Yordan Minev

Yordan Minev
Personal information
Full name Yordan Milchev Minev
Date of birth 14 October 1980 (1980-10-14) (age 31)
Place of birth Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Right back / Left back
Club information
Current club Ludogorets Razgrad
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Hebar Pazardzhik 5 (1)
2001–2003 Belasitsa Petrich 41 (1)
2004 Rodopa Smolyan 10 (0)
2004 Hebar Pazardzhik
2005–2008 Botev Plovdiv 105 (4)
2009–2011 CSKA Sofia 42 (1)
2011 Botev Plovdiv
2011– Ludogorets Razgrad 14 (0)
National team
2008 Bulgaria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Yordan Minev (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Йордан Минев) (born 14 October 1980) is a Bulgarian football defender who plays for Ludogorets Razgrad.

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Career

Yordan Minev started his career in home town Pazardzhik in local team Hebar. Between 2001 and 2003, Minev played in PFC Belasitsa from Petrich. Then, from January 2004 until June 2004 he played in Rodopa from Smolyan. He came to PFC Botev Plovdiv in 2005. He signed with the Bulgarian champion CSKA Sofia in January 2009. Minev gradually established himself as the first choice rightback in the team after Luboslav Penev's appointment as manager. On 23 May 2009, Minev received a second yellow card in the redmen's match against Lokomotiv Sofia. Minev was released from CSKA in March 2011, as he was unable to establish himself as first choice under head coach Milen Radukanov. In May 2011, Minev signed contract with Ludogorets Razgrad.

International Career

Yordan Minev made his debut for the national side on 19 November 2008 in the 1:6 loss against Serbia in a friendly match, which was also Savo Milosevic's farewell appearance. He played during the last 20 minutes of the game. In October 2011, he was recalled to the national team by caretaker manager Mihail Madanski for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales, but remained an unused substitute for the match.

Family

He has a twin brother, Veselin who is also a footballer.

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