-21's manager Ivan Kolev called Delev into the Bulgaria U21 team for the friendly matches with Greece and Macedonia.
He made his debut for the senior side on 26 March 2011, in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Switzerland.[7] On 4 June 2011, he came on as a substitute in the qualifier against Montenegro.[8]
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Club
- As of 23 November 2011
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2009–10 | CSKA Sofia | A PFG | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 23 | ||
| 2011–12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 93 | 32 | ||
[edit] International
| Bulgaria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
[edit] Honours
[edit] Pirin Blagoevgrad
- Bulgarian Cup: Runner-up 2009
[edit] CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian Championship: Runner-up 2010
- Bulgarian Cup: Winner 2011
[edit] Individual
- Bulgarian Best Young Player of the Season - 2008-09
[edit] References
- ^ "Заради любовта към село Ключ, Делев отказа 2 млн. от Кьолн" (in Bulgarian). Livesport.bg. 2011-01-21. http://livesport.bg/Zaradi-lyubovta-kam-selo-Klyuch--Delev-otkaza-2-mln.-ot-Kioln-10211?&news_page=4. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ [1] Net Info
- ^ "Велик ЦСКА! Динамо (Москва) на колене пред евробоеца на България". Спортал.бг. http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=191461. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "Спас Делев подписа с Мерсин, договорът е за 3,5 години". Топспорт.бг. http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1314700009. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "Mersin İdmanyurdu vs. Antalyaspor 0-2". soccerway.com. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2012/01/15/turkey/super-lig/mersin-idman-yurdu/antalyaspor/1208926/. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Mersin İdmanyurduL vs. Kayserispor 1-2". soccerway.com. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2012/01/24/turkey/super-lig/mersin-idman-yurdu/kayserispor/1208943//. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ "Bulgaria and Switzerland draw a blank". Uefa.com. 26 March 2011. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/matches/season=2012/round=15171/match=2002286/postmatch/report/index.html. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Montenegro 1-1 Bulgaria". Uefa.com. 4 June 2011. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/matches/season=2012/round=15171/match=2002295/postmatch/report/index.html. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
[edit] External links
- (English) Profile at football24.bg
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