Velizar Dimitrov

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Velizar Dimitrov
Personal information
Full name Velizar Dimitrov
Date of birth April 13, 1979 (1979-04-13) (age 29)
Place of birth    Pernik, Bulgaria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club CSKA Sofia
Number 8
Youth clubs
1990-1996 PFC Minyor Pernik
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997-1998
1998-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia
PFC Minyor Pernik
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia
PFC Marek
PFC CSKA Sofia
3 (0)
28 (5)
2 (0)
36 (14)
103 (30)   
National team2
2004- Bulgaria 21 (4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of August 1, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of August 1, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Velizar Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Велизар Димитров) (born April 13, 1979) is a Bulgarian football player who, as of 2002 was playing for CSKA Sofia. He is a winger and his sharp driibling skills have made him an influential figure for PFC CSKA Sofia.

He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, who exited in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase. He joined CSKA Sofia in 2002, brought in the team by the manager Stoycho Mladenov from Marek Dupnitza. He prefers playing at the right side of the attack. He has previously played for Minyor Pernik, PFC Litex Lovech, Lokomotiv Sofia and Marek Dupnitza before joining CSKA in the summer of 2002.