Atanas Zehirov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Atanas Tsankov Zehirov | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kochan, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back / Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beroe Stara Zagora | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | CSKA Sofia | 6 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Sliven 2000 (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Hasle-Løren IL | 22 | (6) |
| 2013– | Beroe Stara Zagora | 67 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| Bulgaria U19 | |||
| 2008-2009 | Bulgaria U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015- | Bulgaria | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2016 | |||
Atanas Zehirov (Bulgarian: Атанас Зехиров; born 13 February 1989 in Kochan) is a Bulgarian footballer, who currently plays as a right back for Beroe Stara Zagora.[1]
Career
Zehirov began his career with CSKA Sofia, but made only six league appearance with one goal and spent time on loan to Sliven 2000 before leaving the club in October 2010.[2] He scored his first and last goal for the club against Lokomotiv Mezdra on 13 June 2009.
On 31 January 2011, Zehirov signed as a free agent with Pirin Blagoevgrad,[3] but made only one league appearance, as a substitute, before being released at the end of the season.
In August 2011, Zehirov joined Norwegian side Hasle-Løren IL.
Beroe
On 7 February 2013, Zehirov signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Beroe Stara Zagora.[4] He made his debut on 22 May, replacing Martin Raynov for the last 13 minutes of a 2–1 away win over Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 1 March 2014, Zehirov registered his first league goal with Beroe in a 5–0 home win over Lyubimets 2007, scoring the fourth of their five goals.
In the 2014–15 season, Zehirov became Beroe's first-choice right-back. On 8 May 2015, he signed a new two-year extension to his contract.[5]
International career
On 26 May 2015, Zehirov received his first call-up to the Bulgaria national team for the friendly game against Turkey on 8 June 2015 in Istanbul from Ivaylo Petev, but did not make an appearance.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 8 November 2015
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CSKA Sofia | 2008–09 | A Group | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sliven 2000 (loan) | 2009–10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hasle-Løren IL | 2011 | 2. Divisjon | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3. Divisjon | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 5 | ||
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2012–13 | A Group | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Career Total | 88 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 16 | ||
Honours
Club
- Bulgarian Cup (1): 2013
- Bulgarian Supercup (1): 2013
References
- ^ "Stats Centre: Atanas Zehirov Facts". Guardian.co.uk.
- ^ "ЦСКА се раздели с талант от село Кочан" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Атанас Зехиров подписа само за 1 година с Пирин" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Зехиров подписа с Берое" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Двама играчи продължиха договорите си" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Turkey 4-0 Bulgaria". goal.com. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
External links
- Atanas Zehirov at Soccerway
- Zehirov Statistics in Norway at fotball.no
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