Aleksandar Aleksandrov (footballer, born 1975)

Aleksandar Aleksandrov
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandar Yordanov Aleksandrov
Date of birth	19 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1997	Maritsa Plovdiv
1997–2000	Levski Sofia
2001–2002	Kocaelispor
2002–2005	Istanbulspor AS
2005–2006	Kayserispor
2006	Konyaspor
2007	MKE Ankaragücü
2007–2009	Cherno More
2010–2011	Levski Sofia
2011–2012	Botev Plovdiv
Total
International career
1998–2003	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksandar Aleksandrov (Bulgarian: Александър Александров; born 19 January 1975 in Plovdiv) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Aleksandrov was honoured as Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1999 and Footballer of the Year of Varna for 2007 and for 2008.

Career

Aleksandar Aleksandrov began his career in his hometown of Plovdiv in the Maritsa and played there until 1997.

Then his career lead him to Sofia, as Levski Sofia were interested and bought him. He entertained "The Blues" fans for four years, until the Turkish team Kocaelispor lured him from Levski.

Turkish teams

After two years in Kocaelispor, he changed teams and moved to Istanbulspor AS. After İstanbulspor he played in Kayserispor and Konyaspor, then signed with Ankaragucu (2006–2007).

Cherno More Varna

In July 2007, Aleksandrov returned to Bulgaria and signed a three years contract with Cherno More Varna. The following 2007–08 season in the Bulgarian championship, Alex was honoured as the most valuable player in the Bulgarian A PFG.

On 28 September 2009, Alex terminated his contract with the Sailors, due to family difficulties and problems with the owners of the club.

Return to Levski

After 10 years, Alex returned to Levski Sofia on 5 January 2010.^[2] He signed a one-a-half-year contract with the club and was given the number 7 shirt. Aleksandrov made his re-debut for Levski on 7 March 2010 against Minyor Pernik. The result of the match was 3:1 for Levski.

In the first friendly match for 2010/2011 season, Aleksandrov played with his nickname Alex, as he did in Cherno More Varna.

Botev Plovdiv

In June 2011, Aleksandrov joined Botev Plovdiv,^[3] where he would eventually retire.

International career

Between 1999 and 2003 Aleksandrov played in Bulgaria national football team. Alex earned his first cap with Bulgaria in a 3–0 victory over Luxembourg on 10 October 1999. For Bulgaria, he was capped 10 times.

Trophies won

Although not famous around the world, his career is marked by a few trophies. The first one is just after his arrival in Levski, in 1998 when "The Blues" win Bulgarian Cup. That trophy is followed by a double in 2000, when Levski not only win the Bulgarian Championship, but the Bulgarian Cup as well. Meanwhile, he has won "The Best Bulgarian Footballer" award in 1999. After his move to Kocaelispor the trophies continue to follow him, as his team wins the Turkish Cup in 2002.

Levski

Champion of Bulgaria: 2000
Bulgarian Cup: 1998, 2000

Kocaelispor

Turkish Cup: 2002

Individual

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 1999
Footballer of the Year of Varna: 2007, 2008

Career Stats

Updated 2 September 2010.

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Levski Sofia	1997–98	27	10	8	5	2	0	37	15
	1998–99	18	7	3	3	4	0	25	10
	1999–00	28	6	6	1	6	0	40	7
	2000–01	7	1	1	0	4	0	12	1
Levski Sofia	2009–10	10	3	0	0	0	0	10	3
Levski Sofia	2010–11	17	3	2	0	5	0	15	2
Career totals		107	30	20	9	21	0	148	39

References

^ "Състав на "Ботев" (Пловдив) есен 2011 (p.10)" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). bultras.com. 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
^ "Alexandrov turns back the clock at Levski". UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
^ "Официално: Кривия в "Ботев", Йордан Христов също подписа". topsport.bg. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

External links

[1] "Състав на "Ботев" (Пловдив) есен 2011 (p.10)" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). bultras.com. 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

[2] "Alexandrov turns back the clock at Levski". UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010.

[3] "Официално: Кривия в "Ботев", Йордан Христов също подписа". topsport.bg. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

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