Blagoy Makendzhiev
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Blagoy Georgiev Makendzhiev | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Petrich, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Beroe Stara Zagora | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2010 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 49 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | CSKA Sofia | 3 | (0) |
| 2013– | Beroe Stara Zagora | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Blagoy Georgiev Makendzhiev (Bulgarian: Благой Георгиев Макенджиев; born 11 July 1988 in Petrich) is a Bulgarian footballer, who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Beroe Stara Zagora.
Career
Makendzhiev began his professional career in 2005-2006 season at Pirin Blagoevgrad. He made his competitive debut on 9 November 2005 in a match against Lokomotiv Sofia. In the next two seasons he played in only 4 games. During the 2009-10 season, he gradually established himself as the first choice goalkeeper for Pirin. In December 2010 Makendzhiev signed a contract for three years with CSKA Sofia.[1][2][3] On 18 May 2011 he made his official debut for CSKA in a home draw 2–2 against his former club Pirin Blagoevgrad.[4][5] In 2011-12 season he spend most of the time on the bench, earning only one league appearance, coming as a substitute when Raïs M'Bolhi received a red card in away win 0–2 against Litex Lovech.[6] After the managerial departure of Stoycho Mladenov from CSKA, Miodrag Ješić was appointed as head coach. Blagoy was not part of the plans of the new manager. In January 2013 he was released by the club.[7] In June 2013 he signed with Beroe Stara Zagora for free.[8] He is currently second choice to Ivan Karadzhov.
Career statistics
As of 13 April 2013
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2005–06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 52 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ Makendzhiev sign with CSKA for three years
- ↑ Makendzhiev pens a deal with CSKA
- ↑ Blagoy Makendzhiev sings with CSKA
- ↑ Pirin earns a point at Bulgarska Armiya against CSKA - match report
- ↑ Match details from soccerway.com
- ↑ CSKA wins in a match with two red cards
- ↑ Makendzhiev out of the plans of Jesic
- ↑ Former CSKA goalkeeper signs with Beroe (in Bulgarian)
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